Oregon State
Pac-12 Championships
Beavers In Seventh At Pac-12 Championship
April 20, 2015 | Women's Golf
BOULDER, Colo. – Senior Anica Yoo fired a 1-under 70 in the opening round of the Pac-12 Championship on Monday to help the Oregon State women's golf team sit in seventh place through 18 holes at the three-day, 54-hole tournament.
Oregon State played sensational on the front nine, shooting a 2-over 142, and got as high as second on the leaderboard, but the Beavers were unable to find the same magic on the back with an 8-over 152 to finish the day with a 10-over 294 at the par-71, 6,437-yard Boulder Country Club.
Oregon leads the 11-team field with an even-par 284, while Stanford is second with a 2-over 286 and UCLA is third with a 3-over 287. No. 1 USC is only a stroke ahead of the Beavers with a 9-over 293.
Oregon State's best-ever finish at the Pac-10/12 Championship was sixth place in 1992. The Beavers finished ninth last year when they hosted the tournament at Trysting Tree Golf Club in Corvallis.
The second round of the three-day, 54-hole tournament will begin at 9 a.m. on Tuesday with tee times off the first and 10th holes. The Beavers will start at 10 a.m. on the 10th hole and be paired with Colorado.
“Dawn (Shockley) and I are glad to have the first day in the books,” Oregon State head coach Sammie Chergo said. “The greatest thing about the first day is putting something up where you can settle in and golf the rest of the week.
“As poorly as we played at times, I think we are pleased that we are right in the mix. There's so much good to come of this team. We learned a lot about this golf course today. We are so happy with how hard every single player, one through five, played for the university and the golf program and their coaches and their teammates.
“It was fun. We probably had 50 Beaver fans out there with all of their Oregon State gear on cheering us on. It made it a special day and will make it a special week.
| 7 | Oregon State | 294 | 294 |
| T3 | Anica Yoo (1) | 70 | 70 |
| T12 | Chelsea Saelee (2) | 72 | 72 |
| T26 | Hannah Swanson (4) | 74 | 74 |
| T46 | Ashlee Pickerell (3) | 78 | 78 |
| T51 | Krissy Peterson (5) | 80 | 80 |
After taking a bogey on the 389-yard, par-4 first hole, Yoo reeled off five birdies and six pars to get to 4 under. She made double bogey on the 380-yard, par-4 13th hole and bogey on the 372-yard, par-4 14th but settled down to finish with four straight pars and post a 1-under 70.
She is tied with five other players for third place and three strokes behind clubhouse leader Carolina Inglis of Oregon (4-under 67) and only one back of Arizona State's Noemi Jimenez (2-under 69).
Yoo has competed at the Pac-12 Championship all four years and her best finish is a tie for 20th place two years ago when it was held at the Valencia Country Club in Valencia, Calif. Her previous best score at the Pac-12's was an even-par 72 last year at Trysting Tree.
Junior Chelsea Saelee was the lone Oregon State golfer who played better on the back nine. She had six pars and three bogeys on the front for a 3-over 38 and three birdies and only one bogey over the final nine holes to card a 1-over 72 that has her in a tie for 12th place.
Freshman Hannah Swanson shot a 1-under 34 going out with birdies on the par-5 second, par-3 sixth and par-4 seventh holes, but had a 4-over 40 coming in to shoot a 3-over 74 for a tie for 26th place.
Junior Ashlee Pickerell, who has competed at the Pac-12 Championship the past two years, birdied the 148-yard, par-3 sixth hole and finished with a 7-over 78 that has her in a tie for 46th place.
Sophomore Krissy Peterson, who is competing at the Pac-12 Championship for the first time, had two birdies and finished with a 9-over 80 for a tie for 51st place.
“We have a lot of improvements to make tomorrow, because this conference is the best conference in the country,” Chergo said. “Moving forward we feel excited and are looking forward to improving on our performance from today.”
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