HANAHAN, S.C. – The Illinois women’s golf team opened the 2022-23 season on Monday at the Cougar Classic and is tied for 10th place after carding a 36-hole team total of 571 (+3) heading into Tuesday’s final round at Yeamans Hall Club.
Sophomore Lexanne Halama led the way for the Illini and is tied for 22nd on the individual leaderboard after rounds of 67 and 74 to sit -1 through two rounds. Halama began the day tied for second at -4 her first 18, posting five birdies, including a stretch of three over her final five holes of the round.
Graduate student Crystal Wang is tied for 31st place at even-par after back-to-back rounds of 71 while freshman Mattie Frick, in her Illinois debut, was +2 on the day with rounds of 73 and 71 and sits in a tie for 43rd place.
Sophomore Alise Knudson finished at +5 after rounds of 77 and 70 and is tied for 63rd. Rounding out the squad is junior Isabel Sy, who is at +7 after rounds of 74 and 75. She finds herself tied for 73rd.
The Illini finished fourth on the day in Par 5 scoring average at 4.77, posting an overall score of -7. They have also collected the third-most pars of the tournament so far, with 121.
Ole Miss leads the tournament with a two-round team score of 555 (-13), while Georgia’s Jenny Bae and the Rebels Andrea Lingell pace the individuals with two-round scores of 135 (-7).
Tuesday’s final round begins with a shotgun start at 7:45 p.m. CT.
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