Baylor WGOLF In Third Place after Day One of Bruin-Wave Invitational

[Roberts, Matt]

BAYLOR ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS - Feb. 24, 2025

Baylor WGOLF In Third Place after Day One of Bruin-Wave Invitational
Hasegawa and Ohma tied for ninth to lead BU on a difficult day
For more information contact: Matt Roberts, 254-227-2280, WM_Roberts at Baylor.edu<mailto:WM_Roberts at Baylor.edu>

VALENCIA, Calif. — Baylor women’s golf fought its way to third place after two rounds on Monday at the Bruin-Wave Invitational, where the stroke average neared 78 at Valencia Country Club

BU spent the majority of the day at the top of the leaderboard and was within a few shots of UCLA as the Bears made the turn in the second round. The final nine holes proved to be a struggle for Baylor, who played the inward half at 18-over after going out in 3-under on the first nine.

Baylor’s 21-over 597 through 36 holes trails only UCLA and Arizona, who shot a 574 and a 589, respectively. On its home turf, UCLA was the only team to break par and holds a 15-shot lead over the Wildcats entering Tuesday.

Silje Ohma continued her strong play as of late, to finish Monday in a tie for ninth with her teammate Sera Hasegawa, the duo shooting matching 3-over 147s. After day one, UCLA's Francesca Fiorellini was one of three players in red figures, shooting a 7-under 137 to lead her teammate Angela Liu by three.

THE RUNDOWN
Round One
Hasegawa led the Bears in round one with a 1-under 71. After a couple of bogeys and a birdie to start, Hasegawa was 1-over through five holes but birdied two of her final three at Nos. 16 and 18 to close down her outward half. Nine-straight pars to finish the round clinched her team-leading 10th round at par or better.

Ohma finished round one just two shots behind Hasegawa with a 1-over 73. Pushing to 1-under with a birdie at No. 15, the junior gave one back with a bogey at No. 16 to turn at even. She jumped back into red figures with a birdie at No. 1 but fell back over par with bogeys at Nos. 5 and 7.

BaiMai Seema got off to a solid start in round one with a 2-over 74. Bogeys at Nos. 10 and 14 around a lone birdie at No. 13 put the senior at 1-over through five holes before she turned it one with three birdies in her final four holes en route to a 2-under first nine. Back-to-back bogeys at Nos. 2 and 3 put her back at even before she made a double at No. 8 to close out her 74.

Jenny Lee shot a 5-over 77 in round one. Five bogeys in her first seven holes put her in a hole, but she settled in with 11-straight pars to finish the round.

Ashleen Kaur returned to the lineup with a 9-over 81 on Monday morning. Four bogeys in her first six holes dropped her to 4-over at the turn. She would add three more bogeys and a double on the inward half.

On Monday, Bridget Boczar shot a 3-over 75 as an individual in the first round.

Second Round
Ohma burst out of the gate with four-straight birdies to start at Nos. 10-13 but made six bogeys on her final 14 holes for a 2-over 74.

Hasegawa also began with a birdie at No. 10 but gave back a shot with a bogey at No. 12 to turn at even par. The senior got back into red figures on the front nine with birdies at Nos. 1 and 3 but dropped six shots on the final five holes with double bogeys at Nos. 5, 6 and 9, a bogey at No. 7 and a birdie at No. 8.

Seema finished Monday in a tie for 21st after a 5-over 77. She played a good first nine with a pair of birdies at Nos. 11 and 16 around a bogey at No. 14 to make the turn with a 1-under 35. The senior ran into trouble on the second nine with bogeys at Nos. 2 and 7l and double-bogeys at Nos. 6 and 8.

Kaur beat the stroke average in round two with a 4-over 76 to climb into a tie for 40th. Sitting at 1-over through five, the sophomore made her second eagle of the season at No. 15 to jump back into red figures. Back-to-back bogeys at Nos. 17 and 18 saw her turn with a 1-over 37. Making two more birdies to start her second nine at Nos. 1 and 3, Kaur played her final six holes at 5-over.

Lee recorded an 8-over 80 in the second round to tie with Kaur in 40th. Three bogeys on her front side were followed by a 5-over back nine.

Boczar shot a 6-over 78 in the second round and is tied for 25th.

HIGHLIGHTS


  *   All four of Baylor’s counting scores in round one were below the scoring average in both the first and second rounds
  *   Baylor carded the second-best par-4 scoring average on Monday (4.27)
  *   Ashleen Kaur made Baylor one of four teams to card an eagle on day one
  *   Baylor's team leader in par-4 scoring average, Silje Ohma, finished with the second-best par-4 scoring average on day one (3.95)


STAT OF THE DAY

10 — Carding a 1-under 71 in the opening round, Sera Hasegawa added to her team lead with 10 rounds at par or better this season

WHAT’S NEXT
The Bears will tee it up with Arizona and UCLA in the final round, beginning at 10:36 a.m. CT. Tee times, live scores and stats can be found at Golfstat.com.<https://results.golfstat.com/public/leaderboards/gsnav.cfm?pg=participants&tid=29367>

For more information on Baylor Women’s Golf, follow @BaylorWGolf on X, Instagram and Facebook.


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Matt Roberts | Director of Athletic Communications (MBB/MGOLF/ WGOLF)
Department of Athletics | Baylor University
C: 254-227-2280
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