Only two Vanderbilt players, senior Courtney Zeng and freshman Auston Kim, broke 80 in the second round. Zeng, from Orlando, Florida, finished the round with a 5-over-par 78. Kim, from St. Augustine, Fla., made a birdie at the par-5 No. 15 hole Sunday, but couldn’t muster more of a charge while posting a 78.
Sophomores Morgan Baxendale of Orlando and Louise Yu of Duluth, Georgia finished with rounds of 7-over-par 80.
Junior Abbey Carlson of Lake Mary, Florida, registered an eagle on the par-5 15th hole, but couldn’t manage a birdie in a round of 8-over-par 81.
NCAA Stroke Play Shortened to 54 Holes
The weather suspension on Saturday caused major changes to the NCAA Championships.
The NCAA tournament committee announced late Saturday that the stroke play portion of the tournament will be shortened from 72 holes to 54 holes. The final round of stroke play, including all 24 teams and 12 individuals, will be held on Monday, with pairings for that round being determined by 36-hole scores.
After Monday’s play, the field will be cut to the top eight teams that will advance to the match play quarterfinals on Tuesday.
“With the severe weather threats that we monitored throughout Saturday afternoon, our committee came to the determination that, given the conditions, shortening the tournament to three rounds of stroke play heading into match play was needed to maintain the overall student-athlete experience and the integrity of the championships,” said NCAA Division I Women’s Golf Committee chair Ryan Colton. “We’re looking forward to the next two days of stroke play, where we have the opportunity to crown the individual champion, as well as determine the eight teams advancing to match play, which will begin Tuesday morning.”
