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STANFORD, Calif. — Nina Choe fired an opening round one-under par 70 to lead UC Davis on the opening day of the Stanford Intercollegiate hosted by Condoleezza Rice on Tuesday at Stanford Golf Course. Choe ended the first 18 holes in a tie for 14th place five shots behind first-round leader Andrea Revuelta of host Stanford, who shot a five-under par 66, Stanford (271, -12) also sits on top of the team leaderboard after the opening round, while UC Davis (293, +9) is 10th In a strong 17-team field that features six squads ranked among the nation’s top 30.

Choe shot a two-under par 33 on the front nine with birdies on the par-four fifth and par-five seventh hole before giving both strokes back on the back nine with bogeys on the par-four 11th and par-five 16th. Choe got back in the red for the round and tournament by making a ????-foot birdie putt on the par-three 17th.

Michelle Ho (73, +2) is the next UC Davis player on the individual leaderboard in a tie for 36th place. Ho was one-under par through 10 holes following birdies on the par-five opening hole and par-four 10th, while posting only one bogey on the par-four fifth and seven pars to go along with the two birdies over her first 10 holes. Ho bogeyed three of her final eight holes on the par-four 11th, par-three 14th and par-four 18th to finish at two-over par. 

Yu “Yoyo” Bai and Vani Karimanal were the other two scorers for the Aggies on Friday as each shot four-over par scores of 75 and are in a tie for 54th place. Bai and Karimanal each posted one birdie and six bogeys in their opening round with Bai making birdie on the par-five opening hole and Karimanal the par-three 8th.

Claire Chang (77, +6) was the final player in the UC Davis lineup and is in a tie for 72nd after the opening round along with teammate Wendi Ma, who equaled Chang’s six-over par 77 playing as an individual.

“I think everyone was fighting out there today,” head coach Amelia Hicks said. “I’m really proud of their course management and their grittiness. We are always identifying areas where we can improve, but I’m excited for moving day tomorrow and excited to keep fighting in a very strong field.”

UC Davis will play in five threesomes with California and Pepperdine in Saturday’s second round beginning at 12:40 p.m. off the 10th tee. The 54-hole event concludes with the final 18 holes on Sunday with a shotgun start beginning at 8:30 a.m.

The Stanford Intercollegiate hosted by Dr. Condoleezza Rice is part of the PlayForHer initiative to help raise funds for breast cancer research.

STANFORD INTERCOLLEGIATE HOSTED BY DR. CONDOLEEZZA RICE

FRIDAY-SUNDAY, OCTOBER 16-18, 2026

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UC Davis, ranked No. 2 among public universities by the Wall Street Journal in the value of a college degree, is home to 40,000 undergraduate students and 12,000 employees. Ranked top in the United States in agriculture and forestry as well as No. 1 in veterinary medicine, UC Davis is located in a true California college town nestled between world-class destinations such as the San Francisco Bay Area, Napa Valley and Lake Tahoe. Over 650 Aggie student-athletes compete in 25 Division I varsity sports, with 16 sports transitioning to the Mountain West Conference beginning in 2026-27. 

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