April 9, 2017 NAPA, Calif. - Senior Paige Lee carded a 1-over-par 73 to lead UC Davis in the opening round of the Silverado Showdown women's golf tournament, hosted by Colorado and Oregon at the Silverado Country Club Sunday. The Aggies finished the day in 16th place with a team total of 304, one stroke behind 36th-ranked Texas Tech.
Lee wrapped up her day with a birdie-4 on the 491-yard ninth, moving into a tie for 21st place. She also birdied the 17th and 18th holes to score 1-over 37 on the back nine, then stayed at even par for the remaining nine. This is the fourth straight occasion that Lee has at least tied for her team's low round, which she did throughout all three days at the Anuenue Spring Break Classic. Freshman Christine Danielson recovered from a tough back nine by shooting 1-under 35 for the front nine to close at 3-over-par 75 for the day, taking part in a tie for 39th. Fellow first-years
Yoonhee Kim and
Rei Nakatani posted rounds of 77 (t63rd) and 79 (t77th) on the day, while sophomore
Samantha Hutchison closed out her first round at 8-over 80 to close out the day in t83rd. No. 3 Stanford leads the team standings a 5-under 283, just one stroke in front of sixth-ranked UCLA. Gonzaga's Bianca Pagdanganan shot a 5-under 67 to lead the individual field of 93 players. The Silverado Showdown, played on the resort's 6176-yard, par-72 North course, continues through Friday.
2017 SILVERADO SHOWDOWN, DAY 1 Silverado Country Club (Napa, California) • Par 72 • 6,176 yards
TEAM STANDINGS (18 holes)
1. Stanford, 283
2. UCLA, 284
t3. Oregon, 290
t3. Colorado, 290
5. Northwestern, 291
t6. California, 292
t6. Iowa State, 292
8. TCU, 293
t9. Washington State, 299
t9. Hawaii, 299
t11. San Francisco, 301
t11. Pepperdine, 301
t11. Gonzaga, 301
14. San Jose State, 302
15. Texas Tech, 303
16. UC Davis, 304
17. East Carolina, 307
18. Long Beach State, 308
INDIVIDUAL STANDINGS (18 holes) Leader plus UC Davis competitors 1. Bianca Pagdanganan, Gonzaga, 67
t21.
Paige Lee, 73
t39.
Christine Danielsson, 75
t63.
Yoonhee Kim, 77
t77.
Rei Nakatani, 79
t83.
Samantha Hutchison, 80
