Lopez Ortega Tied For Lead After First Round of Nanea InvitationalLopez Ortega Tied For Lead After First Round of Nanea Invitational

Lopez Ortega Tied For Lead After First Round of Nanea Invitational

KAILUA-KONA, Hawaii—Lucia Lopez Ortega sits atop the leaderboard at 6-under 67, and the San José State women’s golf team is in third place after the first round of the Nanea Invitational at the par-73 Nanea Golf Club Monday afternoon.

  • Lopez Ortega nearly had a clean card with seven birdies, 10 pars and a bogey. She made three consecutive birdies on holes 13, 14 and 15.
  • She shot a 67 for the fourth time in her collegiate career.
  • Lopez Ortega is tied for first with Isla McDonald-O’Brien from Arizona State and Megha Ganne of Stanford.
  • Two Spartans finished the day in the top-10 as Nicola Kaminski shot a 3-under 70 to tie for sixth place.
  • She had a clean card on the round, making birdies on #6, #8 and #14.
  • Kaminski leads the field in pars made with 15.
  • Moa Andersson is tied for 26th at 1-over 74, making three birdies on the day and finishing by making five consecutive pars.
  • Tessa Kremser shot a 2-over 75 and is tied for 34th, while Rebecca Gyllner shot a 4-over 77 and is tied for 45th.
  • The Spartans are third in the team standings at 6-under 286, and are one of four teams to shoot under par for the round.
  • SJSU made 20 birdies and 54 pars on the day and are tied for first in par-3 scoring at even par.

UP NEXT – Second round action begins Tuesday with a 10:30 a.m. PT shotgun start.

Nanea Invitational

Nanea Golf Club

Par 73, 6,449 yards

Team Standings (after 1st round)

1. Stanford 279 -13

2. Arizona State 281 -11

3. San José State 286 -6

4. Texas 290 -2

5. Colorado 292 E

6. California 294 +2

7. Washington 296 +4

8. Michigan 297 +5

9. Brigham Young 298 +6

9. Oregon State 298 +6

11. Hawaii 311 +19

Individual Standings

1. Isla McDonald-O’Brien, Arizona State 67 -6

1. Lucia Lopez Ortega, San José State 67 -6

1. Megha Ganne, Stanford 67 -6

San José State Results

T1. Lucia Lopez Ortega           67        -6

T6. Nicola Kaminski                 70        -3

T26. Moa Andersson               74        +1

T34. Tessa Kremser                 75        +2

T45. Rebecca Gyllner              77        +4

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