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Young-A Yang Shoots Second Round 1-Over 73
July 26, 2001 | Women's Golf
May 23, 2001
HOWEY-IN-THE-HILLS, Fla. -- On a hot, muggy day in Howey-in-the-Hills, Fla., junior Lady Vol golfer Young-A Yang (Tae-Gu City, South Korea) was able to keep cool most of her second round as she recorded a 1-over 73 at the 2001 NCAA Championships. For the second straight day, bogeys outnumbered birdies for the two-time All-American who finished with two bogeys and one birdie on the par 72, 6,106-yard El Campeon Course at the Mission Inn Golf and Tennis Resort. Yang now has a two-day total of 148 and is tied for 20th. UCLA's Laura Moffat continues to lead the event as she carded her second consecutive 69 to sit with a total of 138. Auburn's Celeste Troche, the SEC Golfer of the Year, recorded the low round of the day with a 4-under 68.
Yang began her second day as a member of the last group to tee off from the back nine. She fired par after par to make the turn at even with a 37. Included in the par parade was a successful up-and-down make on hole No. 11 in which Yang punched her second shot over the green. She then chipped on to the green and made a five-foot putt for par. The Tae-Gu City native ended the run of black numbers on her scorecard when she rolled in a six-foot putt for a birdie on the first hole. Yang stayed 1-under until the fourth hole when she missed the green and then saw her par-saving putt lip out to set her back at even. She looked as if she was going to ease on through the rest of the round as Yang was consistently in the fairway and on the green over the next several holes. Then came the par-3 eighth hole, the same hole that Yang bogeyed yesterday. Yang, tired from a long day on the course, hit her tee shot right, resulting in the ball being buried in a hazard. After taking a drop, Yang put her next shot eight feet from the cup and then she rolled in that putt for a well-earned bogey. She recovered on nine, the last hole of the day, and made her 15th par on the day and 28th for the tournament, which currently leads all participants.
"I feel I played fairly well today," stated Yang. "The only problem I had was on the green, but I think I am finally getting a hold of how to read them. I ran into trouble on the second-to-last hole, but I was able to recover and make bogey. Although, I haven't putted that well so far, I am excited about tomorrow and plan on getting in a groove early on."
The third of four rounds will take place Thursday as Yang will tee off from the first hole at 8:20 am. With two rounds under her belt and an increased knowledge of the slow greens, Yang is poised to put herself among the top 10 spots on the leaderboard.
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