Freshman Chou tied for seventh after day one of Cardinal Cup

Cardinal Cup
University of Louisville Golf Club | Simpsonville, Ky..
Par-72 | 6,163 Yards
Ariadna Fonseca Diaz was 1-over on the front nine during the first round. 
Round 1 Results
Place Team Score
1 Florida State 301 (+13)
2 Kentucky 302 (+14)
3 Wisconsin 303 (+15)
4 Illinois 305 (+17)
5 Louisville 306 (+18)
T6 Cincinnati 311 (+23)
T6 East Carolina 311 (+23)
8 Virginia Tech 312 (+24)
9 Maryland 315 (+27)
10 Middle Tennessee 318 (+30)
T11 Minnesota 319 (+31)
T11 Columbia 319 (+31)
T13 Kansas 321 (+33)
T13 Bradley 319 (+33)
15 Ball State 324 (+36)
T16 Richmond 326 (+38)
T16 Louisville 326 (+38)
Individual Leaderboard (Top 5)
Place Name Team Score
T1 Jordan Chael UK 71 (-1)
T1 Bing Sighsumalee Illinois 71 (-1)
T3 Morgane Metraux FSU 73 (+1)
T3 Dorthea Forbrigd ECU 73 (+1)
T5 Olivia Cason Louisville 74 (+2)
Kansas Leaderboard
Place Name Score
T7 Yi-Tsen Chou (Individual) 75 (+3)
T39 Ariadna Fonseca Diaz 79 (+7)
T44 Annika Cedo 80 (+8)
T62 Kallie Gonzales 81 (+9)
T62 Victoria Chandra 81 (+9)
T77 Pitsinee Winyarat 84 (+12)

Round 1 Results

LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Playing as an individual, Kansas freshman Yi-Tsen Chou finished the first round of the Cardinal Cup tied for seventh overall after she shot a career-best 75 on Sunday.

 
“Yi-Tsen played very steady (Sunday) and was able to capitalize on birdie opportunities,” head coach Erin O’Neil said. “She has been working hard on her game and it’s great to see that effort paying off.”
 
The Jayhawks finished the round 33 strokes over par with a 321 and stand in a tie for 13th with Bradley.
  Tournament Results

Unfortunately, the five Jayhawks making up the lineup did not fair as well as Chou.
 
Ariadna Fonseca Diaz shot a seven-over 79 and is tied for 39th. Annika Cedo finished with an 80 and is tied for 44th. Victoria Chandra and Kallie Gonzales are tied with each other in 62nd place after they both shot an 81. Pitsinee Winyarat rounded out the KU five with a 12-over 84.
 
“We had a tough start and did not come back from it like we are capable of doing,” O’Neil said. “We have to learn how to grind it out when things are not going our way.”
 
The Jayhawks will look to rebound when play resumes Monday with a 10:45 a.m., CT start.
 
“(Monday) is a new day and we need to do a better job of taking care of the little things in our control” O’Neil said. “It is very much in our abilities to shoot the numbers needed to move up the leaderboard the next two rounds.”
 
Florida State, the number seven team in the country is leading after the first round with a 13-over 301.
 
Live statistics for the event can be found at golfstat.com.
 
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