Granbury, Texas – Sun Devil Women’s Golf wrapped up its first round of the inaugural Abilene Christian Intercollegiate at Halbert National Golf Club in Halbert, Texas Monday evening. Fifth year Patience Rhodes resides in the top-5, being tied for fifth with a 2-under, 70 entering Tuesday.
In the final two holes, the Sun Devils shot 4-under to help ASU shoot 288 and enter the second round tied with Cincinnati and 12 shots back from Oregon.
The Sun Devils will tee off round two tomorrow at 7:45 a.m. MST on hole 10 with junior Isabella Cioe with live coverage on Golf Channel starting at 1 p.m MST - 4 p.m. MST.
Sophomore Kate Dillon will begin tee off at 8:45 a.m., Sophomore Fai Rubrong at 8:55 a.m., sophomore Amelia Wan at 9:05 a.m., freshman Natalia Aparicio at 9:15 a.m. and Rhodes at 9:25 a.m.
Rhodes’ round of 70 is her lowest opening round since last year’s Nanea Invitational where she shot a 68 in the first round. The two-time All-American made five birdies on the round which was tied for third best in the field.
In a tie for 13th, Amelia Wan, Natalia Aparicio and Isabella Cioe each shot even par (72) on the day. Aparicio, in her third career tournament, opened with a round of par or better with two birdies on the day. Fai Rubrong is 2-over (74) and Kate Dillon is 3-over (75) after Monday.
Playing as an individual, Cioe registered her first career round of par or better as a Sun Devil with four birdies, which ranked tied for seventh in the field and is the top individual in the tournament.
Leaders and Sun Devil Scores:
1. Tong An - 64 = -8 (Oregon)
T5. Patience Rhodes - 70 = -2
T13. Natalia Aparicio = 72 = E
T13. Amelia Wan = 72 = E
T23. Fai Rubrong = 74 = +2
T28. Kate Dillon = 75 = +3
T13. Isabella Cioe (IND) = 72 = E
Abilene Christian Intercollegiate
Oct. 19-21, 2026
Halbert National Golf Club (6,168/Par 72)
Teams (9)/(Clippd Top-25 Ranking)
1. Oregon (6) - 276/-12
2. Tennessee (14) - 279/-9
T3. Arizona State (18) - 288/E
T3. Louisville - 288/E
5. Cincinnati - 293/+5
T6. Purdue - 294/+6
T6. Baylor (23) - 294/+6
8. Arizona - 297/+9
9. Abilene Christian - 308/+20
About Halbert National Golf Club
Opening in 2025, it is located 40 miles southeast of Fort Worth on 170 acres along Lake Granbury. Privately owned by medical biotech entrepreneur and founder of Caris Life Sciences, David D. Halbert, and designed by legendary golf designer Tom Fazio, who is an alumnus of ACU and an Abilene native. The 7,542-yard, par-72 course will play host to the inaugural Abilene Christian Intercollegiate.