SEAL BEACH, Calif. – Freshman Claire Choi entered the clubhouse tied for seventh-place on the individual leaderboard and Santa Clara women's golf sits alone in 12th-place with a team total of 606 after two rounds of The Gold Rush.
The Broncos had a strong start but faded to eighth after the opening 18 holes with a 302. A second round 304 left them 28 swings behind leader San Jose State. The Broncos are just 13 shots behind fifth-place BYU.
"We struggled today," head coach Krystal Kelly said. "Our ball striking wasn't as good as it's been the last few weeks."
Choi carded a personal-best even-par 72 in the first round and was 1-over in the second round, leaving her tied for seventh with two other golfers. San Jose State's Abegail Arevalo blistered the course to a 7-under 137 to take a three-shot lead into Tuesday's final round.
"Claire played well today," Kelly noted of her first-year player.
Sophomore Sarah Busey scored rounds of 74 and 78 to take a share of 38th at 8-over 152, one-swing better than teammate Emily Sumner, who totaled a 153 (76-77) and sits in a tie for 43rd.
Juniors Chloe Wong (80-76) and Marni Murez (84-86) were further down the leaderboard.
"We short-sided ourselves more than we normally do," Kelly said of her team's opening day performance.
The Broncos will attempt to make up ground beginning at 8 a.m. PT in Tuesday's final round on the 6,169-yard, par-72 Old Ranch Country Club course. Live scoring will be available at Golfstat.com.
Santa Clara Second Round Individual Results
| T7. | Claire Choi | 72-73 = 145 (+1) |
| T38. | Sarah Busey | 74-78 = 152 (+8) |
| T43. | Emily Sumner | 76-77 = 153 (+9) |
| T59. | Chloe Wong | 80-76 = 156 (+12) |
| 81. | Marni Murez | 84-86 = 170 (+26) |
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