WASHINGTON – Georgetown University's women's golf team currently sits in 15th place following the first round of play at the Therese Hession Regional Challenge that welcomed a field of 16 teams, including 10 ranked among the top 25 in the country, to Palos Verdes Estates, California. Ohio State University is the host of the three-day tournament held at the Palos Verdes Golf Club on a par-71, 6,017-yard course that saw the Hoyas post a team score of 19-over par 303.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED

• Kaitlyn Lees carded a 3-over 74 (T38th) on the course. Starting on the back nine, Lees opened with a birdie but got tripped up on holes 13 and 14 to close the back nine at 2-over before recording a 1-over par on the front nine to close the day.
• Megan Gormley tallied a trio of birdies on the day as the junior also opened on the back nine with a birdie on hole 10. She finished the back nine with an even score despite a pair of birdies. Struggling on the front nine, she was able to close the day with four-consecutive holes of even par or better and carded a 4-over 75 (T44th).
• Lauren May is currently tied for 63rd (6-over 77) after one round of play, recording a trio of birdies on the day. She was the third Hoya to open play with a birdie on hole 10. She tallied two more in the first round but also faced setbacks on the front nine.
• Gabriella Gilrowski tallied a pair of birdies, both on the back nine, and currently sits in a tie for 63rd place with a 6-over 77.
• Similar to her teammates, Angela Lee fared better on the back nine, tallying a pair of birdies on holes 12 and 17. The freshman finished at 8-over 79.

 
THERESE HESSION REGIONAL CHALLENGE STANDINGS THROUGH ROUND 1

• 1. No. 18 Baylor (-2, 282); T2. No. 35 Ohio State (+2, 286) / No. 1 Stanford (+2, 286) / No. 3 San Jose State (=2, 286); 5. No. 5 Oregon (+4, 288); T6. No. 21 Southern California (+6, 290) / No. 6 Texas (+6, 290); T8. No. 37 Pepperdine (+8, 292) / No. 24 Kentucky (+8, 292); 10. No. 15 Arizona (+10, 294); 11. Illinois (+11, 295); 12. No. 12 UCLA (+12, 296); 13. No. 21 SMU (+15, 299); 14. No. 28 Florida (+17, 301); 15. Georgetown (+19, 303); 16. Washington (+23, 307)

 
FOLLOW THE HOYAS

• Live scoring via Golfstat is available on GUHoyas.com.
• Teams will tee off from noon to 2 p.m. ET on the front and back nine on Monday for Round 2. Georgetown will start on hole 10 at 1 p.m. ET starting with Lee, followed by Gilrowski (1:12 p.m.), May (1:24 p.m.), Gormley (1:36 p.m.) and Lees (1:48 p.m.) Round 3 will be a shotgun start at 11:15 a.m. ET on Tuesday.

 
UP NEXT
Following this trip out west, the Hoyas travel to Boynton Beach, Florida to compete at the Atlantic Invitational February 20-21 at the Indian Spring Golf Club.