Sun Devil Women’s Golf concludes day one of the Big 12 Championship

DALLAS – Sun Devil Women’s Golf concluded day one of the Big 12 Championship in fifth place on Thursday afternoon.

Redshirt junior Patience Rhodes was the standout performer in Thursday’s opening round, carding a one-under 71. Making her return after sustaining an ankle injury over winter break, Rhodes recorded three birdies in her spring season debut. Freshman Fai Rubrong was close behind, as the Thailand native posted a one-over 73, also recording three birdies. Arizona State finished the opening day at six-over 294.

The Sun Devils return to action Friday off the 10th tee, with Rhodes leading off atop the lineup. Live scoring is available via Scoreboard powered by Clippd.

Championship on the line
The 2026 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+.

Live scoring
2025-26 player round-by-round 
Postseason results
2025-26 schedule

Coach’s corner
“After a little bit of a slow start, we hung in there” Coach Missy Farr-Kaye remarked. “A solid day from Patience and Fai. We learned a lot about the golf course today and will be making some adjustments accordingly. The wind that kicked up on the backside and we held our own, which was good. We don’t encounter a lot of wind. We are definitely still within reach and tomorrow will be an opportunity for a moving day.”

Round breakdown
Patience Rhodes (71/-1/T4)
Birdies (3): Hole 4 (Par 4; 404 yards), Hole 12 (Par 4; 328 yards), Hole 13 (Par 5; 498 yards)

Fai Rubrong (73/+1/T17)
Birdies (3): Hole 8 (Par 4; 319 yards), Hole 9 (Par 4; 350 yards), Hole 11 (Par 5; 457 yards)

Paula Schulz-Hanssen (75/+3/T31)
Birdies (1): Hole 16 (Par 5; 509 yards)

Isla McDonald-O’Brien (75/+3/T31)
Birdies (4): Hole 3 (Par 5; 513 yards), Hole 5 (Par 3; 169 yards), Hole 8 (Par 4; 319 yards), Hole 14 (Par 4; 380 yards)

Beth Coulter (77/+5/T45)
Birdies (4): Hole 10 (Par 4; 324 yards)

The competition (scoreboard rankings)
In the field (14 teams): No. 15 UCF, No. 21 Arizona State, No. 22 Oklahoma State, No. 25 Iowa State, No. 26 Baylor, No. 29 Arizona, No. 36 Houston, No. 37 Kansas, No. 38 Kansas State, No. 42 TCU, No. 47 Colorado, BYU, Cincinnati, and Texas Tech

Head-to-head with the Big 12
Arizona State went 8-6 overall against Big 12 Conference competition in the regular season.

vs. Arizona (1-2)
W – Stanford Intercollegiate (Oct. 17-19)
L – Arizona…