Sunday, April 7
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Aiko Leong fired a season-best 1-under 71 today.
Photo by: Owen Main
No. 1 USC Tied For Second After 18 Holes At Silverado Showdown
April 07, 2019 | Women's Golf, Features
Leong posts season-best 1-under 71, tied for third with Nam.
The No. 1 USC women's golf team, on a two-match win streak among five victories this season, began its final regular-season event with a 3-over 291 and is tied for second after 18 holes of the Silverado Showdown at the Silverado Resort and Spa in Napa, Calif.
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The Trojans are tied with UCLA and Northwestern, two back of San Jose State and three ahead of fifth-place Stanford. USC is playing without three oft-use starters in junior Allisen Corpuz and sophomores Jennifer Chang and Alyaa Abdulghny, who all played in the inaugural Augusta National Women's Amateur earlier this week.
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Junior Aiko Leong, in her second start of the season, joined freshman Malia Nam in a tie for third at 1-under 71, a season best for Leong. She posted three birdies on the day while Nam had two, including one on 17.
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Sophomore Gabriela Ruffels is tied for 10th after a 72 that saw two birdies on an even front nine and nine pars on the back. Like Nam, it is Ruffels' second straight round of par or better.
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Freshman Katherine Muzi made her first career start as a Trojan and is tied for 58th at 5-over 77 with a counting score that included five birdies.
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Sophomore Amelia Garvey eagled the par 4 first hole but ultimately finished the day tied for 66th at 6-over 78.
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USC tees off with UCLA and San Jose State beginning at 9:30 a.m. Monday.
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The Trojans are tied with UCLA and Northwestern, two back of San Jose State and three ahead of fifth-place Stanford. USC is playing without three oft-use starters in junior Allisen Corpuz and sophomores Jennifer Chang and Alyaa Abdulghny, who all played in the inaugural Augusta National Women's Amateur earlier this week.
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Junior Aiko Leong, in her second start of the season, joined freshman Malia Nam in a tie for third at 1-under 71, a season best for Leong. She posted three birdies on the day while Nam had two, including one on 17.
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Sophomore Gabriela Ruffels is tied for 10th after a 72 that saw two birdies on an even front nine and nine pars on the back. Like Nam, it is Ruffels' second straight round of par or better.
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Freshman Katherine Muzi made her first career start as a Trojan and is tied for 58th at 5-over 77 with a counting score that included five birdies.
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Sophomore Amelia Garvey eagled the par 4 first hole but ultimately finished the day tied for 66th at 6-over 78.
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USC tees off with UCLA and San Jose State beginning at 9:30 a.m. Monday.
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