Two Players Tied After Round One of the Destination Grapevine Texas Women’s Open
GRAPEVINE, Texas (May 28, 2025) – Sadie Englemann of Austin, TX, and Siyan Chen, of Irvine, CA, share the lead after round one of the Destination Grapevine Texas Women’s Open. Both players carded a 5-under-par round of 67 and hold a one stroke lead.
Speaking on her round Englemann said, “Putting was super good today. I was hitting a lot of greens and making the putts. I actually did struggle with my driver; I took two water balls, but made pars, so it ended up being fine, so the putting was saving me today.”
This is Englemann’s third time playing in the Championship. She previously competed in 2020 and 2021 as an amatuer. “I played it when I was a senior in high school, and I’ve been wanting to play it each year as an amateur, except I’ve been in college. I just wanted to come here and play the Texas Women’s Open,” said Englemann.
Since then, she helped the Stanford Cardinals claim two national championships (2022 & 2024), and she turned professional this spring. She has competed in three ANNIKA Women’s All Pro Tour events and placed in the top 10 in each.
Siyan Chen is in her second full year competing on the ANNIKA Women’s All Pro Tour (WAPT). In 2023, she turned professional after a collegiate career at the University of Illinois. She has 12 top 10 finishes during her time on the WAPT.
Chen spoke about playing in the Championship for the first time saying, “I’ve played a lot of WAPT tournaments before this one, so I wanted to get some points for the Race 2 Qualifying. I wanted to test out my game. Hopefully, I get into some Epson tournaments later in the summer.”
“I would say my approach shots were decent. It set me up for some good birdie putts. My putting was good today, so I was able to take advantage of the putts,” said Chen about her round one play.
2026 Team USA Solheim Cup captain Angela Stanford carded a 36-35–71 to finish at 1-under-par. Stanford, who is a Fort Worth, TX, native and former Ewing Automotive NTPGA Junior Tour member, is playing in the Championship for the third-straight year.
“Honestly, I wanted to come back because I actually enjoyed the golf course. I just think you guys run a great tournament. It’s just a great event. I live 35 minutes away, and I love playing. I love to play competitive golf. Just because you age out of one tour doesn’t mean you stop trying to compete. I thought it was a great event last year, and everybody is so friendly, even the guys here at the Grapevine Golf Course, very welcoming. It’s easy to come back and play great events,” said Stanford about returning to play in the Championship.
Round two will begin tomorrow morning at 7:30 a.m. with tee times beginning on the #1 and #10 tees. After the conclusion of round two, the field will be cut to the low 50 players and ties.
The field is competing for a $75,000 Championship purse with the champion earning $12,500 for their victory on Friday. The top two finishers will earn exemptions into the Epson Tour’s Great Lakes Championship.
Grapevine Golf Course (Pecan/Mockingbird)
Par: 36-36–72
Yardage: 6,334 yards
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