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Sung Sisters Help U-M Move Into Ninth After 36 Holes of Big Ten Championships
4/19/2025 5:21:00 PM | Women's Golf
» With a 69 (-3) from Lauren Sung, Michigan posted a 294 second-round total and moved up into ninth (592) after 36 holes of the Big Ten Championships at the Bulle Rock Golf Course.
» After opening with a 78, Sung had 13 pars, four birdies and a bogey to rebound with a 69 (-3) and jumped 38 spots into a tie for 30th after 36 holes. With a fourth sub-par tally, Sung posted her career-low at the conference championship.
» Sydney Sung remained among the top 10 following her second round 73 (+1). She sits tied for ninth at even par 144 (71-73). A second 74 by Mara Janess has her tied for 37th at 148.
» Michigan will play Sunday's final round with Rutgers and Minnesota.
Site: Havre de Grace, Md.
Tournament: Big Ten Championships (Day 2 of 3)
Course: Bulle Rock Golf Course (par 72, 6,187 yards)
U-M Team Standing: T-9th of 18 Teams (298-294/592) after day 2
Top U-M Individual: Sydney Sung, tie-9th (71-73/144, E)
Next U-M Round: Sunday, April 20 -- at Big Ten Championships (Havre de Grace, Md.), 8:30 a.m. (tee times)
HAVRE DE GRACE, Md. -- With a 69 (-3) from junior Lauren Sung and a 73 (+1) from sister Sydney Sung, the University of Michigan women's golf team posted a 294 second-round team total on Saturday (April 19) to move up to ninth with a 592 tally after 36-holes of the Big Ten Championships at the Bulle Rock Golf Course.
After opening her championships with a 78, Lauren Sung rebounded in the second round using 13 pars, four birdies and a bogey to card her Big Ten Tournament-best 69 (-3) and vaulted 38 spots into a tie for 30th at 147. After leading the Wolverines with her opening 71 (-1), Sydney Sung followed with a 73 (+1) and remained among the top 10 at even par (144).
Posting a second straight 74 (+2), redshirt-sophomore Mara Janess is tied for 37th with her 148 total. Rounding out U-M's starters, sophomore Grace Wang is tied for 67th (76-78/154) and freshman Thomasine Bartholdson is tied for 75th (77-79/156).
With a 281 (-7) second-round tally, Michigan State vaulted itself into the Big Ten lead after 36 holes with a 573, -3 (292-281) total. First-day leader Oregon is three shots behind the Spartans at even-par 576 (286-290), while Illinois is third at 578 (286-292).
The Wolverines, who will be paired with Rutgers (594) and Minnesota (595), will close the conference championships off Bulle Rock Golf Course's 10th tee Sunday morning (April 20) at 9:40 a.m.
Team Standings (After Day 2 of 3)
 1. Michigan State  292-281 = 573 (-3)  2. Oregon          286-290 = 576  3. Illinois        286-292 = 578  4. Ohio State      288-294 = 582  5. Wisconsin       293-291 = 584    Northwestern    293-291 = 584  7. USC             294-292 = 586  8. UCLA            297-291 = 588  9. MICHIGAN        298-294 = 592    Purdue          300-292 = 592 11. Rutgers         295-299 = 594 12. Maryland        302-293 = 595    Minnesota       307-288 = 595 14. Penn State      303-298 = 601 15. Iowa            303-300 = 603 16. Washington      314-296 = 610 17. Indiana         305-306 = 611 18. Nebraska        314-301 = 615
Top Individuals
 1. Victoria Zheng, Illinois         70-71 = 141 (-3)    Kiara Romero, Oregon             71-70 = 141    Brooke Biermann, Michigan State  72-69 = 141  4. Catherine Park, USC              70-72 = 142  5. Kate Brody, Wisconsin            70-73 = 143    Drew Nienhaus, Penn State        71-72 = 143    Taylor Kehoe, Michigan State     72-71 = 143    Hsin Tai Lin, Northwestern       72-71 = 143
Michigan Individuals
 T9. Sydney Sung            71-73 = 144 (E) T30. Lauren Sung            78-69 = 147 T37. Mara Janess            74-74 = 148 T67. Grace Wang             76-78 = 154 T75. Thomasine Bartholdson  77-79 = 156
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