USC charges at Annika Invite, but Wake Forest increases lead
September 17, 2019 | by AmateurGolf.com Staff
see also: Rachel Kuehn, View results for ANNIKA Intercollegiate, Royal Golf Club
A final-round dual awaits between the preseason No. 1 Trojans and the Demon Deacons, who are coming off an NCAA runner-up.
USC had an uncharacteristically slow start on Monday, the first official round of the season. They made up for it on Tuesday, and now are firmly in contention in the season-opening event that allows the top programs to see where they stack up to start the year.
Key in USC’s move was senior Aiko Leong, who fired a collegiate career-best 6-under 66 while junior Alyaa Abdulghany pocketed her second straight a 2-under 70.
After Tuesday, USC is 6 under for 36 holes, which is still six shots behind Wake Forest. The Demon Deacons have had consecutive rounds of 6-under 282 to reach 12 under, and freshman Rachel Kuehn is responsible for an overwhelming amount of that. She has made just one bogey in 36 holes as she cruised to back-to-back rounds of 5-under 67.
Kuehn also leads the individual race, and now by a four-shot margin. Texas’ Kaitlyn Papp and Arkansas’ Kajal Mistry are at 6 under.Freshman Rachel Kuehn of @WakeWGolf continues to impress in her collegiate debut with back-to-back rounds of 67. #ANNIKAInter pic.twitter.com/0yxFtvn4sn
— ANNIKA Foundation (@ANNIKA_Fdn) September 17, 2019
As a team, Arkansas is third, two shots behind USC, while Texas is fourth another shot back.
Information from USC Athletics used in this report
Results: ANNIKA Intercollegiate
| Place | Player | Location | Pts | Scores |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Asheville, NC | 800 | 67-67-69=203 | |
| 2 | , Chinese Taipei | 500 | 68-72-68=208 | |
| 3 | Austin, TX | 400 | 70-68-71=209 | |
| 4 | , South Africa | 400 | 68-70-73=211 | |
| 5 | , China | 400 | 71-70-71=212 |
About the ANNIKA Intercollegiate
54-holes of stroke-play with a field made up of many of the top teams in women's college golf.
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