Leah Herzog set a Nebraska record with a six-under-par 66 to sit atop the leaderboard after the opening round of the Golfweek Conference Challenge at Red Sky Golf Club in Wolcott, Colo., on Monday.
Herzog's round was the best ever by a true freshman in the Husker women's golf program and included a five-under 31 on the back nine of the 6,261-yard, par-72 layout of the Fazio Course at Red Sky. Herzog knocked in four consecutive birdies on No. 12 through No. 15 and added a fifth birdie on No. 18. Her 35 on the front nine featured an eagle on the 550-yard, par-5 second hole.