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Ohio State Takes Hold of Day One Lead at Big Ten Championship – Ohio State Buckeyes
4/24/2015 12:00:00 AM | Women's Golf
April 24, 2015
Jan Chanpalangsri, tournament leader
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INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. – The Ohio State University women’s golf team had a splendid start to its Big Ten Championship title defense bid; constructing a three-stroke gap atop the team standings after Day One. Ohio State jammed four Buckeyes into the individual top-10 in carding a 7-under 281 on Friday. No. 15 Northwestern is slotted second at 284 (-4).
Senior captain Jan Chanpalangsri paced all players with a 4-under 68 to claim Day One leader status. She torched the Back 9 for five birdies and totaled a half dozen on the day. Sophomore Katja Pogacar put forth a tournament-best seven birdies and is right behind Chanpalangsri, tied for second overall at 3-under (69). She would have surpassed her teammate for the top spot if not for a double bogey on the 18th.
Ohio State racked up a team total of 24 birdies, besting the competition by seven. Michigan’s 17 birdies ranked second.
Jessica Porvasnik and Rio Watanabe found their way into the top-10 as well. The OSU duo each registered even par 72s to earn a share of ninth place. Porvasnik was even on both the Front and Back 9s while Watanabe’s 1-under Front 9 was soured a bit by an 18th hole double bogey.
Claudia Lim and Zoe-Beth Brake donned the Scarlet & Gray as well, posting rounds of 77 and 78, respectively.
BUCKEYE RESULTS
1st – Team 281 (-7)
1st – Jan Chanpalangsri 68 (-4)
T-2nd – Katja Pogacar 69 (-3)
T-9th Jessica Porvasnik 72 (E)
T-9th – Rio Watanabe 72 (E)
T-44th – Claudia Lim 77 (+5)
T-52nd – Zoe-Beth Brake 78 (+6)
Tee times for Saturday’s Round Two have been moved up to 7:30 a.m. ET due to weather concerns, an hour earlier than originally scheduled. As the tournament leaders, Ohio State is not slated to get it going until 8:42 a.m., however, pai
