TCU Opens Strong at Icon Invitational; 3 Under as a Team
2/22/2021 7:02:00 PM | Women's Golf
Nguyen's second-round 69 has her tied for 10th
HUMBLE, Texas -- Led by freshman Sabrina Nguyen's second-round 69, the TCU women's golf team shot 3-under-par and is in fifth place after Monday's opening 36 holes of the Icon Invitational in Humble, Texas.
The Horned Frogs' 573 through two rounds is just nine strokes behind No. 1 Baylor and No. 8 LSU for the team lead. TCU trails No. 11 Oklahoma State by four shots for third. The Horned Frogs totaled 24 birdies and an eagle on the day.
Quote of the Day
"We showed a lot of growth today," TCU Head Women's Golf Coach Angie Ravaioli-Larkin said. "Everyone battled and overcame some individual things they have been working on. I'm really proud of their confidence, tournament process and strategy, and looking forward to competing with character and class tomorrow!"
The Horned Frogs
Nguyen's career best 3-under 69 featured four birdies to go with par on 13 holes. The Escondido, Calif., native also posted four opening-round birdies en route to an even-par 72. She is in 10th place, only five strokes behind a trio of golfers tied atop the leaderboard at 8 under.
TCU's Sabrina Iqbal is at 1-under 143 and tied for 17th. She recorded a pair of birdies and parred15 holes for a second round 1-under 71. The junior from San Jose, Calif., had two birdies for her first round even par 72.
Valeria Pacheco carded an eagle on the par 4, 295-yard 12th hole to highlight her opening round 1-under 71. She had par on 15 holes for a second-round 75. She is tied with teammate Lois Lau for 29th at 2-over 146.
Lau's opening round 2-under 70 featured three birdies.
Jennie Park shot par on 15 holes with a birdie for a second round 1-over 73. She birdied four of her final eight holes to post a 74in the first round.
Up Next
Tuesday's final round will have an 8 a.m. shotgun start with live scoring available at Golfstat.com.
Team Scores
T1. LSU – 283-281=564
T1. Baylor – 286-278=564
3. Oklahoma State – 283-286=569
4. Houston – 286-286=572
5. TCU – 285-288=573
6. Texas Tech – 288-289=577
7. Northwestern – 288-290=578
8. Texas – 287-294=581
9. Purdue – 297-287=584
10. North Texas – 290-295=585
11. Texas State – 291-295=586
12. SMU – 297-300=597
13. Texas A&M – 299-303=602
TCU Scores
T10. Sabrina Nguyen – 72-69=141
T17. Sabrina Iqbal – 72-71=143
T29. Valeria Pacheco – 71-75=146
T29. Lois Lau – 70-76=146
T36. Jennie Park – 74-73=147
The Horned Frogs' 573 through two rounds is just nine strokes behind No. 1 Baylor and No. 8 LSU for the team lead. TCU trails No. 11 Oklahoma State by four shots for third. The Horned Frogs totaled 24 birdies and an eagle on the day.
Quote of the Day
"We showed a lot of growth today," TCU Head Women's Golf Coach Angie Ravaioli-Larkin said. "Everyone battled and overcame some individual things they have been working on. I'm really proud of their confidence, tournament process and strategy, and looking forward to competing with character and class tomorrow!"
The Horned Frogs
Nguyen's career best 3-under 69 featured four birdies to go with par on 13 holes. The Escondido, Calif., native also posted four opening-round birdies en route to an even-par 72. She is in 10th place, only five strokes behind a trio of golfers tied atop the leaderboard at 8 under.
TCU's Sabrina Iqbal is at 1-under 143 and tied for 17th. She recorded a pair of birdies and parred15 holes for a second round 1-under 71. The junior from San Jose, Calif., had two birdies for her first round even par 72.
Valeria Pacheco carded an eagle on the par 4, 295-yard 12th hole to highlight her opening round 1-under 71. She had par on 15 holes for a second-round 75. She is tied with teammate Lois Lau for 29th at 2-over 146.
Lau's opening round 2-under 70 featured three birdies.
Jennie Park shot par on 15 holes with a birdie for a second round 1-over 73. She birdied four of her final eight holes to post a 74in the first round.
Up Next
Tuesday's final round will have an 8 a.m. shotgun start with live scoring available at Golfstat.com.
Team Scores
T1. LSU – 283-281=564
T1. Baylor – 286-278=564
3. Oklahoma State – 283-286=569
4. Houston – 286-286=572
5. TCU – 285-288=573
6. Texas Tech – 288-289=577
7. Northwestern – 288-290=578
8. Texas – 287-294=581
9. Purdue – 297-287=584
10. North Texas – 290-295=585
11. Texas State – 291-295=586
12. SMU – 297-300=597
13. Texas A&M – 299-303=602
TCU Scores
T10. Sabrina Nguyen – 72-69=141
T17. Sabrina Iqbal – 72-71=143
T29. Valeria Pacheco – 71-75=146
T29. Lois Lau – 70-76=146
T36. Jennie Park – 74-73=147
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