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Pac-12 Championships
Saelee, Nist Lead Beavers On Day One At Pac-12's
April 18, 2016 | Women's Golf
PLEASANTON, Calif. – Chelsea Saelee shot a 1-under 71 and Haley Nist carded an even-par 72 to lead the Oregon State women's golf team in the opening round of the Pac-12 Championship on Monday.
Saelee, a senior from Seattle, Wash., had five birdies and four bogeys at the par-72, 6,458-yard Ruby Hill Golf Club to put her in a tie for 16th place. This is the fourth Pac-12 Championship she's competed at, and the 1-under 71 is her best score at the conference tournament, bettering the even-par 71 she shot last year in Boulder, Colo.
Nist, a sophomore from Meridian, Idaho, was 3 over through four holes, but finished with birdies on four of her last six holes to post an even-par 72 for a tie for 22nd place. This is the first time she's competed at the Pac-12 Championship.
As a team, the Beavers are in 10th place, and ahead of No. 15 California, after shooting a 4-over 292. No. 2 USC holds the clubhouse lead with a 10-under 278, while No. 4 UCLA is second with a 6-under 282 and No. 10 Arizona State sits in third with a 3-under 285.
Eight of the 11 teams in the field are in the top 20 in golfstat.com's latest rankings.
Sophomore Hannah Swanson also had a strong finish to the opening round. She was 3 over through eight holes but had two birdies and eight pars the rest of the way to finish with a 1-over 73. Senior Ashlee Pickerell was fourth for Oregon State with a 4-over 76 to make up the Beavers' first-round scoring.
Haley Moore of Arizona fired a 6-under 66 to lead 21 players who opened in red figures.
The second round of the three-day, 54-hole tournament will begin at 8:30 a.m. on Tuesday with tee times off the first and 10th holes. Live scoring and pairings are available at golfstat.com.
The 2016 Pac-12 Championship will be condensed into a one-hour show that will debut on Wednesday, April 27 at 6 p.m. across all Pac-12 Networks.
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