GOLF, Ill. – Northwestern junior Hannah Kim will tee off Tuesday's final round of the Windy City Collegiate Classic one shot off the lead after a superlative first two rounds Monday at Glen View Club. The Wildcats are in fourth on the team leaderboard after 36 holes in one of the deepest fields in women's college golf.
2016 Windy City Collegiate Classic – LIVE LEADERBOARD
Kim turned in the second-lowest round in program history in the morning, carding a 66 on the strength of seven birdies. The junior birdied No. 2, but truly caught fire around the bend, recording birdies on No. 7, No. 9, and then Nos. 11, 12, 13 and 15. Kim registered five more birdies in the afternoon, for a tournament-high 12 during the day, on her way to a 2-under 70 in Round 2.
The Chula Vista, California, native played Glen View Club's Par-5 offerings at 4-under over the two rounds, best in the field. Kim's 66 on Monday morning is only bested in Wildats program history by her own 64 last spring at the Hurricane Invitational.
Senior Kacie Komoto was the Wildcats runner-up on Day 1, carding a 3-under 69 in the morning a 75 in the afternoon to finish Monday at even par, tied for 17th. Junior Sarah Cho went 72-73 to wrap the first day at 1-over, with a share of 26th.
Northwestern – 4/14 • 281-294-R3=575 (-1)
T2 – Hannah Kim -- 66-70-R3=136 (-8)
T17 – Kacie Komoto -- 69-75-R3=144 (E)
T23 – Sarah Cho -- 72-73-R3=145 (+1)
T38 – Brooke Riley* -- 75-73-R3=148 (+4)
T50 – Janet Mao -- 74-76-R3=150 (+6)
T55 – Monica Matsubara* -- 74-77-R3=151 (+7)
T63 – Stephanie Lau -- 75-78-R3=153 (+9)
T71 – Minjia Luo* -- 77-78-R3=155 (+11)
73 – MacKenzie Hawkes* -- 75-81-R3=156 (+12)
T74 – Louise McCulloch* -- 77-80-R3=157 (+13)
* - Competing as an individual, not eligible for team score
Now in its ninth iteration, the Windy City has developed into perhaps the most elite event on the women's college golf fall calendar. The 2016 field includes Arizona, Duke, Florida, Georgia, Iowa State, Ohio State, Oklahoma State, Oregon, Purdue, Stanford, Tulane, USC and Vanderbilt.
The 14-team leaderboard features 10 programs that competed at the 2016 NCAA Golf Championships in Eugene (and one more with an individual), six of the Top-8 teams from last season's final Golfstat rankings, and eight of the Top-20 teams in the current Golfweek rankings.
The No. 17 Wildcats lineup in the 5-count-4 scoring format includes two-time Big Ten Player of the Year Hannah Kim, reigning Big Ten Freshman of the Year Stephanie Lau, and returning All-Big Ten performers Kacie Komoto, Sarah Cho and Janet Mao.
Five Wildcats are also competing individually at the event, with senior Minjia Luo, sophomores MacKenzie Hawkes and Monica Matsubara, and freshmen Louise McCulloch and Brooke Riley.
Northwestern, Arizona & Georgia (-12) shared the 2015 Windy City title at Westmoreland Country Club. Georgia's Bailey Tardy (-12) captured the individual crown with a tournament record 204, followed by Southern California's Karen Chung & Arizona's Jessica Vasilic (-7). Komoto (T4, -5) and Kim (T6, -4) led five 'Cats inside the Top-34 on last year's leaderboard.
This marks the third time the event is being held at Glen View Club (2011, '12). It has previously been hosted at Westmoreland Country Club (2014, '15), Northmoor Country Club (2010, '13), The Glen Club (2009) & Evanston Country Club (2008).
2016 Windy City Collegiate Classic – LIVE LEADERBOARD
Kim turned in the second-lowest round in program history in the morning, carding a 66 on the strength of seven birdies. The junior birdied No. 2, but truly caught fire around the bend, recording birdies on No. 7, No. 9, and then Nos. 11, 12, 13 and 15. Kim registered five more birdies in the afternoon, for a tournament-high 12 during the day, on her way to a 2-under 70 in Round 2.
The Chula Vista, California, native played Glen View Club's Par-5 offerings at 4-under over the two rounds, best in the field. Kim's 66 on Monday morning is only bested in Wildats program history by her own 64 last spring at the Hurricane Invitational.
Senior Kacie Komoto was the Wildcats runner-up on Day 1, carding a 3-under 69 in the morning a 75 in the afternoon to finish Monday at even par, tied for 17th. Junior Sarah Cho went 72-73 to wrap the first day at 1-over, with a share of 26th.
Northwestern – 4/14 • 281-294-R3=575 (-1)
T2 – Hannah Kim -- 66-70-R3=136 (-8)
T17 – Kacie Komoto -- 69-75-R3=144 (E)
T23 – Sarah Cho -- 72-73-R3=145 (+1)
T38 – Brooke Riley* -- 75-73-R3=148 (+4)
T50 – Janet Mao -- 74-76-R3=150 (+6)
T55 – Monica Matsubara* -- 74-77-R3=151 (+7)
T63 – Stephanie Lau -- 75-78-R3=153 (+9)
T71 – Minjia Luo* -- 77-78-R3=155 (+11)
73 – MacKenzie Hawkes* -- 75-81-R3=156 (+12)
T74 – Louise McCulloch* -- 77-80-R3=157 (+13)
* - Competing as an individual, not eligible for team score
Now in its ninth iteration, the Windy City has developed into perhaps the most elite event on the women's college golf fall calendar. The 2016 field includes Arizona, Duke, Florida, Georgia, Iowa State, Ohio State, Oklahoma State, Oregon, Purdue, Stanford, Tulane, USC and Vanderbilt.
The 14-team leaderboard features 10 programs that competed at the 2016 NCAA Golf Championships in Eugene (and one more with an individual), six of the Top-8 teams from last season's final Golfstat rankings, and eight of the Top-20 teams in the current Golfweek rankings.
The No. 17 Wildcats lineup in the 5-count-4 scoring format includes two-time Big Ten Player of the Year Hannah Kim, reigning Big Ten Freshman of the Year Stephanie Lau, and returning All-Big Ten performers Kacie Komoto, Sarah Cho and Janet Mao.
Five Wildcats are also competing individually at the event, with senior Minjia Luo, sophomores MacKenzie Hawkes and Monica Matsubara, and freshmen Louise McCulloch and Brooke Riley.
Northwestern, Arizona & Georgia (-12) shared the 2015 Windy City title at Westmoreland Country Club. Georgia's Bailey Tardy (-12) captured the individual crown with a tournament record 204, followed by Southern California's Karen Chung & Arizona's Jessica Vasilic (-7). Komoto (T4, -5) and Kim (T6, -4) led five 'Cats inside the Top-34 on last year's leaderboard.
This marks the third time the event is being held at Glen View Club (2011, '12). It has previously been hosted at Westmoreland Country Club (2014, '15), Northmoor Country Club (2010, '13), The Glen Club (2009) & Evanston Country Club (2008).