Texas Tech Has Shaky Start at NCAA Women’s Golf Regionals
Texas Tech is in a tie for seventh place after the first round of the Stanford Regional in the NCAA Women’s Golf championships on Monday.
The Lady Raiders are one of two Big 12 teams in the regional, the other being Iowa State. The Cyclones are in a tie for fifth ahead of Tech.
The Lady Raiders shot an 11-over-par 295 as a team, putting them 16 shots behind LSU, which finished 5-under-par 279. USC is a shot back at 280, while Stanford is third with a 283 and Purdue is fourth with a 285. Iowa State and Northwestern tied for fifth with a 287.
Texas Tech’s Gaia Dumez was the best Raider on the board after a tie for 15th with a 1-over-par 72. Amy Taylor finished in a tie for 22nd after shooting a 73, while Chaira Holder finished in a tie for 31st after shooting a 74 and Anna Dong finished in a tie for 46th after shooting a 76. Cecilie Nielsen also shot a 76.
The Red Raiders are making their 21st appearance in the NCAA Tournament regionals and hoping to reach the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 2017. That season, the Lady Raiders hosted the regional.
Several other Big 12 teams are doing well after the first round.
In the Stillwater regional, Baylor leads by a shot over Clemson, with Oklahoma State four shots back.
Texas, meanwhile, is second in Albuquerque, three shots behind Oregon, while TCU is tied for fourth in the same regional. Oklahoma is in ninth place in Albuquerque.
Of the 396 players participating in the regionals, 132 will advance to the championship finals, with the top four teams and top two individuals (not on an advancing team) advancing from each regional.
The national championships will be May 20-25 at Grayhawk Golf Club in Scottsdale, Arizona.
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