{"id":558553,"date":"2026-03-25T00:03:09","date_gmt":"2026-03-25T00:03:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/558553\/"},"modified":"2026-03-25T00:03:09","modified_gmt":"2026-03-25T00:03:09","slug":"golf-moves-to-12th-after-second-round-at-asu-ping-invitational","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/558553\/","title":{"rendered":"Golf Moves to 12th After Second Round at ASU PING Invitational"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>                &#13;<br \/>\n                    Story Links&#13;<br \/>\n                    &#13;<br \/>\n                    &#13;<\/p>\n<p data-end=\"306\" data-start=\"106\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">PHOENIX, Ariz. (March 24, 2026) &#8211;\u00a0The Northern Arizona women&#8217;s golf team climbed to 12th place after the second round of the ASU PING Invitational, posting a two-round total of 597 (+21) on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p data-end=\"525\" data-start=\"308\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">No. 2 Southern California continues to lead the tournament at 24 under par, 11 strokes ahead of Baylor. USC&#8217;s Katherine Park sits atop the leaderboard after shooting 66 (-6) in the second round for a 10-under total.<\/p>\n<p data-end=\"1069\" data-start=\"527\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nauathletics.com\/sports\/womens-golf\/roster\/lydia-lin\/7783\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"7783\" target=\"_blank\">Lydia Lin<\/a> led the Lumberjacks with an even-par 72 in the second round, matching her opening-round 72 for a two-day total of 144 (E). Lin is tied for 21st overall and remains the team&#8217;s top performer, showing consistent play from the front nine to the back nine. She opened the round with a birdie on hole 10 and dropped a couple of shots throughout the round before finishing strong with back-to-back birdies to return to even par. The freshman is taking advantage of scoreable par-5s, averaging 4.63 (-3), tied for sixth-best in the field.<\/p>\n<p data-end=\"1412\" data-start=\"1071\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nauathletics.com\/sports\/womens-golf\/roster\/frankie-dezis\/6930\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"6930\" target=\"_blank\">Frankie Dezis<\/a> carded a 75 (+3) in the second round after opening with a 74 (+2), giving her a total of 149 (+5) and a tie for 49th place. Dezis went out in five-over-par but stayed steady on the back nine, posting a string of pars and two birdies for a two-under second nine. She has tallied 25 pars, tied for 18th-most in the competition.<\/p>\n<p data-end=\"1615\" data-start=\"1414\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nauathletics.com\/sports\/womens-golf\/roster\/amy-hodgkins\/6931\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"6931\" target=\"_blank\">Amy Hodgkins<\/a> posted a 76 (+4) in round two for a two-day total of 151 (+7). Hodgkins is tied for 60th and secured a birdie on each side of the course, including the par-5 15th and par-3 fourth holes.<\/p>\n<p data-end=\"1841\" data-start=\"1617\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nauathletics.com\/sports\/womens-golf\/roster\/sumin-kang\/6935\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"6935\" target=\"_blank\">Sumin Kang<\/a> rebounded with a 76 (+4) in the second round after an 80 (+8) in round one, totaling 156 (+12) and tying for 75th place. Kang played a steady back nine, posting even par and adding two birdies on holes 13 and 9.<\/p>\n<p data-end=\"2095\" data-start=\"1843\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nauathletics.com\/sports\/womens-golf\/roster\/nina-lukyanenko\/6932\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"6932\" target=\"_blank\">Nina Lukyanenko<\/a> finished with an 81 (+9) in the second round, giving her a two-day total of 158 (+14) and a tie for 81st place. Lukyanenko faced challenges in the second round but added birdies on holes 12 and 15 to limit damage and stay competitive.<\/p>\n<p data-end=\"2368\" data-start=\"2097\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">As a team, Northern Arizona has tallied 22 birdies (tied for seventh) and 107 pars (13th). The Lumberjacks are showing steady play on par-5s, averaging 5.03 (+1), but will look to limit mistakes on par-3s (3.27, +11) and par-4s (4.26, +26) heading into the final round.<\/p>\n<p data-end=\"2634\" data-start=\"2370\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">NAU will begin round three at 8 a.m. MST with a shotgun start, playing in foursomes alongside No. 19 Northwestern (+10), Florida Atlantic (+12) and Abilene Christian (+15). They will tee off on holes 10 through 14. Live scoring is available on <a href=\"https:\/\/scoreboard.clippd.com\/tournaments\/239380\/scoring\/team\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Clippd Scoreboard.<\/a><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Stay up to date with the Northern Arizona women&#8217;s golf team by following the &#8216;Jacks on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/naugolf\/?hl=en\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Instagram<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/naugolf?lang=en\" rel=\"nofollow\">X<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>            <script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"&#13; Story Links&#13; &#13; &#13; PHOENIX, Ariz. 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