Yeo Leads, Ducks Second After 36 Holes

GLENCOE, Ill. – Oregon women's golf freshman Celina Yeo is the individual leader and the No. 4 Ducks are in second place after opening the Windy City Classic with a 36-hole day on Monday at Lake Shore Country Club.

The Ducks led the field through round one after carding an even-par 284 and improved upon that with a 1-under 283 in round two to enter Tuesday's final round at 1 under par. No. 11 Stanford leads the field at 9 under after shooting 12-under par in the second round, and Oregon is five strokes up on No. 8 Virginia (+4) for second place.

Yeo was tremendous from start to finish on Monday, firing a 3-under 68 in the opening round before bettering that with a 4-under 67 in the second round. The freshman made 11 total birdies against just four bogeys on the day, and she goes into Tuesday with a two-stroke lead over Stanford's Andrea Revuelta for the individual lead.

How it Happened: The Ducks opened the tournament on the back nine, where both Yeo and junior Tong An got off to sizzling starts. An birdied each of her first three holes, while Yeo made three straight and four in five holes between No. 13 and No. 17.

Yeo was a bogey-free 4-under par at the turn in round one before carding three straight bogeys, but she found her groove again with birdies at No. 6 and No. 9 to come in with a 3-under 68.

It was more of the same for Yeo in round two, as she ripped off three birdies in a row between 11 and 13. A bogey at 16 put her at 2 under at the turn, but she put together a clean final nine with birdies at No. 4 and No. 9 to card a 4-under 67.

Yeo leads the field with 11 total birdies and is tied for the second-fewest bogeys with just four. She is looking to join Kiara Romero (2023-24) and Suvichaya Vinijchaitham (2024-25) as recent UO true freshmen to earn individual wins.

An was 3 over the rest of the way in round one after opening with three straight birdies, carding an even-par 71. Shyla Singh was right behind with a 1-over 72, and both Darae Chung and Trinity Beth came in with 73s.

Singh joined Yeo in the red in the second round, making three birdies with just one bogey for a 2-under 69. She is tied for seventh overall entering Tuesday at 1-under par, six strokes back of her teammate.

An made three birdies in round two but also had a pair of doubles en route to a 2-over 73, and Chung and Beth matched once again with a 3-over 74 to complete the counting scores.

Ducks on the Leaderboard:
2. Oregon — 284-283 — 567 (-1)
1. Celina Yeo — 68-67 — 135 (-7)
T7. Shyla Singh — 72-69 — 141 (-1)
T13. Tong An — 71-73 — 144 (+2)
T31. Darae Chung — 73-74 — 147 (+5)
T31. Trinity Beth — 73-74 — 147 (+5)

Notable: Yeo and An are tied for the top score on par-3 holes at 3 under, and Yeo is tied for the best score on par-5s at 4 under ... Oregon leads the field in par-5 scoring (-8), is tied for the lead in par-3 scoring (-1) and is tied for second in par-4 scoring (+13) ... The Ducks also lead the field with 34 total birdies.

Up Next: Oregon will tee off in the final round of the Windy City Classic on Tuesday beginning at 10:00 a.m. PT.