Rachel Kuehn and Macy Pate remained high on the individual leaderboard for first-place Wake Forest after two rounds of the NCAA women’s golf regional at Bermuda Run East.
Meanwhile, Mebane native Emily Mathews is tied for 12th after rounds of 72 and 73 3at the regional at Tumble Creek Club in Cle Elum, Washington, despite a disappointing finish to her second round. Morgan Ketchum, who played with Pate at Reagan High, shot rounds . The Hokies are in , from the fourth qualifying spot.
Wake’s 558, 18-under-par total at Bermuda Run leads Texas and Ole Miss by six strokes. Mississippi State is fourth, 13 behind. Kuehn has shot rounds of 67 and 68 and trails Bailey Davis, who shot an opening-round 64, by one stroke. Pate shot rounds of 69 and 70, and is tied for fifth.
Stanford has a commanding 12-stroke lead over Duke in Washington, with Virginia and Arizona State for the other qualifying spots. Tennessee trails MSU by one stroke and North Texas by three with one round left.
The top four teams after Wednesday’s final rounds of the six regionals advance to the NCAA Championship. Tennessee trails MSU by one stroke and North Texas by three in the race to grab the final qualifying slot.
North Carolina is in third at the competitive Auburn, Alabama, regional, behind Auburn and Houston. Only seven strokes separates second place from seventh at Auburn University Club entering the final day.
