KYLE, Texas - Freshman
Tilde Bocker sits among the individual top-20 through the first two rounds of the Texas State Invitational at Plum Creek Golf Course in Kyle, Texas. Bocker's performance has helped Little Rock sit 14th among the 16-team field after day one of the first tournament of the spring season.
2019 Texas State Invitational Day One Results
Bocker is tied for 20th after posting a 3-over 145 on day one, beginning with a 1-over 72 in the morning round. Bocker then shot a 2-over 73 in round two, pacing the Trojans to a 31-over 599 after 36 holes.
In round one, Little rock posted a 17-over 301, led by Bocker's 72 and a 2-over 73 from fellow freshman
Malena Austerslaatt. Senior
Emelie Blennow posted a 6-over 77 as well to help pace the Trojans.
Little Rock then shaved three strokes off its opening round in the afternoon, shooting a 14-over 298 for its third-lowest round of the 2018-19 season. That effort was led by a 1-over 72 by freshman
Kellie Gachaga with Bocker shooting her 2-over 73 with a 5-over 76 from Austerslaatt.
After 36 holes, Bocker sits atop the Trojan leaderboard with a 3-over 145, four shots ahead of Austerslaatt's 7-over 149. Gachaga is third at 9-over 151, followed by Blennow at 12-over 154 and
Sydney Scraba rounding out the scorecard with a 20-over 162.
The Trojans enter Tuesday's final round two shots back of Stephen F. Austin (29-over 597) and four shots back of 12th-place Texas A&M-Corpus Christi (27-over 595). The Trojans hold a five-shot advantage on 15th-place UT-Rio Grande Valley (36-over 604).
UT-San Antonio holds the team lead after 36 holes with a 1-over 569, one shot better than host Texas State's 2-over 570. Oral Roberts (8-over 576) is third with Houston Baptist and Tulsa (9-over 577) tied for fourth to round out the top-five.
Tuesday's final round gets underway with an 8:15 a.m. shotgun start as the Trojans will tee off on holes 14-17, playing with Stephen F. Austin and UT-Rio Grande Valley. Live scoring is available at
BirdieFire.com.
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