Monday, February 3
Palos Verdes Estates, Calif.
All Day
University of Oregon
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Therese Hession Regional Challenge
Romero's 69 Highlights Round Two
02/03/25 | Women's Golf
PALOS VERDES ESTATES, Calif. - Sophomore Kiara Romero fired a 2-under 69 on Monday to lead the Oregon women's golf team in the second round of the Therese Hession Regional Challenge at Palos Verdes Golf Club.
After shooting a 1-under 70 on Sunday, Romero is now tied with freshman Tong An as the top Ducks on the leaderboard in a tie for fifth place overall at 3-under par. An followed up her 3-under 68 in the opening round with an even-par 71 in round two.
The No. 6 Ducks finished Monday's action with a 9-over 293, putting them in a tie for fifth place at 8 over. No. 4 USC leads the field at 9-under par.
How it Happened: Teeing off on the back nine to start the day, Romero made four straight pars before rattling off three consecutive birdies to get to 3 under. She remained at 3 under through the turn before making a bogey at No. 2, and she was even the rest of the way to come in with a 69.
It was the 32nd par-or-better performance for Romero in 43 career rounds as a Duck, and she shot sub-70 for the third time this season and 11th time in her career.
An had an up-and-down start to her round, making three birdies, three pars and three bogeys to make the turn at even par. She was 1 over after a bogey at No. 2, but she bounced back with six consecutive pars before ending her round with a birdie at No. 9.
An posted her fifth par-or-better round of the season, and she and Romero will enter Tuesday's final round four strokes back of individual leader Jasmine Koo (USC).
Freshman Suvichaya Vinijchaitham closed round two with a 5-over 76, and sophomore Ting-Hsuan Huang rounded out the counting scores with a 6-over 77.
Team Leaderboard (top 10):
1. USC - 282-277 — 559 (-9)
2. Florida - 284-280 — 564 (-4)
3. Texas - 291-280 — 571 (+3)
4. South Carolina - 282-290 — 572 (+4)
T-5. Oregon - 283-293 — 576 (+8)
T-5. Arizona State - 286-290 — 576 (+8)
T-5. California - 285-291 — 576 (+8)
8. Ohio State - 294-283 — 577 (+9)
9. Pepperdine - 288-295 — 583 (+15)
10. UCLA - 290-298 — 588 (+20)
Ducks on the Leaderboard:
T5. Tong An - 68-71 — 139 (-3)
T5. Kiara Romero - 70-69 — 139 (-3)
T41. Suvichaya Vinijchaitham - 72-76 — 148 (+6)
T57. Ting-Hsuan Huang - 73-77 — 150 (+8)
T74. Karen Tsuru - 76-79 — 155 (+13)
Notable: Oregon's 32 total birdies through two rounds are tied for second-most in the field, trailing only South Carolina (36) ... Romero has shot 4-under par on par-5 holes so far, tied for the best score in the field ... An and Romero each have 10 total birdies so far, tied for second-most in the field.
Up Next: The final round of the Therese Hession Regional Challenge will begin with a shotgun start at 8:15 a.m. PT on Tuesday.
After shooting a 1-under 70 on Sunday, Romero is now tied with freshman Tong An as the top Ducks on the leaderboard in a tie for fifth place overall at 3-under par. An followed up her 3-under 68 in the opening round with an even-par 71 in round two.
The No. 6 Ducks finished Monday's action with a 9-over 293, putting them in a tie for fifth place at 8 over. No. 4 USC leads the field at 9-under par.
How it Happened: Teeing off on the back nine to start the day, Romero made four straight pars before rattling off three consecutive birdies to get to 3 under. She remained at 3 under through the turn before making a bogey at No. 2, and she was even the rest of the way to come in with a 69.
It was the 32nd par-or-better performance for Romero in 43 career rounds as a Duck, and she shot sub-70 for the third time this season and 11th time in her career.
An had an up-and-down start to her round, making three birdies, three pars and three bogeys to make the turn at even par. She was 1 over after a bogey at No. 2, but she bounced back with six consecutive pars before ending her round with a birdie at No. 9.
An posted her fifth par-or-better round of the season, and she and Romero will enter Tuesday's final round four strokes back of individual leader Jasmine Koo (USC).
Freshman Suvichaya Vinijchaitham closed round two with a 5-over 76, and sophomore Ting-Hsuan Huang rounded out the counting scores with a 6-over 77.
Team Leaderboard (top 10):
1. USC - 282-277 — 559 (-9)
2. Florida - 284-280 — 564 (-4)
3. Texas - 291-280 — 571 (+3)
4. South Carolina - 282-290 — 572 (+4)
T-5. Oregon - 283-293 — 576 (+8)
T-5. Arizona State - 286-290 — 576 (+8)
T-5. California - 285-291 — 576 (+8)
8. Ohio State - 294-283 — 577 (+9)
9. Pepperdine - 288-295 — 583 (+15)
10. UCLA - 290-298 — 588 (+20)
Ducks on the Leaderboard:
T5. Tong An - 68-71 — 139 (-3)
T5. Kiara Romero - 70-69 — 139 (-3)
T41. Suvichaya Vinijchaitham - 72-76 — 148 (+6)
T57. Ting-Hsuan Huang - 73-77 — 150 (+8)
T74. Karen Tsuru - 76-79 — 155 (+13)
Notable: Oregon's 32 total birdies through two rounds are tied for second-most in the field, trailing only South Carolina (36) ... Romero has shot 4-under par on par-5 holes so far, tied for the best score in the field ... An and Romero each have 10 total birdies so far, tied for second-most in the field.
Up Next: The final round of the Therese Hession Regional Challenge will begin with a shotgun start at 8:15 a.m. PT on Tuesday.
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