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Rhodes Paces Sun Devils on Day Two of Regional Challenge

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PALOS VERDES, Calif. – Sun Devil Women’s Golf is two-thirds of the way through the Therese Hession Regional Challenge.

No. 7 Arizona State (+8/576) moved into a tie for fifth place on day two of the event at Palos Verdes Golf Club. In a field featuring six of the Top-10 teams in the nation, Head Coach Missy Farr-Kaye‘s team is in a strong position heading into the final day of the tournament. Leading the way for the Sun Devils was Patience Rhodes, who is bidding for another Top-10 finish. She remained in a tie for eighth after carding the lowest score of any Sun Devil today (E/71). Beth Coulter is not far behind in a tie for 18th and they are joined by Grace Summerhays (T25th) in the Top-25. Paula Schulz-Hanssen shot her second consecutive 73 (+2) and is in the Top-30 of the 88-golfer field.

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Round breakdown
Patience Rhodes 
Current Position: T8th
Today’s Round: 71 (E)
Birdies (4): Hole 15 (Par 3; 162 yards), Hole 16 (Par 5; 453 yards), Hole 17 (Par 4; 322 yards), Hole 18 (Par 4; 374 yards)

Beth Coulter 
Current Position: T18th
Today’s Round: 74 (+3)
Birdies (2): Hole 5 (Par 5; 475 yards), Hole 17 (Par 4; 322 yards)

Grace Summerhays
Current Position: T25th
Today’s Round: 72 (+1)
Eagles (1): Hole 18 (Par 4; 374 yards)
Birdies (2): Hole 5 (Par 5; 475 yards),  Hole 14 (Par 4; 405 yards), 

Paula Schulz-Hanssen 
Current Position: T30th
Today’s Round: 73 (+2)
Birdies (2): Hole 10 (Par 4; 344 yards), Hole 16 (Par 5; 453 yards)

Isla McDonald-O’Brien 
Current Position: T46th
Today’s Round: 76 (+5)
Birdies (2): Hole 9 (Par 4; 350 yards), Hole 14 (Par 4; 405 yards), 

Quotables 
“Today we had more difficult conditions with fog, cold and wind,” Coach Farr-Kaye remarked. “Overall we hung in there and finished well. We are playing solid in a very strong field. Tomorrow the goal is to clean up a few small things and finish strong.

Team Standings

Place Team 1 2 To Par
1 #4 USC 282 277 -9
2 #26 Florida 284 280 -4
3 #5 Texas 291 280 +3
4 #3 South Carolina 282 290 +4
T5 #7 Arizona State 286 290 +8
T5 #31 California 285 291 +8
T5 #6 Oregon 283 293 +8

Individual Standings

The Competition (Scoreboard Rankings)
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