Emily Zeng continued to lead the Columbia Lions during the second round of the NCAA Women’s Golf Ann Arbor Regional on May 12. The tournament is being held at the University of Michigan Golf Course.
The importance of this event lies in its role as a qualifying stage for collegiate golfers aiming to advance in national competition. Zeng, a first-year player from Beijing, finished her round with a score of 4-over-par 75, which was just under the day’s average score of 75.11. She managed to recover after an early double bogey and played her next ten holes at even par, ultimately recording 13 pars for the day and leading all players in total pars made so far with 28. Zeng is currently inside the top 25 on the leaderboard at three over par for the tournament.
Sophomore Sarah Shao also posted a score of four over par and is tied for forty-third place overall at nine over par through two rounds. Kristina Xu sits tied for thirty-fifth after carding a five-over-par second round, showing resilience by playing her final thirteen holes just one over par following an early string of bogeys. Camille Thai and Christine Chang are further down in fifty-fifth and sixtieth positions respectively.
Columbia as a team stands tenth out of twelve teams with a cumulative score that puts them eight shots behind Oklahoma, eleven behind UNLV, and thirteen behind Kansas on the leaderboard.
The Lions are scheduled to begin their final round from hole ten on Wednesday morning alongside players from Oakland and Quinnipiac. Fans can follow updates about Columbia women’s golf through their official social media channels or website.
