{"id":263373,"date":"2026-04-23T21:54:16","date_gmt":"2026-04-23T21:54:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/263373\/"},"modified":"2026-04-23T21:54:16","modified_gmt":"2026-04-23T21:54:16","slug":"red-raiders-sit-ninth-after-round-one-of-big-12-championship","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/263373\/","title":{"rendered":"Red Raiders sit ninth after round one of Big 12 Championship"},"content":{"rendered":"

DALLAS \u2014 Cameron Freund<\/a> and Denisa Vodickova<\/a> each carded even-par 72s to lead Texas Tech into ninth place after the opening round of the Big 12 Championship on Thursday at Dallas Athletic Club.<\/p>\n

The Red Raiders shot 13-over 301 as a team and sit ninth in the 14-team field after 18 holes. Freund and Vodickova are tied for ninth individually, pacing Tech in the 70-player field and sitting three shots off the lead held by Houston’s Natalie Saint Germain (-3).<\/p>\n

Freund and the Red Raider team opened Thursday’s action on hole No. 10. Freund made the turn at even par with one birdie and one bogey, and moved to 2-under early during her second nine before back-to-back bogeys on holes No. 6 and 7 brought her back to even par.<\/p>\n

Vodickova used a strong second nine to climb the leaderboard, recording four birdies in a five-hole stretch from holes No. 1 through No. 5 after making the turn at 2-over. Late bogeys on No. 6 and her final hole dropped her back to even to close the round.<\/p>\n

Lauren Zaretsky<\/a> is tied for 45th at 5-over 77, while Maja Ambroziak<\/a> sits tied for 64th at 8-over 80 to round out the Red Raiders’ four counting scores.<\/p>\n

Houston leads the team standings at 3-under 285 following the opening round, with No. 15 UCF at 1-under 287, two shots back. The two programs posted the only under-par rounds on Thursday.<\/p>\n

The second round begins Friday at 8 a.m. CT, with the 54-hole championship concluding Saturday. The tournament champion will earn the Big 12’s automatic bid to the NCAA Regionals.<\/p>\n

Big 12 Championship Team Leaderboard (Round 1 Results)

\n1. Houston: 285 (-3)

\n2. No. 15 UCF: 287 (-1)

\nT-3. No. 25 Iowa State: 293 (+5)

\nT-3. No. 21 Oklahoma State: 293 (+5)

\n5. No. 22 Arizona State: 294 (+6)

\n6. Baylor: 295 (+7)

\nT-7. BYU: 296 (+8)

\nT-7. TCU: 296 (+8)

\n9. Texas Tech: 301 (+13)

\n10. Cincinnati: 303 (+15)

\nT-11. Kansas: 304 (+16)

\nT-11. Arizona: 304 (+16)

\n13. Kansas State: 305 (+17)

\n14. Colorado: 308 (+20)<\/p>\n

Red Raiders in the Field (Round 1 Results)

\nT-9. Cameron Freund<\/a>: 72 (E)

\nT-9. Denisa Vodickova<\/a>: 72 (E)

\nT-45. Lauren Zaretsky<\/a>: 77 (+5)

\nT-64. Maja Ambroziak<\/a>: 80 (+8)

\n68. Klara Hurtova<\/a>: 81 (+9)<\/p>\n

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