Women’s Golf Finishes Strong on Day One of Big 12 Championship

HOCKLEY, Texas – Sun Devil Women’s Golf finished day one of the Big 12 Championship in seventh place.

No. 8 Arizona State (+10/294) sits right in the middle of the 14-team field following the first 18 holes at The Clubs at Houston Oaks. Redshirt sophomore Patience Rhodes and junior Paula Schulz-Hanssen lead the way, both finding themselves in the Top-10. Junior Beth Coulter (T18) makes it three Sun Devils in the Top-20 of a 70-golfer field. The trio is a big reason why the Maroon and Gold are still in firm contention as the team leaderboard remains crowded. No. 19 Arizona and No. 29 Iowa State share the lead with a 285 (+1). ASU looks to carry the momentum they built at the end of the first round, as they went one-under as a team over their final four holes. Head Coach Missy Farr-Kaye‘s team will have a chance to make up ground starting tomorrow at 6:50 AM MST.

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Championship on the Line
The 2025 Big 12 Championship will be awarded this week, with 14 teams battling for the conference prize. Both the individual and team titles are on the line and decided by three stroke-play rounds. Live coverage of the final round will be available on ESPN+.

Round Breakdown

Patience Rhodes
Current Standing: T10th
Today’s Round: 72 (+1)
Birdies (2): Hole 1 (Par 4; 365 yards), Hole 15 (Par 3; 172 yards)
 
Paula Schulz-Hanssen
Current Standing: T10th
Today’s Round: 72 (+1)
Birdies (3): Hole 5 (Par 3; 140 yards), Hole 11 (Par 5; 500 yards), Hole 17 (Par 4; 365 yards)
 
Beth Coulter
Current Standing: T18th
Today’s Round: 73 (+2)
Birdies (3): Hole 7 (Par 3; 176 yards), Hole 11 (Par 5; 500 yards), Hole 16 (Par 5; 521 yards)
 
Grace Summerhays
Current Standing: T49th
Today’s Round: 77 (+6)

Isla McDonald-O’Brien
Current Standing: 69th
Today’s Round: 82 (+11)

Quotables
“Although we did have a difficult start to our tournament, I’m really proud of how the team fought back to get on track and played much better golf during the last 3-4 holes,” Coach Farr-Kaye reflected after the round. “This is a golf course that we’ve never seen before and we obviously need to learn a little bit more.” 

“Coach Tatman and I are going to make some minor tweaks for the next round,” Coach Farr-Kaye mentioned. “We we are excited to come back and implement those adjustments. With the leaderboard still crowded, we have a great chance to make a move with a better round tomorrow.”

Team Standings