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Samuel P. Golden Invitational - Day 1

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September 13, 2021 | Cowgirl Golf

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Oklahoma State in search of the program's 100th win in program history

DENTON, TEXAS ---- No. 3 Oklahoma State women's golf opened its fall portion of the 2021-22 schedule on Monday, posting a 280 and 277 in the opening two rounds of the Sam Golden Invitational at the Wildhorse Golf Club to finish the day in first place. OSU shot a combined 557, the third-lowest 36-hole score in school history.

Sitting at 19-under, the Cowgirls will take the par-72, 6,288-yard course for the final round tomorrow morning with a one-stroke lead over Texas Tech and are three strokes ahead of in-state rival Oklahoma.

Individually, Caley McGinty paced OSU with two rounds of 67 to take a one-stroke lead over the field at 10-under heading into the final round in her first appearance at Oklahoma State. Shooting a 134, she finished the day tied for the third-best 36-hole score in program history.

Isabella Fierro was just behind at 9-under. She finished tied for second with rounds of 68 and 67.

"We saw a lot of solid golf in our first two rounds of the year," head coach Greg Robertson said. "Caley and Isabella did a great job of leading the way. We're looking forward to a competitive day tomorrow with some good teams in contention."

Maddison Hinson-Tolchard and Rina Tatematsu both finished the day tied for 31^st. Hinson-Tolchard started her year with a pair of 72s while Tatematsu posted a 73 and 71 to finish with a 36-hole score of 144.

Clemence Martin rounded out the OSU starting lineup tied for 41^st after shooting a 74 and 72.

Competing individually, Lianna Bailey finished tied for 38^th with an opening round of 71 and a 74 to close the day.

Oklahoma State will be in search of its first tournament win of the season and the 100^th in program history tomorrow. Live results will be available at golfstat.com.

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