PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. \u2013 The 20th-ranked Oklahoma State women’s golf team kicked off its 2025-26 season at Pebble Beach on Friday.<\/p>\n
The Cowgirls combined for a 7-over par, 367 stroke round, good for third place on the day. OSU trails the first-place Texas A&M Aggies by 14 strokes heading into Saturday’s action.<\/p>\n
The Pokes were led by their two highest-ranked golfers,\u00a0Grace Kilcrease<\/a>\u00a0(No. 34) and\u00a0Marta Silchenko<\/a>\u00a0(No. 58). The duo finished in third and seventh place, respectively, and are two of only 10 golfers to shoot under par on Friday.<\/p>\n Kilcrease, the reigning Carmel Cup champion, paired a front-nine 34 with an even-par 36 on the back half, finishing two strokes under par with a final score of 70. This marks the fourth consecutive year that Kilcrease has shot par-or-better in her first round of the season.<\/p>\n A scorching 3-under performance on the front nine guided Silchenko to a 71-stroke round (-1). The third-year Cowgirl picked up five birdies, with four of them coming in the first nine holes.<\/p>\n Sophomore\u00a0Summer Lee<\/a>\u00a0was the third and final Cowgirl to shoot par-or-better on the day. Lee shot an even-par 72 and demonstrated valuable consistency, firing a 36 on both the front and back nine. Lee sits in 11th place heading into the weekend.<\/p>\n Junior\u00a0Ellie Bushnell<\/a>\u00a0and sophomore\u00a0Lucy Darr<\/a>\u00a0each finished at 5-over par (77).<\/p>\n