Dy Seventh, U-M Ninth After Day One of Big Ten Championships

Dy Seventh, U-M Ninth After Day One of Big Ten Championships

» With an opening 301 team tally, Michigan is tied for ninth with Minnesota after the first day of the Big Ten Championships at the Fox Chapel Golf Club.

» Closing with four birdies over her final seven holes, Anika Dy paced U-M with an even-par 71, positioning her tied for seventh — two shots back of the leaders (69, -2).

» In her first conference championship, Lauren Sung played even-par through 14 holes before closing with a 76, tied for 33rd.

» The Wolverines are the defending Big Ten champions after securing the program’s first-ever title last season at Fox Chapel Golf Club.

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: T-9th Place of 14 Teams (301) after Day 1

Top U-M Individual: Anika Dy, T-7th (71, E)

Next U-M Round: Saturday, April 22 — at Big Ten Championships – Day Two (Pittsburgh, Pa.), 8 a.m. (tee times)

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PITTSBURGH, Pa. — Highlighted by an even-par 71 from senior Anika Dy, the 43rd-ranked University of Michigan women’s golf team posted a 301 first-round team tally Friday (April 21) to position itself tied for ninth with Minnesota at the 2023 Big Ten Championships being played at Fox Chapel Golf Club.

Competing in her first conference championships, Dy paced the Maize and Blue carding an even-par 71. Opening with bogeys on Nos. 3 and 9, she made the turn to the 10th tee two-over par. After a third bogey on the par-3 11th pushed her to three-over, she flipped the script, using three birdies over her next four holes to draw back to even. After a fourth bogey pushed her back to one-over, she erased it on the 18th hole with a fourth birdie to close with a 71, putting her among the top 10 — tied for seventh and two shots back of the individual lead.

Like Dy, freshman Lauren Sung made her postseason debut and opened with a 76 to put her in a tie for 33rd. With two birdies (Nos. 2 and 12) erasing two early bogeys (Nos. 3 and 9), she stood even through her opening 14 holes. Closing five-over on her final four holes, she closed her first championship round with a 76. Defending Big Ten champion junior Monet Chun and senior Hailey…