The UCLA women’s golf team completed the first round of the Stanford Intercollegiate at Stanford Golf Club on Friday, finishing with a score of +1, 285. The Bruins are currently in fourth place among 19 teams, 10 of which are ranked in the top 25 nationally.
Stanford, which is ranked No. 1 and is hosting the tournament, leads the field by six strokes at -13. Only two other teams, No. 3 Oregon and Arizona, finished the first round under par.
Sophomore Maye Huang shot a one-under-par 70, recording a bogey-free, two-under front nine. Huang finished with three birdies and one bogey, but double bogeyed the 10th hole, which was the most challenging for the field with an average score of 0.6 strokes over par.
Senior Meghan Royal also carded a one-under-par 70, going three under over her final eight holes. Royal’s two-under 34 on the back nine tied for the lowest score among all individuals on that stretch.
Huang and Royal are among only 22 players in the 100-player field to finish under par on Friday. Both are tied for 15th on the individual leaderboard.
Freshman Kacey Ly finished at +1, 72, after starting her round with a double bogey on the first hole but recovering to play two under over her final 11 holes. Ly recorded five birdies, the most among UCLA players.
Sophomore Angela Liu carded a +2, 73, after a bogey-free, one-under front nine and 15 pars throughout her round. Liu was one of three Bruins to start with a birdie on the par-5 first hole.
Sophomore transfer Jenny Lee finished at +5, 76, making three birdies over her final eight holes.
The Bruins’ individual leaderboard after day one is as follows: Huang and Royal tied for 15th at -1 (70), Ly in 32nd at +1 (72), Liu in 48th at +2 (73), and Lee in 78th at +5 (76).
UCLA will continue play on Saturday in round two of the Stanford Intercollegiate. The Bruins are second among five Big Ten Conference teams in the event and are ahead of No. 6 USC (+4; 288), No. 9 Northwestern (+5; 289), and Washington (+15; 299).
