Monday, March 23
Fort Worth, Texas
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University of Oregon
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Charles Schwab Women's Collegiate Invitational
Romero Tied For First After 36 Holes
03/23/26 | Women's Golf
FORT WORTH, Texas – Oregon women's golf junior Kiara Romero is tied for the individual lead at the Charles Schwab Women's Collegiate Invitational after shooting 3-under par across the first two rounds on Monday at Colonial Country Club.
The top-ranked amateur in the world, Romero opened the 36-hole day with a 1-under 69 before improving by one stroke with a 2-under 68 in the second round. She will enter Tuesday's final round in a tie with Texas' Farah O'Keefe for the individual lead, with Stanford's Kelly Xu and Duke's Rianne Malixi just one stroke back in a tie for third a 2 under.
A win on Tuesday would be the Romero's second of the season and sixth of her career, extending the Oregon all-time record she set earlier this spring when she claimed her fifth win at the Chevron Collegiate.
No. 7 Oregon is in fourth place as a team at 13-over par, shooting a 7-over 287 in the opening round and a 5-over 286 in the second round. Top-ranked Stanford leads the field at 2-over par and is followed by No. 5 Texas (+9) and No. 11 Duke (+11), with Oregon two strokes ahead of No. 3 Texas A&M, No. 9 Wake Forest and Oklahoma State for fifth place.
How it Happened: Romero started her day at No. 8 and was 1 over through three holes before going 2 under across her next six to get to 1 under. She was even par with three holes to go before making a birdie at No. 5, and she finished with a pair of pars to come in with a 1-under 69.
Romer's second round opened with a bogey, but she bounced back immediately with three birdies in her next six holes. She was mistake-free the rest of the way, closing her day with 11 consecutive pars to remain at 2 under for the round and go into Tuesday in a tie with O'Keefe for the lead at 3 under.
With two rounds in the 60s on the par-70 course, Romero has now shot par-or-better in 17 of 20 rounds this season and in 67 of 83 rounds in her Oregon career. She owns 10 sub-70 performances as a junior and 34 in her career.
Freshman Sophie Han made just two bogeys and a birdie in the opening round for a 1-over 71 before carding a 3-over 73 in the second round. She gives the Ducks two players in the top 15 entering Tuesday in a tie for 14th at 4 over.
Junior Darae Chung (+3) and freshman Shyla Singh (+4) rounded out the counting scores in the first round. Sophomore Tong An came in with a 2-over 72 in round two, and Singh completed the counting scores with a 3-over 73.
Sophomore Annika Ishiyama also made her Oregon debut on Monday while competing as an individual, opening with a 2-over 72 before finishing with a 6-over 76.
Ducks on the Leaderboard:
4. Oregon — 287-286 — 573 (+13)
T1. Kiara Romero — 69-68 — 137 (-3)
T14. Sophie Han — 71-73 — 144 (+4)
T34. Tong An — 75-72 — 147 (+7)
T34. Shyla Singh — 74-73 — 147 (+7)
T46. Darae Chung — 73-75 — 148 (+8)
T46. Annika Ishiyama (Ind.) — 72-76 — 148 (+8)
Notable: Romero's seven birdies on Monday move her career total to 337, just one away from matching Kendra Little (338, 2008-11) for No. 5 in program history ... Romero is the top player in the field on par-4 holes at 2-under par, and An is tied for second on par-3 holes at 2 under.
Up Next: Tuesday's final round will begin with a shotgun start at 6:15 a.m. PT.
The top-ranked amateur in the world, Romero opened the 36-hole day with a 1-under 69 before improving by one stroke with a 2-under 68 in the second round. She will enter Tuesday's final round in a tie with Texas' Farah O'Keefe for the individual lead, with Stanford's Kelly Xu and Duke's Rianne Malixi just one stroke back in a tie for third a 2 under.
A win on Tuesday would be the Romero's second of the season and sixth of her career, extending the Oregon all-time record she set earlier this spring when she claimed her fifth win at the Chevron Collegiate.
No. 7 Oregon is in fourth place as a team at 13-over par, shooting a 7-over 287 in the opening round and a 5-over 286 in the second round. Top-ranked Stanford leads the field at 2-over par and is followed by No. 5 Texas (+9) and No. 11 Duke (+11), with Oregon two strokes ahead of No. 3 Texas A&M, No. 9 Wake Forest and Oklahoma State for fifth place.
How it Happened: Romero started her day at No. 8 and was 1 over through three holes before going 2 under across her next six to get to 1 under. She was even par with three holes to go before making a birdie at No. 5, and she finished with a pair of pars to come in with a 1-under 69.
Romer's second round opened with a bogey, but she bounced back immediately with three birdies in her next six holes. She was mistake-free the rest of the way, closing her day with 11 consecutive pars to remain at 2 under for the round and go into Tuesday in a tie with O'Keefe for the lead at 3 under.
With two rounds in the 60s on the par-70 course, Romero has now shot par-or-better in 17 of 20 rounds this season and in 67 of 83 rounds in her Oregon career. She owns 10 sub-70 performances as a junior and 34 in her career.
Freshman Sophie Han made just two bogeys and a birdie in the opening round for a 1-over 71 before carding a 3-over 73 in the second round. She gives the Ducks two players in the top 15 entering Tuesday in a tie for 14th at 4 over.
Junior Darae Chung (+3) and freshman Shyla Singh (+4) rounded out the counting scores in the first round. Sophomore Tong An came in with a 2-over 72 in round two, and Singh completed the counting scores with a 3-over 73.
Sophomore Annika Ishiyama also made her Oregon debut on Monday while competing as an individual, opening with a 2-over 72 before finishing with a 6-over 76.
Ducks on the Leaderboard:
4. Oregon — 287-286 — 573 (+13)
T1. Kiara Romero — 69-68 — 137 (-3)
T14. Sophie Han — 71-73 — 144 (+4)
T34. Tong An — 75-72 — 147 (+7)
T34. Shyla Singh — 74-73 — 147 (+7)
T46. Darae Chung — 73-75 — 148 (+8)
T46. Annika Ishiyama (Ind.) — 72-76 — 148 (+8)
Notable: Romero's seven birdies on Monday move her career total to 337, just one away from matching Kendra Little (338, 2008-11) for No. 5 in program history ... Romero is the top player in the field on par-4 holes at 2-under par, and An is tied for second on par-3 holes at 2 under.
Up Next: Tuesday's final round will begin with a shotgun start at 6:15 a.m. PT.
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