Ohio State Jumps into Third Place at Big Ten Championships

April 23, 2017

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CINCINNATI, Ohio – The Ohio State University women’s golf team shaved two strokes off between Rounds 1-2 to rise into third place overall at the 2017 Big Ten Championships entering Sunday’s final round. The Buckeyes have posted totals of 296-294 (+14) to earn their spot among the final grouping. Jaclyn Lee sits fourth place individually among 83 players at 2-under (72-70).

Lee ranks second in the entire field with 11 birdies. Ohio State continues to lead all teams with 37 birdies but has struggled to avoid a slew of double and triple bogies.

and have contributed to the team success in both rounds, each earning shares of 13th place (+5) after flip-flopping rounds of 75-74 for Pogacar and Watanabe’s 74-75.

(+7) and (+8) are also among the Top-25, tied for 18th and 21st, respectively. Meanwhile, got back on track in round number two, chipping in a 75 on Saturday. Brake leaped 22 slots up the leaderboard and is tied for 40th following 36 holes in the books.

BUCKEYE RESULTS
3rd | Team 296-294—590 (+14)
4th | 72-70—142 (-2)
T-13th | 75-74—149 (+5)
T-13th | 74-75—149 (+5)
T-18th | 75-76—151 (+7)
T-21st | 75-77—152 (+8)
T-40th | 81-75—156 (+12)

Ohio State will play in the final threesome on Sunday, attempting to chase down No. 12 Northwestern and Michigan State starting at 9:48 a.m. ET off of the ‘Front 9.’