WG: Four Baylor Players Shoot Under Par

Monday, March 23

Tempe, Ariz.

Baylor

PING ASU Invitational

WG: Four Baylor Players Shoot Under Par

3/23/2026 8:28:00 PM | Women's Golf

#26 Bears sitting 2nd in PING ASU Invitational at 9-under

PING ASU DAY 1 RESULTS

PHOENIX, Ariz. – Going toe-to-toe with one of the elite programs in the country, the 26^th-ranked Baylor women's golf team had all four scoring golfers shoot below par and sit in second place after Monday's opening round in the PING ASU Invitational.

Second-ranked USC is atop the standings at 17-under-par 271, with the Bears eight strokes back at 9-under 279, which ties their best round of the season. Rounding out the top five, Cal State-Fullerton is third at 7-under 281, followed by the 23^rd-ranked Arizona State host team at 6-under 282 and No. 14 UCLA at 3-under 285.

"Solid day for our team and really pleased to see our games trending in the right direction," Baylor head coach Jay Goble said.

Sophomore Malena Castro had a bogey-free round of 3-under 69 and is tied for eighth, three shots behind first-round leader Jasmine Koo of USC. Freshman Amelia Wan carded one of the tournament's four eagles on the day and is tied for 10^th with senior Silje Ohma and junior transfer Yurang Li at 2-under 70.

"Malena played a bogey-free round today and stayed patient all day," Goble said. "She did not make her first birdie until the 12^th hole, but again, she kept in her process and just played steady golf. Silje, Yurang and Amelia all played solid as well, and I know they feel like they left some out there. They will be ready to fight tomorrow for every shot."

Castro started the day with 11-consecutive pars and tied for the most pars for the opening round with 15. She rolled in birdies at the par-4 12^th, par-5 15^th and par-4 18^th to shoot in the 60s for the seventh time this season.

Despite a bogey on the third hole, Wan's eagle on the par-4, 433-yard sixth left her just one shot off the lead at 3-under at the turn. Li was in the top five before a bogey on the closing hole, while Ohma overcame a slow start with birdies on two of her last four holes.

Senior Bridget Boczar and junior Charlotte Brook, playing as an individual, are tied for 50^th at 3-over 75 on the par-72 layout at Papago Golf Club.

Paired with USC and Cal State-Fullerton for Tuesday's second round, Baylor will start on No. 1 with tee times between 11:25 a.m. and 12:01 p.m. CT, while Brook will tee off at 11:12 a.m. on No. 10.

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