Monday, March 24
Forth Worth, Tex.
All Day
University of Oregon
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Charles Schwab Women's Collegiate Invitational
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Ducks, Romero Tied For Lead After 36 Holes
03/24/25 | Women's Golf
FORT WORTH, Texas. - The Oregon women's golf team is tied for the lead through 36 holes at the Charles Schwab Women's Collegiate Invitational after shooting even par in each of the first two rounds on Monday at Colonial Country Club.
The No. 3 Ducks are tied with No. 9 Wake Forest at even par entering Tuesday's final round, with No. 1 Stanford three strokes back at 3 over. No. 19 Auburn is in fourth at 8 over, and No. 20 Arizona is in fifth at 11 over.
Sophomore Kiara Romero is tied for first at 5-under par after carding a 2-under 68 and a 3-under 67, sharing the individual lead with SMU's Mackenzie Lee. Fellow sophomore Karen Tsuru is just two strokes back in a tie for fourth at 3 under after extending her streak of sub-70 rounds to eight with a 2-under 68 and a 1-under 69.
"I'm pleased with the way our team competed throughout a really long day of golf today," head coach Derek Radley said. "It's difficult to stay locked in for 36 holes and I thought our ladies did a really nice job from start to finish. This is a very talented field so we're going to need to be at our best tomorrow. It's going to be a fun finish."
How it Happened: The Ducks were in second place after carding an even-par 280 in round one, sitting three strokes behind Wake Forest. Oregon was led by Romero and Tsuru, who were tied for the individual lead through 18 holes at 2-under par.
Romero was even through nine boles before making two birdies in three holes to get to 2 under. She made back-to-back bogeys to get back to even with three holes to play, but she made a par and then a pair of birdies to finish strong and come in with a 68.
Tsuru was 2 under after 10 holes, and then bounced back from a bogey with three pars and a birdie across her final four holes to match Romero with a 68.
Freshman Suvichaya Vinijchaitham came in with a 1-over 71 in round one, and freshman Tong An rounded out the counting scores with a 3-over 73.
Romero led the way in round two as Oregon once again posted an even-par 280, pulling even with Wake Forest as the Demon Deacons came in with a 3-over 283. Romero made birdie on two of her first three holes and three of her first eight to get to 3 under, and then responded after a bogey to shoot 1 under across her final nine holes to card a 3-under 67.
Tsuru got off to a slower start in round two and was 2 over after 10 holes, but she made three straight birdies to get back under par and then rattled off five consecutive pars to close the round with a 69.
Tsuru has now shot sub-70 in eight straight rounds, while Romero has shot in the 60s in nine of her last 10 rounds.
Vinijchaitham matched Tsuru with a 1-under 69, countering four bogeys with a team-high five birdies in round two. It was the freshman's sixth sub-70 performance in her last nine rounds.
An completed the counting scores with a 5-over 75.
Team Leaderboard (top five):
1. #9 Wake Forest — 277-283 — 560 (E)
2. #3 Oregon — 280-280 — 560 (E)
3. #1 Stanford — 282-281 — 563 (+3)
4. #19 Auburn — 283-285 — 568 (+8)
5. #20 Arizona — 281-290 — 571 (+11)
Ducks on the Leaderboard:
T1. Kiara Romero — 68-67 — 135 (-5)
T4. Karen Tsuru — 68-69 — 137 (-3)
T11. Suvichaya Vinijchaitham — 71-69 — 140 (E)
T50. Tong An — 73-75 — 148 (+8)
T66. Ting-Hsuan Huang — 75-77 — 152 (+12)
Notable: Oregon is 4 under on par-3 holes so far, tied for best in the field ... The Ducks lead the field with 30 total birdies ... Romero leads the field with 10 total birdies, and has now surpassed 200 career birdies ... Tsuru has been the best player in the field on par-4 holes at 2-under par.
Up Next: The final round of the Charles Schwab Women's Collegiate Invitational will begin at 6:30 a.m. PT on Tuesday morning.
The No. 3 Ducks are tied with No. 9 Wake Forest at even par entering Tuesday's final round, with No. 1 Stanford three strokes back at 3 over. No. 19 Auburn is in fourth at 8 over, and No. 20 Arizona is in fifth at 11 over.
Sophomore Kiara Romero is tied for first at 5-under par after carding a 2-under 68 and a 3-under 67, sharing the individual lead with SMU's Mackenzie Lee. Fellow sophomore Karen Tsuru is just two strokes back in a tie for fourth at 3 under after extending her streak of sub-70 rounds to eight with a 2-under 68 and a 1-under 69.
"I'm pleased with the way our team competed throughout a really long day of golf today," head coach Derek Radley said. "It's difficult to stay locked in for 36 holes and I thought our ladies did a really nice job from start to finish. This is a very talented field so we're going to need to be at our best tomorrow. It's going to be a fun finish."
How it Happened: The Ducks were in second place after carding an even-par 280 in round one, sitting three strokes behind Wake Forest. Oregon was led by Romero and Tsuru, who were tied for the individual lead through 18 holes at 2-under par.
Romero was even through nine boles before making two birdies in three holes to get to 2 under. She made back-to-back bogeys to get back to even with three holes to play, but she made a par and then a pair of birdies to finish strong and come in with a 68.
Tsuru was 2 under after 10 holes, and then bounced back from a bogey with three pars and a birdie across her final four holes to match Romero with a 68.
Freshman Suvichaya Vinijchaitham came in with a 1-over 71 in round one, and freshman Tong An rounded out the counting scores with a 3-over 73.
Romero led the way in round two as Oregon once again posted an even-par 280, pulling even with Wake Forest as the Demon Deacons came in with a 3-over 283. Romero made birdie on two of her first three holes and three of her first eight to get to 3 under, and then responded after a bogey to shoot 1 under across her final nine holes to card a 3-under 67.
Tsuru got off to a slower start in round two and was 2 over after 10 holes, but she made three straight birdies to get back under par and then rattled off five consecutive pars to close the round with a 69.
Tsuru has now shot sub-70 in eight straight rounds, while Romero has shot in the 60s in nine of her last 10 rounds.
Vinijchaitham matched Tsuru with a 1-under 69, countering four bogeys with a team-high five birdies in round two. It was the freshman's sixth sub-70 performance in her last nine rounds.
An completed the counting scores with a 5-over 75.
Team Leaderboard (top five):
1. #9 Wake Forest — 277-283 — 560 (E)
2. #3 Oregon — 280-280 — 560 (E)
3. #1 Stanford — 282-281 — 563 (+3)
4. #19 Auburn — 283-285 — 568 (+8)
5. #20 Arizona — 281-290 — 571 (+11)
Ducks on the Leaderboard:
T1. Kiara Romero — 68-67 — 135 (-5)
T4. Karen Tsuru — 68-69 — 137 (-3)
T11. Suvichaya Vinijchaitham — 71-69 — 140 (E)
T50. Tong An — 73-75 — 148 (+8)
T66. Ting-Hsuan Huang — 75-77 — 152 (+12)
Notable: Oregon is 4 under on par-3 holes so far, tied for best in the field ... The Ducks lead the field with 30 total birdies ... Romero leads the field with 10 total birdies, and has now surpassed 200 career birdies ... Tsuru has been the best player in the field on par-4 holes at 2-under par.
Up Next: The final round of the Charles Schwab Women's Collegiate Invitational will begin at 6:30 a.m. PT on Tuesday morning.
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