HONOLULU – The San Diego State women's golf team is in fifth place after two rounds of the Dr. Donnis Thompson Invitational, which began Tuesday on the par-72, 6,099-yard Kane'ohe Klipper Golf Course in Kane'ohe, O'ahu.
The Aztecs finished their first 36 holes of the 54-hole tournament at 12-over-par 588. No. 3 Arizona State has a commanding 15-shot lead in the tournament and is the only team under par at 12-under 564. Ohio State and TCU are tied for second at 3-over 579, while Stetson (+11) sits just one spot ahead of SDSU. San Diego State has a five-stroke lead on sixth-place Nevada (+17).
Junior Sarah Kjellker leads the way for the Aztecs in a tie for eighth place at 1-over 145 after rounds of 74 and 71. In the opening round, Kjellker had two birdies, two bogeys and a double bogey in a 2-over 74. The Hollviken, Sweden, native followed that up with five birdies, including three straight on holes 3-5, and four bogeys for a 1-under 71.
Junior Ella Adams (Adelaide, Australia), meanwhile, is tied for 19th at 3-over 147 after 36 holes. Adams opened with a 1-over 73, actually getting to 1-under after 10 holes on two birdies and a bogey. Bogeys on the par-5, 481-yard No. 10 and the par-4, 299-yard No. 12, however, brought her back to 1-over-par. Once again starting on the 15th hole in the second round, Adams ran off four birdies with two bogeys through her first 11 holes to get to 2-under, but four bogeys over her final seven holes completed her 74.
Bernice Olivarez Ilas (Ayala Alabang, Philippines) is just one shot back of Adams in a tie for 22nd at 4-over 148 after rounds of 3-over 75 and 1-over 73. In her first round, the freshman had one birdie, two bogeys and a double bogey. In her second 18, Ilas birdied the par-3, 137-yard fourth hole and the par-5, 552-yard seventh hole, and had three bogeys, settling for a 1-over 73.
Junior Gioia Carpinelli (Boppelsen, Switzerland) and senior Fernando Escauriza (Asunción, Paraguay) rounded out the scoring for the Aztecs at 5-over 149 (73-76) and 11-over 155 (80-75), respectively. Carpinelli had two birdies and three bogeys in her opening round, and birdied her final two holes in the second round (she started on hole No. 13) to get to 4-over 76.
Escauriza, meanwhile, struggled in her first round as she did not record a birdie, while recording six bogeys and a double bogey for an 8-over 80. In the second round, she birded the par-4, 314-yard No. 1 and the par-5, 481-yard No. 3, while posting three bogeys and a double bogey for a 3-over 75.
Competing as an individual, sophomore April Ranches (San Diego) is in a tie for 53rd at 9-over 153 (76-77). She posted two birdies over the two rounds and 11 bogeys.
Arizona State's Lina Grant leads after two rounds at 6-under 138 after back-to-back 69s. Kennesaw State's Tai Anudit is two shots back in second place at 4-under 140 (69-71), while Arizona State's Olivia Mehaffey and Raquel Olmos, and Ohio State's Yukie Sasaki are all tied for third at 3-over 141.
SDSU's final round will begin at 8:05 a.m. HT (11:05 a.m. PT) Wednesday on holes 4-7.
Dr. Donnis Thompson Invitational
Honolulu, Hawaii
Tuesday, March 10, 2020
Round Two Results
Kane'ohe Klipper Golf Course
Par-72, 6,099-yards
Team Standings (Top 5 of 16 teams)
1. No. 3 Arizona State - 282-282—564 (-12)
T2. Ohio State - 286-293—579 (+3)
T2. TCU - 290-289—570 (+3)
4. Stetson - 288-299—587 (+11)
5. San Diego State - 295-293—588 (+12)
Individual Leaders (Top 5 + SDSU of 88 players)
1. Linn Grant (Arizona State) - 69-69—138 (-6)
2. Tai Anudit (Kennesaw State) - 69-71—140 (-4)
T3. Olivia Mehaffey (Arizona State) - 69-72—141 (-3)
T3. Yukie Sasaki (Ohio State) - 69-72—141 (-3)
T3. Raquel Olmos (Arizona State) - 68-73—141 (-3)
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T8. Sara Kjellker (SDSU) - 74-71—145 (+1)
T19. Ella Adams (SDSU) - 73-74—147 (+3)
T22. Bernice Ilas (SDSU) - 75-73—148 (+4)
T29. Gioia Carpinelli (SDSU) - 73-76—149 (+5)
T53. April Ranches (SDSU)* - 76-77—153 (+9)
T60. Fernanda Escauriza (SDSU) - 80-75—155 (+11)
* - competing as an individual
Aztecs in Fifth Place after Two Rounds in Hawaii
