SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — Gusting winds north of 20 mph left black and blue bruises all over the first-round scorecards at the 2022 NCAA Div. I Women’s Golf Championship.
Par was at a premium while bogeys, double bogeys and a fair share of triples were being handed out like free samples at Costco on Friday at Grayhawk Golf Club. Nobody rode the wind better than Stanford, the nation’s No. 1 team who sit atop the leaderboard at 1 over, three shots clear of second-place Texas A&M and six clear of TCU in third.
The Cardinal were led by the freshman phenom and No. 1 amateur Rose Zhang, who fired a 4-under 68 to take a one shot lead over Texas A&M’s Zoe Slaughter, who remains in solid form after previously signing for a 7-under 65 to help the Aggies punch their ticket in the final round of regionals. TCU’s Sabrina Iqbal, UCLA’s Ty Akabane and Stanford’s Sadie Englemann are the only other players under par after the opening round, T-3 at 1 under.
