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Monday, September 10
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Kellar Leads the Way on Opening Day at Prestwick
9/10/2018 8:00:00 PM | Women's Golf
WOODBURY, Minn. - Sophomore Grace Kellar fired a sizzling 4-under-par second round Monday to vault towards the top of the leaderboard, following a 36-hole day of golf at the Minnesota Invitational presented by Land O' Lakes, Inc. Taking advantage of ideal weather conditions at the par-72 Prestwick Golf Club, Kellar finished the day in a three-way tie for third place (73-68—141), four shots off the lead.
Kellar's 68 matches the eighth-lowest 18-hole round in program history. It is the low round of her career, besting her previous low of 71 at this course a year ago, and the lowest score carded by a Gopher since Sabrine Garrison's 67 at the 2014 Las Vegas Collegiate Showdown. Her two-round total of 141 ties the sixth-lowest in program history and best since Emie Peronnin's 140 in the 2017 Big Ten Championship.
Minnesota, competing for the first time in the 2018-19 season, finished the day in 15th place (308-294—602), with every member of the Gopher lineup posting improved round-over-round scores. Senior Muyu Wu is tied for 66th (77-75—152), with sophomore Kate Lillie one shot behind in 69th (79-74—153). Close behind are sophomore Joanne Free (79-78—157) and senior Maggie Heggerston (82-77—159), who are tied for 74th and 78th, respectively.
The Gophers also had four individual competitors. Leading the way was freshman Karen Zhang, who is tied for 58th in her collegiate debut (78-73—151), and sophomore Jessica Lee (76-75—151) who is also tied for 58th. Three shots back is redshirt sophomore Christine Portillo who tied for 70th (77-77—154), with freshman Alayna Eldred in 83rd place (80-82—162).
San Jose State holds the team lead by one stroke with a score of 569, with the Spartans' Natasha Andrea Oon (67-70—137) tied with North Texas's Lauren Cox (69-68—137) atop the individual leaderboard at 7-under-par.
The Minnesota Invitational concludes Tuesday with a 9:15 a.m. shotgun start. Follow along with the final round by visiting the link above.
Kellar's 68 matches the eighth-lowest 18-hole round in program history. It is the low round of her career, besting her previous low of 71 at this course a year ago, and the lowest score carded by a Gopher since Sabrine Garrison's 67 at the 2014 Las Vegas Collegiate Showdown. Her two-round total of 141 ties the sixth-lowest in program history and best since Emie Peronnin's 140 in the 2017 Big Ten Championship.
Minnesota, competing for the first time in the 2018-19 season, finished the day in 15th place (308-294—602), with every member of the Gopher lineup posting improved round-over-round scores. Senior Muyu Wu is tied for 66th (77-75—152), with sophomore Kate Lillie one shot behind in 69th (79-74—153). Close behind are sophomore Joanne Free (79-78—157) and senior Maggie Heggerston (82-77—159), who are tied for 74th and 78th, respectively.
The Gophers also had four individual competitors. Leading the way was freshman Karen Zhang, who is tied for 58th in her collegiate debut (78-73—151), and sophomore Jessica Lee (76-75—151) who is also tied for 58th. Three shots back is redshirt sophomore Christine Portillo who tied for 70th (77-77—154), with freshman Alayna Eldred in 83rd place (80-82—162).
San Jose State holds the team lead by one stroke with a score of 569, with the Spartans' Natasha Andrea Oon (67-70—137) tied with North Texas's Lauren Cox (69-68—137) atop the individual leaderboard at 7-under-par.
The Minnesota Invitational concludes Tuesday with a 9:15 a.m. shotgun start. Follow along with the final round by visiting the link above.
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