Buffs In Ninth After One Round At Silverado

NAPA, Calif. — The University of Colorado women's golf team is in ninth place after the first round of the 2023 Chevron Silverado Showdown at the Silverado Resort and Spa on Monday.

The Buffaloes shot 17-over-par, 305, in the first round on a day where low scores were at a premium. No. 16 ranked Northwestern was the only team with a round in the red at 4-under, 284. The Wildcats – who won the Juli Inkster Invitational by a wide margin a little over a week ago – have an eight-stroke lead over No. 9 Arizona State and No. 13 Texas A&M.

Recent rains in the Napa area have left the roughs on the par 72, 6,146-yard Silverado course long and challenging. The field also battled gusty winds and cool…