Oklahoma State’s low round of the day at the NCAA Women’s Golf Chapel Hill Regional came from a freshman as the Cowgirls hoped to maintain Top 5 position after the first round on Monday. The Cowgirls finished in a tie for fourth place with a first-round total of 2-over par 282. The unexpected part was that OSU threw out Ellie Bushnell’s score, the All-Big 12 performer who led the team in birdies leading up the tournament. Instead, it was freshman Yu-Chu Chen who provided the team’s low round of the day, a 1-under 69 on the 6,177 yards, Par 70 UNC Finley Golf Club in Chapel Hill, N.C. Yu-Chu Chen's Big Day — OSU Cowgirl Golf (@OSUcowgirlgolf) May 11, 2026 The round put Chen in a tie for fifth place with six other players. North Carolina’s Megan Streicher has a one-shot lead on the field at 5-under 67. Chen landed the under-par round with a birdie on the final hole, a 402-yard par-4.…