San Jose Del Cabo, Mexico—Three Spartans are in the top-25, and the San José State women's golf team is tied for fifth place with Virginia Tech at +12 after the first round of the Battle at the Beach in San Jose Del Cabo, Mexico.
Ysabel Tran shot a two-over 74 and is tied for 18th after the first round. She made three birdies and 10 pars during her round, finishing her day with a birdie on her final hole, the par-five first hole. Tran was even par on holes 10-18, making a birdie, a bogey and seven pars.
Maddie White and Antonia Malate each shot a three-over 75 and are tied for 22nd. White, who started her round on the fifth hole with a birdie, shot one-under on holes 1-9 with three birdies. Malate, starting her day on #3, was even par on holes 10-18, making her only birdie of the day on #13.
Kajsa Arwefjäll shot a four-over 76 and is tied for 31st, making one birdie and 13 pars on Friday.
Natasha Andrea Oon rounded out the scoring by shooting a five-over 77. She made three birdies and eight pars during the round.
Jadan Gonzalez, playing as an individual, is tied for 85th with an 88, +16.
San José State shot a 300 on Friday, making 10 birdies during the round. The team is just seven shots behind leader LSU who shot a five-over 293. The top-11 teams are separated by just 10 shots.
Second round action begins with a shotgun start at 8:30 a.m. MT/7:30 a.m. PT. Fans can follow live scoring at https://www.birdiefire.com/tournament/61348/
Battle at the Beach
San Jose Club Campestre
Par 72, 6,280 yards
Team Standings (after 1st round)
1. LSU 293 +5
2. Texas A&M 296 +8
3. Vanderbilt 298 +10
4. TCU 299 +11
5. San José State 300 +12
5. Virginia Tech 300 +12
7. Ole Miss 302 +14
7. Denver 302 +14
9. August 303 +15
9. Texas Tech 303 +15
9. Missouri 303 +15
12. Nebraska 307 +20
13. Kansas State 310 +22
14. Indianapolis 311 +23
15. Iowa 312 +24
16. UAB 318 +30
Individual Standings
1. Ingrid Lindblad, LSU 68 -4
2. Three tied at 70 -2
San José State Results
18. Ysabel Tran 74 +2
22. Maddie White 75 +4
22. Antonia Malate 75 +3
31. Kajsa Arwefjäll 76 +4
43. Natasha Andrea Oon 77 +5
85. Jadan Gonzalez 88 +16 (playing as an individual)
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