Michigan
NCAA Westfield Regional
Sub-Par Trio Position Wolverines Third After First Day of NCAA Regional
5/8/2023 4:10:00 PM | Women's Golf
» Using three sub-par individual totals, Michigan posted a 283 (-5) opening team total to position itself third after the first day of the NCAA Westfield Regional at the Club at Chatham Hills.
» With eight birdies between them, Monet Chun (5 birdies) and Hailey Borja (3 birdies) each carded team-best 70s (-2) and are tied for eighth after 18 holes.
» Using two birdies and an eagle on her second to last hole, Sydney Sung fired a career-low 71 (-1)
» The top five regional teams will advance to the NCAA Finals in Arizona.
Site: Westfield, Ind.
Course: The Club at Chatham Hills (Par 73, 6,300 yards)
Tournament: NCAA Westfield Regional (Day 1 of 3)
U-M Team Standing: 3rd Place of 12 Teams (283, -5) after Day 1
Top U-M Individual: Monet Chun, Hailey Borja, t-8th (70, -2)
Next U-M Round: Tue-Wed., May 9-10 -- at NCAA Westfield Regional (Westfield, Ind.), 8 a.m. (tee times)
WESTFIELD, Ind. -- With a pair of 70s (-2) from senior Hailey Borja and junior Monet Chun and a career-low 71 (-1) from freshman Sydney Sung, the University of Michigan women's golf team posted an opening 283 (-5) today (Monday, May 8) to position itself third after 18 holes of the NCAA Westfield Regional at the Club at Chatham Hills.
Opening their third straight NCAA regional, the eighth-seeded Wolverines were paired with Tennessee and Oregon State for the first round. Starting off No. 1, the Maize and Blue got off to a strong start as the five-starters tallied 10 birdies to finish the front side at eight-under par. With four Wolverines under par at the turn, Chun and senior Mikaela Schulz paced the Wolverines with three birdies apiece.
After holding the regional lead through 11 holes, the Wolverines found some snags during the middle portion of the backside as they dropped out of the top of the standings. However, a birdie by Chun and an eagle by Sung on the par 5, 17th, helped U-M maintain a third-place spot closing with a 283 (-5) total.
With a team-best five birdies, Chun posted her ninth sub-par round of the season with her opening 70 (-2). Borja used three birdies of her own to post a 70 (-2) of her own -- her 10th sub-par tally of the season. The duo is among the top 10 -- tied for eighth, three shots back of first-day leader, Mississippi State's Julia Lopez Ramirez (67, -5). Chun will be paired with Lopez Ramirez for the second round.
In her first career NCAA postseason event, Sung used a strong start to post a career-low 71 (-1), her first sub-par collegiate round. After making the turn two-under (two birdies, seven pars), she bogeyed No. 12 and doubled No. 13 after hitting it out of bounds after going for the green. Sitting one-over, she used a strong drive on the par 5, 17th hole to sit 163 to the hole. After hitting the green she drained an 18-foot putt to get back under par and finish with a 71 (-1) and tie for 13th.
Schulz used three birdies to erase three bogeys as she rounded out the top four with her even-par 72 (t-24th).
The Wolverines will be paired with first-day leader No. 36 Tulsa, (279, -9) and No. 5 Mississippi State (280, -8) for the second round. The grouping will be the final pairings off the No. 1 tee starting at 9:05 a.m. The top five teams and the low two individuals not on an advancing team will advance to the NCAA Finals, Friday through Wednesday, May 20-25, at the Grayhawk Golf Club in Scottsdale, Ariz.
Team Standings (After Day 1 of 3)
1. Tulsa 279 (-9)
2. Mississippi State 280
3. Michigan 283
4. Iowa State 286
Oregon State 286
6. Virginia 287
Vanderbilt 287
8. Tennessee 288
9. Xavier 289
10. Oregon 294
11. Morehead State 296
12. Lipscomb 299
Top Individuals
1. Julia Lopez Ramirez, Mississippi State 67 (-5)
2. Hannah Levi, Mississippi State 68
Madde Sund, Oregon State 68
Lovisa Gunnar, Tulsa 68
5. Amanda Sambach, Virginia 69
Celina Sattelkau, Vanderbilt 69
Grace Kilcrease, Tulsa 69
8. MONET CHUN, U-M 70
HAILEY BORJA, U-M 70
Abby Kiefer, Xavier 70
Pimkwan Chookaew, Iowa State 70
Taglao Jeeravivitaporn, Iowa State 70
Other Michigan Individuals
T13. Sydney Sung 71 (-1) T24. Mikaela Schulz 72 (E) T49. Lauren Sung 75
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