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Friend Chompitakdacha Leads Golden Eagles to Start MountainView Collegiate
3/18/2022 6:21:00 PM | Women's Golf
SADDLEBROOKE, Ariz. -- Junior Friend Chompitakdacha picked up right where she left off three weeks ago for the Southern Miss women's golf team, leading the Golden Eagles with a one-under 71 to tie for 21st after 18 holes at the MountainView Collegiate. Southern Miss sits in 13th as a team after one round at The Preserve Golf Club.Â
The Chiangmai, Thailand native started on the 10th hole and pared the first five holes before carding a double bogey on the 15th hole. Chompitakdacha birdied back-to-back holes to get back to even, then bogeyed two holes to sit one-over par with five holes left. The junior promptly went birdie, par, eagle to finish her round at one-under par. Freshman Elena Melich was equally as impressive on Friday, firing an even-par 72. Melich carded three birdies on the day to sit tied for 28th.Â
Momoka Ando fired a three-over 75 that included three birdies. Ando is tied for 54th after her first 18 holes. Jacee Fields birdied a team-high four holes to tie Chompitakdacha for the most by a Golden Eagle on Friday. Icie Cockerham had one birdie.Â
Southern Miss will look to climb the leaderboard on Saturday morning. Live scoring is available through BirdieFire.com.
Southern Miss ScoresÂ
T21. Friend Chompitakdacha (71)
T28. Elena Melich (72)
T54. Momoka Ando (75)
T81. Jacee Fields (81)
88. Icie Cockerham (83)
Team Leaderboard
1. Texas Tech
2. San Jose State
T3. Oklahoma State
T3. Texas A&M
5. UNLV
6. Arkansas
7. North Texas
T8. Florida
T8. Oklahoma
10. TCU
11. Iowa State
12. Houston
13. Southern Miss
T14. Kansas State
T14. Tulsa
15. Missouri
The Chiangmai, Thailand native started on the 10th hole and pared the first five holes before carding a double bogey on the 15th hole. Chompitakdacha birdied back-to-back holes to get back to even, then bogeyed two holes to sit one-over par with five holes left. The junior promptly went birdie, par, eagle to finish her round at one-under par. Freshman Elena Melich was equally as impressive on Friday, firing an even-par 72. Melich carded three birdies on the day to sit tied for 28th.Â
Momoka Ando fired a three-over 75 that included three birdies. Ando is tied for 54th after her first 18 holes. Jacee Fields birdied a team-high four holes to tie Chompitakdacha for the most by a Golden Eagle on Friday. Icie Cockerham had one birdie.Â
Southern Miss will look to climb the leaderboard on Saturday morning. Live scoring is available through BirdieFire.com.
Southern Miss ScoresÂ
T21. Friend Chompitakdacha (71)
T28. Elena Melich (72)
T54. Momoka Ando (75)
T81. Jacee Fields (81)
88. Icie Cockerham (83)
Team Leaderboard
1. Texas Tech
2. San Jose State
T3. Oklahoma State
T3. Texas A&M
5. UNLV
6. Arkansas
7. North Texas
T8. Florida
T8. Oklahoma
10. TCU
11. Iowa State
12. Houston
13. Southern Miss
T14. Kansas State
T14. Tulsa
15. Missouri
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