Tulsa in 7th Place After Opening Round at American Athletic Conference Championship

Sunday, April 14

Palm Coast, Fla.

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Photo by: Jay Drowns

Tulsa in 7th Place After Opening Round at American Athletic Conference Championship

4/14/2019 3:48:00 PM | Women's Golf

PALM COAST, Fla. –– The Tulsa women's golf team carded a 13-over par 301 in first round action at the American Athletic Conference Championship Sunday on the par-72 Conservatory Course at the Hammock Beach Resort.

Houston leads the field with a 1-under par 287 score, but only 11 strokes separate teams number 2 through 10 after the opening round.

A trio of Tulsa golfers turned in the team's best individual round of 75 on Sunday and are tied for 19th place, including senior Johanna Samuelsson, sophomore Taylor Dobson and freshman Sammy Liu.

Tulsa freshman Jasmine Zhang is one stroke back with a score of 76 and tied for 28^th place, while fellow freshman Lorena Tseng is one shot behind Zhang with a round of 77 for 35^th place. In 28 rounds as a freshman, Tseng's score today is just her third round of 77 or more this season.

Houston's Leonie Harm leads the individual race with a 3-under par score of 69.

Second round action takes place on Monday with the final 18 holes to be played on Tuesday.

Team Results

Houston 287
UCF 294
South Florida 295
East Carolina 296
SMU 298
Cincinnati 299
Tulsa 301
Wichita State 302
Memphis 304
Tulane 305

Tulsa Individuals
T19. Johanna Samuelsson    75
T19. Sammy Liu 75
T19. Taylor Dobson 75
T28. Jasmine Zhang 76
T35. Lorena Tseng 77

Top-5 Individuals
1.   Leonie Harm, Houston                69 (-3)
T2.    Natalia Villavicencio, USF                70 (-2)
T2.    Maria Jose Martinez, Houston         70 (-2)
T2.    Elizabeth Moon, UCF                       70 (-2)
T2.    Daniela Murcia, Cincinnati               70 (-2)