St. John’s Concludes First Round at Columbia Classic

Saturday, February 10

Melbourne, Fla. (Duran Golf Club)

St. John's University

Columbia Classic

Photo by: Quinnipiac Athletics

St. John’s Concludes First Round at Columbia Classic

2/10/2024 3:56:00 PM | Women's Golf

Live Results

Xuan Khue Minh Doan shoots even par, sits in eighth place

MELBOURNE, Fla. (Feb. 10, 2024) – The St. John's women's golf team opened its 2024 spring campaign with the first round of the Columbia Classic on Saturday afternoon.

The Red Storm sit in 14^th place after the first 18 holes in a tightly contested field at the Duran Golf Club. The Johnnies posted a team score of 19-over, 307, and are separated from sixth place by just seven strokes.

Old Dominion leads the field after shooting 1-over, 289 as a group in the Sunshine State. The Monarchs' Lucia Gonzalez is tied for the individual lead with Yale's Alexis Kim at 4-under, 68.

Xuan Khue Minh Doan, who led St. John's in all four events in the fall logged a strong round in Florida. The sophomore shot an even par 72 and is tied for eighth place in the 90-golfer field. The Wofford transfer recorded four birdies in Melbourne, Fla. And sits just four shots off the individual lead.

Kelly Wu also had a solid day shooting a 3-over, 75 to place second on the team and inside the top-30 overall. The Western Illinois transfer tallied three birdies including back-to-back on the 15^th and 16^th hole to enter the clubhouse tied for 28^th place.

Karen Beglin shot 7-over 79, while Cloe Clocchiatti and individual competitor Angelica Kusnowo both turned in a 9-over, 81 to round out the Red Storm line-up.

The Red Storm will tee up for the second round of the Columbia Classic tomorrow at 8 a.m. To follow along with live results visit GolfGenius.