Spitz Tied for First, Bruins Up to Second With 18 Holes Left

Monday, February 10

Palos Verdes Estates, CA

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Northrop Grumman Regional Challenge

Freshman Emilie Paltrinieri made six birdies in her round on Monday (photo by Ohio State Athletics).

Spitz Tied for First, Bruins Up to Second With 18 Holes Left

February 10, 2020 | Women's Golf

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PALOS VERDES ESTATES, Calif. - Equaling the low round of the day, freshman Emma Spitz is tied for first after 36 holes at the Northrop Grumman Regional Challenge. Spitz shot a 5-under 66 at the Palos Verdes Golf Club on Monday to help the Bruins jump from seventh to second heading into the final day on Tuesday.

As a team, UCLA shot a 5-under 279, 14 shots better than Sunday. The Bruins are at 4-over 572 through two rounds, eight shots back of first-place Duke (-4, 564).

Spitz is at 6-under 136 after two rounds, tied with Auburn's Kaleigh Telfer. After bogeying her first hole, Spitz made six birdies and 11 pars in the final 17 holes, posting three in a row on holes No. 5-7, while adding birdies on No. 9, 14 and 16.

Freshman Emilie Paltrinieri was also under par on Monday, shooting a 2-under 69. She made six birdies, including four in a row on holes No. 11 through 14, adding birdies on No. 7 and 16 to go with four bogeys. Paltrinieri is tied for ninth (E, 142).

Senior Mariel Galdiano is tied for 28th (+4, 146), shooting a 1-over 72. She made three birdies on No. 6, 13 and 16, two bogeys and a double. Freshman Annabel Wilson is tied for 38th (+6, 148), also posting a 1-over 72. She made a birdie on No. 9, two bogeys and 15 pars. Sophomore Phoebe Yue is tied for 61st (+11, 153), making a birdie on No. 17, five bogeys and a double in a 6-over 77. Freshman Yuki Yoshihara, playing as an individual, is 82nd (+18, 160), recording a birdie on the 15th and seven bogeys in a 6-over 77.

Tuesday's final round will be a shotgun start beginning at 8:30 a.m. Spitz will start on No. 1, Paltrinieri on No. 2, Galdiano on No. 3, Wilson on No. 4 and Yue on No. 5. Yoshihara will begin her final round on No. 18.