Texas A&M holds a four stroke lead after the opening round of The Fin, hosted by Mississippi State at Freestone Lake and Golf Club.
The Aggies finished Monday’s opening round at one over par to take the lead in the nine team NCAA Division I women’s golf tournament, which runs from October 19 through October 21.
LSU sits in second place at five over par, four strokes behind Texas A&M, while tournament host Mississippi State occupies third at six over.
Oklahoma State finished the first round in fourth place at 10 over, followed by Arkansas and Vanderbilt, which share fifth at 11 over.
Houston sits in seventh place at 17 over, with Oklahoma in eighth at 18 over and Texas Tech rounding out the field in ninth at 25 over.
Texas A&M placed three players among the top 10 individual standings, helping the Aggies establish their opening round advantage.
Round One Team Standings
1. Texas A&M: +1
2. LSU: +5
3. Mississippi State: +6
4. Oklahoma State: +10
T5. Arkansas: +11
T5. Vanderbilt: +11
7. Houston: +17
8. Oklahoma: +18
9. Texas Tech: +25
Väistö and Merrill Share Individual Lead at Three Under
Houston’s Emilia Väistö and Vanderbilt’s Ava Merrill share the individual lead after both players opened the tournament with rounds of three under par.
The two leaders hold a one stroke advantage over three players tied for third at two under: Mississippi State’s Alicia Bellendir and Texas A&M teammates Vanessa Borovilos and Emerie Schart.
Arkansas’ Swetha Sathish, competing as an individual, sits alone in sixth place at one under par.
Four players share seventh place at even par, including Vanderbilt’s Angelina Tolentino, Oklahoma State’s Marta Silchenko, Texas A&M’s Cayetana Fernandez Garcia-Poggio and LSU’s Rocío Tejedo.
With Borovilos, Schart and Fernandez Garcia-Poggio all among the top 10, Texas A&M enters the second round leading the team competition.
Round One Individual Leaders
- T1. Emilia Väistö, Houston: −3
- T1. Ava Merrill, Vanderbilt: −3
- T3. Alicia Bellendir, Mississippi State: −2
- T3. Vanessa Borovilos, Texas A&M: −2
- T3. Emerie Schart, Texas A&M: −2
- 6. Swetha Sathish, Arkansas (Individual): −1
- T7. Angelina Tolentino, Vanderbilt: E
- T7. Marta Silchenko, Oklahoma State: E
- T7. Cayetana Fernandez Garcia-Poggio, Texas A&M: E
- T7. Rocío Tejedo, LSU: E
Looking Ahead to Round Two
The Fin continues Tuesday, October 20, at Freestone Lake and Golf Club.
Texas A&M enters the second round with a four stroke advantage over LSU and a five stroke lead over Mississippi State.
In the individual competition, Väistö and Merrill will look to maintain their shared lead, with Bellendir, Borovilos and Schart just one stroke behind.
The tournament concludes Wednesday, October 21.