Friday, March 15
Mesa, AZ
All Day
USC
vs
Clover Cup
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/ Women's Golf
/ Women's Golf
/ Women's Golf
/ Women's Golf
/ Women's Golf
/ Women's Golf
/ Women's Golf
Jennifer Chang
Photo by: John McGillen/USC Athletics
No. 1 Trojans Open 6-Stroke Lead After Clover Cup First Round
March 15, 2019 | Women's Golf, Features
Chang, Corpuz, Nam finish in the top 10 after 18 holes.
Sophomore Jennifer Chang carded an even 72 while junior Allisen Corpuz and freshman Malia Nam registered a pair of 73s as the No. 1 USC women's golf team opened a 6-stroke lead after 18 holes of the 2019 Clover Cup in Mesa, Ariz., on Friday (March 15).
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The Trojans, three-time winners this season but still looking for their first victory this spring, finished the first round at 4-over 292, six strokes better than both Kentucky and Mississippi State while Oklahoma is seven back and host Notre Dame trails by 11.
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Chang is tied for third after her 72, mixing three birdies and three bogeys today. Her birdie on 18 got her back to par.
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Corpuz and Nam are tied for seventh at 1-over. Corpuz made the turn at 3-over but carded a 2-under back 9 with birdies on 15 and 18. Nam turned at par, fell to 3-over through 14, but collected an eagle on 15 en route to her 1-over day.
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Sophomore Amelia Garvey turned around a challenging round with a strong finish to tie for 11th at 2-over 76. She was 6-over through 12 holes but birdied four of the final six holes, including three straight between 13 and 15 as well as another on 17.
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Sophomore Gabriela Ruffels also finished strong, using birdies on 15 and 18 to climb back to 3-over 75, tied for 16th overall.
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Junior Aiko Leong, playing individually, put together her best round of the season with a 2-over 74 to join Garvey in 11th. Sophomore Alyaa Abdulghany, also playing individually, carded a 4-over 76 and is tied for 22nd.
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The Trojans, three-time winners this season but still looking for their first victory this spring, finished the first round at 4-over 292, six strokes better than both Kentucky and Mississippi State while Oklahoma is seven back and host Notre Dame trails by 11.
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Chang is tied for third after her 72, mixing three birdies and three bogeys today. Her birdie on 18 got her back to par.
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Corpuz and Nam are tied for seventh at 1-over. Corpuz made the turn at 3-over but carded a 2-under back 9 with birdies on 15 and 18. Nam turned at par, fell to 3-over through 14, but collected an eagle on 15 en route to her 1-over day.
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Sophomore Amelia Garvey turned around a challenging round with a strong finish to tie for 11th at 2-over 76. She was 6-over through 12 holes but birdied four of the final six holes, including three straight between 13 and 15 as well as another on 17.
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Sophomore Gabriela Ruffels also finished strong, using birdies on 15 and 18 to climb back to 3-over 75, tied for 16th overall.
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Junior Aiko Leong, playing individually, put together her best round of the season with a 2-over 74 to join Garvey in 11th. Sophomore Alyaa Abdulghany, also playing individually, carded a 4-over 76 and is tied for 22nd.
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