Michigan
Big Ten Championships
Trombetta, Chun Fire 70s; U-M Tied for Second after Day 1 of Big Tens
4/22/2022 6:20:00 PM | Women's Golf
» With an opening 285 (+1), Michigan is tied for second after day one of the Big Ten Championships.
» The Wolverines are just three shots behind first-day leader Michigan State (282, -2).
» Sophia Trombetta and Monet Chun used opening 70 (-1) and are both tied for fifth.
» U-M will be paired with MSU and Purdue for the second round.
Site: Pittsburgh, Pa.
Course: Fox Chapel Golf Club (Par 71, 6,045 yards)
Tournament: Big Ten Championships (Day 1 of 3)
U-M Team Standing: T2nd Place of 14 Teams (285, +1) after Day 1
Top U-M Individual: Sophia Trombetta & Monet Chun, tie-5th (70, -1)
Next U-M Round: Sat-Sun., April 23-24 -- at Big Ten Championships - Day Two (Pittsburgh, Pa.), 8:30 a.m. (tee times)
PITTSBURGH, Pa. -- Using a pair of 70s (-1) by senior Sophia Trombetta and sophomore Monet Chun, the 18th-ranked University of Michigan women's golf team used a 285 (+1) team total today (Friday, April 22) and are tied for second after the opening day of the Big Ten Championships being held at the Fox Chapel Golf Club.
Michigan State is atop the leaderboard after the first-day posting a 282 (-2) led by first-day leader Leila Raines, who carded a 68 (-3) and is tied with Nebraska's Michaela Vavrova (68, -3). The Spartans hold a three-shot lead over U-M and Purdue, who each posted team tallies of 285. The three conference squads will be paired together for Saturday's round.
"It was a full team effort today, and a solid start,"" said U-M head coach Jan Dowling. "We're only a third of the way through the tournament so there is plenty of golf left. We are just going to stay focused on us by staying patient and enjoying the moment. That is all we need to do."
After play was delayed an hour, the 14-team field began at 9:30 a.m. U-M opened the championship as the No. 1 seed for the first time in program history and opened the day in the final pairing with MSU and Illinois.
Trombetta began the day birdieing two of her first five holes before a pair of bogeys had her make the turn even par. With a third birdie of the round on the par 3, 11th, she got back into the red and closed with seven straight pars to post her second sub-par tally of the season.
Chun started her championship with three straight bogeys, before getting red hot and birdieing five over her next eight holes to go two-under par after 11 holes. Two more bogeys on Nos 15 and 16 drew her even before she closed with a sixth birdie of the day on the 18th hole.
With a 72 (+1) from graduate student Ashley Kim, who is competing in her fourth Big Ten championship, gives the Wolverines three among the top 20 as she is tied for 16th. Despite a double bogey on her opening hole, she birdied Nos. 3 and 9 to help her make the turn one-over. That is where she would stay and she recorded nine straight pars on the backside to finish with a 72.
As for the rest of the starters, junior Mikaela Schulz is tied for 26th (73, +2), senior Ashley Lau is tied for 40th (75) and junior Hailey Borja is tied for 68th (79).
Team Standings (After Day 1 of 3)
1. Michigan State 282 (-2)
2. Michigan 285
Purdue 285
4. Illinois 288
Maryland 288
6. Ohio State 289
Northwestern 289
8. Nebraska 294
9. Rutgers 296
10. Wisconsin 299
Minnesota 299
12. Penn State 304
13. Iowa 309
14. Indiana 313
Top Individuals
1. Leila Raines, Michigan State 68 (-3)
Michaela Vavrova, Nebraska 68
3. Danielle DuToit, Purdue 69
Maria Vittoria Corbi, Maryland 69
5. Sophia Trombetta, U-M 70
Monet Chun, U-M 70
Patricie Mackova, Maryland 70
Isabel Sy, Illinois 70
Other Michigan Individuals
T16. Ashley Kim 72 T26. Mikaela Schulz 73 T40. Ashley Lau 75 T68. Hailey Borja 79
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