Polina Marina hadn’t recorded a bogey-free round since her freshman year of collegiate competition. But the North Carolina A&T State junior did it again at the ideal time—Tuesday’s second round of the 2025 PGA WORKS Collegiate Championship presented by Chase and Kohler Co.
Marina’s team-leading 4-under-par 68 on the Straits course powered North Carolina A&T State University (21-over) to a 15-stroke lead in the Women’s Team Division. Howard University (36-over) is second 15 shots back after a 22-over-par 310 on Tuesday.
“It’s been a long time since playing that low,” said Marina, who had birdies at the par-3 3rd, par-4 9th, par-4 10th and par-3 12th holes. “It felt really nice. I was definitely in the zone today. It was nice making pars, hitting fairways, hitting greens and making putts. It was fun to play with such a beautiful view, beautiful course. The energy was amazing.”…