Kawinpakorn Leads Jayhawks after Day 1 of NCAA Central Regional

NCAA Regional
Karsten Creek Golf Club//Stillwater, Okla.
Par 72 // 6,200 yards

Sophomore Yupaporn “Mook” Kawinpakorn

Team Leaderboard Thru 1 Round Par 288
	Team	Score
T1	Alabama	295 (+7)
T1	California	295 (+7)
T3	Florida	296 (+8)
T3	Kent State	296 (+8)
5	Oklahoma State	298 (+10)
T6	UCLA	299 (+11)
T6	Minnesota	299 (+11)
T8	Mississippi State	302 (+14)
T8	North Carolina	302 (+14)
10	Wichita State	303 (+15)
11	Ohio State	305 (+17)
T12	Arizona	306 (+18)
T12	Colorado	306 (+18)
14	UNLV	307 (+19)
15	Harvard	308 (+20)
T16	Arkansas	309 (+21)
T16	Kansas	309 (+21)
T16	Texas	309 (+21)
T16	LSU	309 (+21)
20	SMU	315 (+27)
T21	Lamar	318 (+30)
T21	Miami (Florida)	318 (+30)
23	Siena	334 (+46)
24	Long Island	337 (+49)

Individual Leaderboard Thru 1 Round Par 72
Place	Name	Team	Score
1	Wad Phaewchimplee	Kent State	65 (-7)
2	Emma Talley	Alabama	68 (-4)
T3	Natalie Goodson	Kent State	71 (-1)
T3	Katherine Perry	North Carolina	71 (-1)
T3	Sarah Schober	Florida	71 (-1)

Kansas Leaderboard Thru 1 Round Par 72
Place	Name	Score
T25	Yupaporn “Mook” Kawinpakorn	75 (+3)
T55	Minami Levonowich	77 (+5)
T55	Pornvipa “Faii” Sakdee	77 (+5)
T84	Meghan Potee	80 (+8)
T90	Thanuttra “Fhong” Boonraksasat	81 (+9)

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STILLWATER, Okla. – Kansas sophomore Yupaporn “Mook” Kawinpakorn is in a tie for 25^th, after firing a first round 75 (+3), at the 2014 Women’s Golf NCAA Central Regional at Karsten Creek Golf Club Thursday.

As a team, No. 40 Kansas sits in a tie for 16th with a first round 309 (+21) in the three-round event. The Jayhawks are tied with Arkansas, Texas and LSU. No. 9 Alabama and No. 35 California are tied for first with a 7-over par, 295. Florida and Kent State are both one stroke back at 296 (+8) on the par-72 course.

Kansas junior Minami Levonowich and freshman Pornvipa “Faii” Sakdee both carded a first round 77 (+5). Levonowich struggled on the front nine as she shot a 4-over par, but found her groove as she carded a 1-over par on the back nine. Faii has the same story as she shot a front nine 4-over par while shooting a 1-over par on the back. Levonowich and Faii both currently sit in a tie for 55^th in the 126-player field.

KU senior Meghan Potee added her score to the teams total as she carded an 18-hole total of 80 (+8). Potee currently sits in a tie for 84^th.

Rounding out the Jayhawk five is senior Thanuttra “Fhong” Boonraksasat who ended her first round with an 81 (+9), placing her in a tie for 90^th. Fhong struggled early but found her groove on the back nine where she went 3-over par after.

The NCAA Central Region will continue with 18 holes, Friday, May 9, and conclude with 18 final holes on Saturday, May 10. On Saturday, Kansas will be paired with Texas and Kent State for the second straight round and will tee off at 7:30 a.m. The 24 teams are vying to finish in the top eight to advance to the NCAA Championship at the Tulsa Country Club May 21-23. KU is 10 shots from the eighth spot heading into Friday’s second round.

Live stats from the NCAA Central Regional can be followed via Golfstat at: http://golfstatresults.com/public/indexh.cfm?tournament_id=5230.

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