Bears Build on Lead in Round Two of The Rainbow Wahine Invitational

Tuesday, October 26

Kapolei, O‘ahu - Kapolei GC

Baylor

Rainbow Wahine Invitational

Bears Build on Lead in Round Two of The Rainbow Wahine Invitational

10/26/2021 9:46:00 PM | Women's Golf

Round Two Stats (PDF)

Baylor Will Carry a 19-Shot Lead into Wednesday’s Final Round

By: Matt Roberts

KAPOLEI, Hawaii – Baylor's Britta Snyder led the bear brigade at the top of the leaderboard on Tuesday, at the Rainbow Wahine Invitational, one of five bears in the top-10.

Baylor gave themselves more breathing room in the second round with a team score of 10-under 278, giving them the best team score for the second-straight day.

Snyder shot a 4-under 68 and holds a three-shot lead, for the individual title, entering Wednesday's final round. She played steady on the front-nine, shooting an even-par 36, but gave up her overnight lead. A birdie at the par-4 11^th, would kick-start a stretch of three birdies in four holes to regain the lead for good. A win on Wednesday, would be the first individual title of Snyder's career.

Senior Gurleen Kaur is just three shots back of her teammate, in a tie for second place. She was shot out of a cannon to start, on Tuesday, recording five birdies in her first nine holes to soar to the top of the leaderboard at six-under-par. After a pair of double-bogeys on the back-nine, Kaur bounced back nicely with an eagle and a par on No. 17 and No. 18 to shoot a three-under 69.

Freshman Antonia Matte got off to a good start as well with a one-under 35 on the front nine. After a bogey to start her back-nine, Matte birdied four of her final seven holes to match Kaur for the second-best round of the day, a three-under 69, putting her in fourth place alone.

Sophomore Rosie Belsham recorded Baylor's fourth and final counting score. She was two-over through 16 holes, but closed strong with birdies at No. 17 and No. 18 to record an even-par 72, and pull into a tie for 5^th place.

Hannah Karg, who is playing as an individual this week, got off to a steady start with 10-straight pars to open the round. Two birdies in a four-hole stretch got her into red figures before signing for an even-par 72 to pull into a tie for 9^th place, entering Wednesday.

Freshman BaiMai Seema got off to a blistering start as well on Tuesday. She birdied five of her first seven holes en route to a three-under 33 on the front-nine. She closed with a back-nine 40 to notch the best score of her young career, a one-over 73.

The Bears hold a 19-shot lead entering the final round which will begin at 2:40 p.m. (CST) on Wednesday.

HIGHLIGHTS

Baylor continued their domination of the par-4's, playing them at +4 for the week, 12-shots better than any other team.
Baylor has played the par-5's ten shots better (-10) than anyone else in the field.
The Bears 41 birdies are the most by anyone in the field, 11 more than the next-closest team.
Gurleen Kaur recorded one of two eagles for the tournament on No. 17, in the second round.
Kaur has played the par-5's at six-under through two rounds, which leads the field.
Britta Snyder leads the field in par-4 scoring, playing them to a 3.85 average.
Snyder's 12 birdies through two rounds are the most by anyone in the field.
Hannah Karg has 29 pars through two rounds, to lead the field.

STAT OF THE DAY:
Britta Snyder's score of 136 through two rounds, ties the best 36-hole score of her career.

WHAT'S NEXT
Baylor will look to finish off the Rainbow Wahine Invitational with a win on Wednesday. The Bears will go off the No. 1 tee beginning with BaiMai Seema at 2:40 p.m. (CST). Rose Belsham will tee off at 2:48 p.m. (CST) followed by Antonia Matte at 2:56 p.m. (CST). Gurleen Kaur will tee off at 3:04 p.m. (CST), while Britta Snyder will look for her career-first win at 3:12 p.m. (CST). Hannah Karg will tee off at 3:20 p.m. (CST), aiming to be the highest finishing individual. Live scores and stats are available at Golfstat.com. For more information on Baylor Women's Golf, follow @BaylorWGolf on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook.