OMAHA, Neb. — The North Dakota women’s golf team put together a strong opening day at the Big O Classic on Monday, placing three golfers inside the top 10 and sitting second in the team standings after 36 holes at Omaha Country Club.
UND posted rounds of 310 and 313 to finish the day at 623, 18 strokes behind Summit League foe Omaha, which leads the seven-team field at 605. The Fighting Hawks hold a one-stroke advantage over third-place Creighton and are four shots ahead of Texas Southern.
Payton Stocker leads the way for North Dakota in a tie for fifth after carding rounds of 77 and 76 for a 9-over 153. Stocker recorded six birdies over the first two rounds, the second-most in the field, while playing the par-5s at 1-under with a 4.90 scoring average…