Houston extended its lead to four strokes, at 4-under par, after the second round of the Big 12 Women’s Golf Championship presented by Allstate. Arizona State’s Patience Rhodes and Oklahoma State’s Ellie Bushnell are tied atop the individual leaderboard at -4.
The Cougars are the only team under par at the par 72 / 6,270-yard Gold Course at Dallas Athletic Club, using a second-round -1 to move to -4 after 36 holes. UCF is second place at even par after a turning in a +1 round on Friday. Iowa State used the best round of the day at -3 to remain in third place after 36 of the 54 holes.
Rhodes fired a 3-under 69 to move into a tie for first with Bushnell, who got up-and-down on her final hole of the day to preserve a 2-under 70 and a share of the 36-hole lead. Houston’s Natalie Saint Germain and UCF’s Pimpisa Sisutham are tied for third at 3-under while Houston’s Maelynn Kim, Iowa State’s Nichakorn Pinprayoon, Oklahoma State’s Marta Silchenko and TCU’s Kirstin Angosta are tied for fifth at -2. Angosta signed for a 5-under 67 Friday, representing the best round of the tournament thus far.
An automatic bid to NCAA Regionals will be awarded to the team champion and individual champion—should their team not otherwise be selected—after Saturday’s final round. The first tee time is at 8 a.m. CT, with live scoring and results on
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Team Leaderboard
| Pos. |
Team |
Total |
| 1 |
Houston |
-4 |
| 2 |
UCF |
E |
| 3 |
Iowa State |
+2 |
| 4 |
Arizona State |
+5 |
| 5 |
Oklahoma State |
+7 |
| 6 |
Texas Tech |
+11 |
| 7 |
TCU |
+12 |
| 8 |
Baylor |
+15 |
| 9 |
Kansas |
+16 |
| 10 |
Brigham Young |
+23 |
| 11 |
Arizona |
+25 |
| 12 |
Cincinnati |
+29 |
| 13 |
Colorado |
+31 |
| 14 |
Kansas State |
+36 |
Individual Leaderboard (Top 10)
| Pos. |
Player |
Team |
Total |
| T1 |
Ellie Bushnell |
Oklahoma State |
-4 |
| T1 |
Patience Rhodes |
Arizona State |
-4 |
| T3 |
Natalie Saint Germain |
Houston |
-3 |
| T3 |
Pimpisa Sisutham |
UCF |
-3 |
| T5 |
Maelynn Kim |
Houston |
-2 |
| T5 |
Nichakorn Pinprayoon |
Iowa State |
-2 |
| T5 |
Kirstin Angosta |
TCU |
-2 |
| T5 |
Marta Silchenko |
Oklahoma State |
-2 |
| T9 |
Mila Jurine |
UCF |
-1 |
| T9 |
Pimpisa Rubrong |
Arizona State |
-1 |