Ohio State women's golf tied for lead after Round 1 of NCAA regional
The Ohio State women's golf team was tied with defending champion Northwestern after the first round of the NCAA Ann Arbor regional.
The Ohio State women's golf team ended the first day of the NCAA regionals tied for first place. Ohio State entered the Ann Arbor Regional as the fifth seed in the regional, but the Buckeyes led the first round from start to finish. The top five teams at the end of Round 3 on Wednesday will advance, and the Buckeyes have put themselves in strong position after Round 1.
The Buckeyes, starting on the back nine, got off to a lightning start, including three straight birdies from sophomore Nellie Ong . Every single Buckeye finished the back nine under par, for a team score of -8 and a massive lead. The front nine wasn't as impressive, and a few late bogeys brought Ohio State down to -5 and a tie with Northwestern, the defending National Champions.
Ohio State is ranked No. 29 entering the NCAA regionals, while Northwestern is No. 32.
The only other school in the regional to go under par in the first round was USC, the No. 2 team overall. No.