Stanford, Calif. — Sun Devil Women’s Golf moved up a spot at the Stanford Intercollegiate thanks to another strong score on Saturday.
In a field that features 13 of the Top-30 teams in the initial Scoreboard rankings, Arizona State (-4/564) is tied for fourth alongside Pepperdine and UCLA after the second round. Host Stanford has the lead at -25, with Oregon and Arizona rounding out the top five teams after day two.
Arizona State put together a solid second round performance highlighted by several strong individual showings. Patience Rhodes led the way with a stellar 67 (-4), fueled by three birdies and an eagle. Paula Schulz-Hanssen followed closely behind, firing a 69 (-2) with four birdies. Kate Dillon continued the momentum with a 70 (-1), while freshman Isla McDonald-O’Brien carded a 72 (+1). Beth Coulter finished with a 74 (+3), rounding out the Sun Devil lineup.
Round breakdown
Patience Rhodes (138/-4/T8)
Today’s Round: 67 (-4)
Birdies (3): Hole 1 (Par 5; 501 yards), Hole 6 (Par 4; 390 yards), Hole 13 (Par 4; 399 yards)
Eagles (1): Hole 12 (Par 5; 477 yards)
Paula Schulz-Hanssen (140/-2/T19)
Today’s Round: 69 (-2)
Birdies (4): Hole 1 (Par 5; 501 yards), Hole 2 (Par 4; 423), Hole 4 (Par 3, 150), Hole 12 (Par 5; 477 yards)
Kate Dillon (142/E/T32)
Today’s Round: 70 (-1)
Birdies (4): Hole 11 (Par 4; 477 yards), Hole 12 (Par 5; 477 yards), Hole 14 (Par 3; 171), Hole 18 (Par 4; 422)
Isla McDonald-O’Brien (144/+2/T39)
Today’s Round: 72 (+1)
Birdies (2): Hole 10 (Par 4; 383), Hole 11 (Par 4; 477 yards),
Beth Coulter (147/+5/T50)
Today’s Round: 74 (+3)
Birdies (2): Hole 10 (Par 4; 383), Hole 11 (Par 4; 477 yards)
Quotables
Coach Farr-Kaye emphasized on the teams performance today: “Really proud of this team and really great effort, top to bottom. We’ve had a good game plan this week and everybody stuck to it and have been patient on this golf course. It’s a difficult golf course. It’s a good test and we were able to shave some shots off today. I think that our best day will be tomorrow cause I think that we’re still leaving some shots out there. So I’m excited to watch this team finish playing in the final pairing with some good teams. I think it’s gonna be a lot of fun tomorrow.”
“Patience (Rhodes) had a great round today” Coach Farr-Kaye remarked. “Probably the best part about her round is that it didn’t look that extraordinary. But to shoot four under pretty easily is really quite a strength and a showing where she’s at in her game right now. A…
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