Chou on pace for top-10 finish at Big 12 Championship

BROKEN ARROW, Okla. – Facing windy conditions up to 20-30 miles per hour, the Kansas Jayhawks concluded the second round of the Big 12 Championship Monday at the Golf Club of Oklahoma. Kansas sits in sixth place after firing a 320 (+32), which brings its 36-hole total to 617 (+41). The par-72, 6,341-yard course was tough to navigate for all nine teams on day two, as no team improved on its first-round score and no player in the 45-player field shot below par.

Three Jayhawks were tied for 10th place after Sunday’s opening round, one of them being junior Yi-Tsen Chou, who now sits in a tie for third after two rounds of play by firing a 75 (+3). Chou was consistent straight out of the tee box by carding a birdie on her first hole of the day and ultimately finishing with three to help her move seven spots up the leaderboard and earn a spot in the top-five going into Tuesday’s final round. Her solid play is pacing the Jayhawks as she is 149 (+5) on the tournament. Chou is on track for her second career top-10 finish at the Big 12 Championship, previously finishing ninth at the 2016 tournament.

Pear Pooratanaopa is in the top-20 thanks to a solid back nine which included two birdies. She tallied a 80 (+8) in the second round and she is 154 (+10) for the tournament, currently sitting in a tie for 17th place.