MAYETTA, Kan. – Missouri Western Women’s Golf has now played through the second of three rounds at the MIAA Women’s Golf Championships. Shi Qing Ong has climbed into first place with her tournament-best score of 71 (-1) in the second round. The Griffons slid to fifth in the team standings, but remain just three strokes back of third place.
Missouri Western posted the exact same team score as it did in the first round, finishing at 313 for a two-round total of 626. Nebraska Kearney and Central Oklahoma each managed to jump the Griffons in the team standings, as both squads improved off of their first-round marks by over 10 strokes. The Griffons are still within reach of a top-three finish, trailing Nebraska Kearney by just three strokes for third place.
Shi Qing Ong entered Tuesday in a tie for fourth place after her 74 (+2) in the opening round. After her score of 71 (-1) in the second, Ong now sits atop the individual leaderboard with a combined score of 145 (+1). Her second-round score is the best of any completed round at the event. She has also scored the most birdies of anyone in the field, and has been thriving on the lower-par holes. She leads the field in par-three scoring, going two-under on those holes. Ong appears to be in the midst of a three-player competition for the title, as she will aim to outlast Rosie Klausner (146) and Olivia Sobaski (147), both from Central Missouri.
Anna Bech remains tied for 16th with her 77 (+5) on Tuesday. Bech improved three strokes from yesterday’s first round and currently has a total score of 157 heading into Wednesday. She has the second-most birdies at the tournament with eight.
Jenna Kosmatka shot an 82 (+10) to bring her score to 163 and sit tied for 26th. One stroke behind Kosmatka is Chong Yong. Yong scored an 83 (+11) on Tuesday after her 81 (+9) in the first round.
Katie Irvin finished Tuesday’s second round with an 88 (+16) after her 78 (+6) in the opening round.
The Griffons will begin the third and final round of the MIAA Women’s Golf Championships beginning at 8:30 a.m. on Wednesday.
— MWSU Athletics —