SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — Coaches have completely different techniques to encourage their gamers.
After the Arizona State ladies made simply 9 birdies within the first spherical of the 2022 NCAA Div. I Ladies’s Golf Championship – effectively off the mark of their typical 18-20 – Missy Farr-Kaye determined to drag out the large weapons for Saturday’s second spherical: dessert. The Solar Devils had a “birdie aim” of 20 they needed to meet, which they achieved on the final gap of the day.
The reward? Ice cream.
“It will get them in that mode of being aggressive and assertive,” defined Farr-Kaye. “Whenever you really feel which you could make birdies, you don’t fear a couple of bogey right here or a nasty shot. It modified our complete tone.”
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That it did. ASU was in 16th place out of 24 groups after the primary spherical and now sit T-8 with USC at 16 over following Saturday’s spherical of two over as a staff. The Solar Devils have been led by sophomore Ashley Menne, who shot a 4-under 68, which tied Texas’ Bohyun Park, Oklahoma State’s Maddison Hinson-Tolchard and San Jose State’s Natasha Andrea Oon and Kajsa Arwefjall for the low spherical of the day.
“The whole lot simply felt higher at the moment, my driver and placing was actually good. The climate actually made a distinction,” stated Menne. “Yesterday was gusting like 20-mph winds and it was sizzling and tempo of play was simply not it. Simply every thing at the moment was superior. I feel my staff additionally performed actually nice. We had good vitality all through your entire spherical.”
Regardless of taking part in for the host faculty, the Shock, Arizona, native doesn’t really feel any strain as Grayhawk hosts for the second of three years.
“Truthfully, this yr feels nearly extra relaxed than final yr. I feel every thing’s type of settled in a bit and individuals are used to having it in Arizona,” defined Menne. “I don’t know, it appears like residence for me, too. I’m probably not truthfully phased. It nearly doesn’t really feel like a event, that sounds loopy, nevertheless it’s true.”
Stanford leads at 5 over, adopted by Oregon at 9 over. On Sunday the sector will get whittled from 24 to fifteen groups.