In the Combine in Hawaii – Stanford Cardinal

KAILUA-KONA, Hawaii — The ultimate event of the 2025 portion of the schedule for No. 1 Stanford ladies’s golf started on Monday morning on the Big Island, with the Cardinal {golfing} within the Nanea Invitational. Despite taking pictures a robust opening spherical, the competitors is fierce, with Stanford sitting in third place after 18 holes of golf.

As a staff, Stanford’s 282 (-10) is likely one of the staff’s finest all-time on a par-73, however the Cardinal sit in third general. No. 6 Auburn shot a blinding 21-under within the opening spherical, whereas No. 21 Arizona State got here out of the gates sizzling at 17-under.

As such, Auburn and Arizona State occupy the highest three spots on the person leaderboard. Charlotte Cantonis leads the sphere with an 8-under 65, whereas her teammate Anna Davis trails after taking pictures a 7-under 66. Isla McDonald O’Brien holds outright third with a 67 on Monday.

Continuing a current run of excellent begins, Kelly Xu is the staff’s chief after Monday’s motion with a 4-under 69. She started her spherical with birdies on her second and third holes and solely had one bogey on the morning. She added three extra birdies throughout her ultimate eight holes to shut among the many leaders, sitting in a tie for sixth and 4 strokes again of the lead. In her final three tournaments, Xu has shot 70, 70, and 69 within the opening spherical.

 A trio of Cardinal sit tied at 2-under after taking pictures 71s on Monday. Andrea Revuelta, Meja Örtengren, and Paula Martín Sampedro sit simply exterior the highest 20 after following comparable scripts on their scorecards. Revuelta started the day with two birdies on her first 4 holes, then had three in a five-hole span to start the again 9. Örtengren was clear throughout her ultimate 11 holes, with two birdies throughout that run. Marín Sampedro completed robust with three birdies over the ultimate six holes.

On the person facet, Leigh Chien sits atop the 4 further Stanford golfers with a 3-under 70, placing her in a tie for ninth. She was 2-over by her first 9 holes after which caught hearth on the again 9, recording 5 birdies, together with birdies on holes two and three, which have been her ultimate on the day. The 70 is one of the best spherical she has fired this season, and the third-best in her collegiate profession.

Kaila Elsayegh additionally impressed with a 1-under 72. Her day was a bit extra up-and-down than Chien’s, with two early birdies on her second and third holes, after which consecutive birdies on 13 and 14 earlier than ending with a birdie on gap two. Scattered elsewhere within the spherical have been two bogeys and a double-bogey, however she battled by to land simply exterior the highest 20 general.

The second spherical of the Nanea Invitational will get underway at 10:30 am PT on Tuesday morning, with the third spherical on Wednesday.

Nanea Invitational (Nanea Golf Club, par 73)