In her first round of the spring golf season, Simon Fraser University’s Breanna Croxen produced a rarity -- a hole-in-one.
The sophomore from New Westminster scored the ace on the first day of the 36-hole, two-day Tim Tierney Pioneer Shootout in Vallejo, Calif.
The final round didn’t feature any similar bounces, as Croxen fell from fifth spot to a tie for 17th after firing 81 to finish with a two-day total of 153.
Teammate Emily Leung, however, gave the team a boost with a second-day score of two-over-par 74 to finish tied for second, one stroke back of Jenn Paul of Western Washington.
Leung, a freshman from Richmond, opened the two-day tourney with a two-under 70, and has already registered three top-10 finishes in just four university tour stops.
Croxen’s hole-in-one came on the par-3 13th hole, and was part of a par day first round.
Leung recorded seven birdies and 23 pars, as SFU placed eighth overall.
