Women’s golf in third headed into final round

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FIRST ROUND

With rain falling most of the day, the South Dakota State women’s golf team sat fourth after the first round of the 2016 Summit League Women’s Golf Championship at the Arbor Links Golf Course.

The Jackrabbits shot a 318 on the par-72, 6,179-yard course. SDSU trailed leader Denver, ranked No. 69 by Golfstat and No. 75 by Golfweek, by 23 shots. Denver’s Jessica Carty leads the 45-player field, shooting a three-under par 69.

Junior Hallie Getz (Pierre) is tied for seventh, after shooting a five-over par 77 with a birdie on the 12th and 18th holes. She was two over on the front nine and three over on the back nine.

Senior Sydney MacDonald (Calgary, Alberta) was  tied for 10th after shooting a six-over par 78. She was four over on the front and two over on the back nine while collecting a bird on the 12th hole.

Junior Megan Mingo (Yankton) was tied for 21st (80), senior Brianna Janu (Glenwood, Minn.) tied for 28th (83) and sophomore Natcha Srimaneerungroj (Bangkok, Thailand) was tied for 37th (86).

 

SECOND ROUND

NEBRASKA CITY, Neb.—After shooting a 301 in the second round, the South Dakota State women’s golf team jumped into third place Tuesday at the 2016 Summit League Women’s Golf Championship at the Arbor Links Golf Course.

The Jackrabbits collected eight birdies on the par-72, 6,179-yard course and enter the final round with a 619 (318-301). SDSU trails leader Denver (578), ranked No. 69 by Golfstat and No. 75 by Golfweek and Oral Roberts (618). Denver’s Jessica Carty remains in the lead of the 45-player field, shooting a par 72 for a 141 (69-72).

 Junior Hallie Getz (Pierre) is tied for ninth, after shooting a four-over par 76 (77-76=153) with a birdie on the 1st and 16th holes. She was two over on the front nine and three over on the back nine.

 Senior Sydney MacDonald (Calgary, Alberta) is also tied for ninth after shooting a three-over par 75 (78-75=153). She was three over on the front nine and shot par on the back nine while collecting a bird on the 16th hole.

 Junior Megan Mingo (Yankton) is tied for 22nd (80-77=157), sophomore Natcha Srimaneerungroj (Bangkok, Thailand) is tied for 27th after shooting a one-over par 73 (86-73=159) and senior Brianna Janu (Glenwood, Minnesota) is 29th (83-77=160).

The Jackrabbits return for the final round Wednesday. Live scoring is available at www.golfstatresults.com. Results following the conclusion of play each day are available on GoJacks.com. For additional information, visit The Summit League Golf Championship website.