{"id":942068,"date":"2026-10-26T23:36:15","date_gmt":"2026-10-26T23:36:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/942068\/"},"modified":"2026-10-26T23:36:15","modified_gmt":"2026-10-26T23:36:15","slug":"emilia-vaisto-takes-lead-in-the-clash-at-boulder-creek","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/942068\/","title":{"rendered":"Emilia Va\u00efst\u00f6 Takes Lead in The Clash at Boulder Creek"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"EmiliaBOULDER CITY, Nev. \u2013 A day after setting her career low, University of Houston Women’s Golf junior Emilia V\u00e4isto bettered that by one stroke with a 66 to lead the Cougars and grab the individual lead following the Second Round of The Clash at Boulder Creek on Monday afternoon.
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\nThe Cougars remained in third at 557 after posting a total of 5-under 284 in Monday’s action. #24 Kansas held the Second-Round lead at 544 to finish three strokes ahead of Boise State. New Mexico State (565), UTEP (565) and California Baptist (565) rounded out the Top-Six leaders.
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\nCompeting on the 6,429-yard, par-72 course at Boulder Creek Golf Club, Vaisto enjoyed her second straight bogey-free round to build a two-stroke advantage\u00a0over Boise State’s Leia Chung and Kansas’ Ebba Nordstedt.
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\nStarting off No. 1, she made three straight pars before making her first birdie of the day at the par-3 fourth hole. Following for more pars, she closed her first nine with another birdie.
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\nThe Sien\u00e4joki, Finland, native drained back-to-back birdies at Nos. 12-13 and equaled that feat at Nos. 17-18 to top her 67 from Sunday’s First Round.
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\nSophomore Zoe McLean-Tattan<\/a> tied her career low with a 68 Monday, thanks to five birdies and an eagle. Starting off No. 2, the Romford, England, native started the day on fire with a birdie on her first hole followed by three birdies in a four-hole stretch at Nos. 4-7.
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\nShe closed her first nine with a birdie on the par-5 ninth hole and started her second nine with an eagle-2 at No. 10. With Monday’s total, McLean-Tattan moved up 20 places into a tie for seventh at 6-under 138.
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\n\"TeamMcLean-Tattan tied her personal best, first set during her time at ULM in the Second Round of the Chevron Collegiate \u2013 hosted by Houston \u2013 at Golf Club of Houston on Feb. 23.
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\nSophomore Sadie Adams<\/a> was tied for 26th at 1-under 143 while fifth-year Alexa Salda\u00f1a and senior Daniela Campillo Martinez<\/a> were tied for 45th at 146.
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\nThe tournament wraps up with the Final Round beginning Tuesday morning.
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\nLIVE SCORING
\nFans can follow live scoring at The Clash at Boulder Creek by clicking here<\/a>.
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\nTEE TIMES

\nFor Tuesday’s Final Round, the Cougars will compete in groups with student-athletes from Kansas, Boise State and New Mexico State beginning at 10 a.m. (CDT)

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\nMcLean-Tattan begins the day in the first group off No. 1 with V\u00e4ist\u00f6 (second group off No. 1), Salda\u00f1a (first group off No. 2), Adams (second group off No. 2) and Campillo Martinez (No. 3) following.
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\nFans can find complete The Clash at Boulder Creek tee times and pairings by clicking here<\/a>.
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