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Peg Barnard Invitational
Stephens and Fish lead Women's Golf at Peg Barnard Invitational
02.13.2010 | Women's Golf
Feb. 13, 2010
PALO ALTO, Calif. -- Freshman Haley Stephens and senior Shannon Fish led the Texas Women's Golf team to sixth place at 28-over-par 312 in the first round of the 36-hole Peg Barnard Invitational. Stephens and Fish are tied for 10th place on the individual leaderboard after carding opening-round scores of 5-over 76 on the par-71, 6,092-yard Stanford Golf Course.
Sophomore Nicole Vandermade also cracked the top 30 with a round of 8-over 79. Freshmen Desiree Dubreuil and Madison Pressel are tied for 43rd at 10-over 81.
Freshman Katelyn Sepmoree was slated to compete as an individual for the Longhorns, but was forced to withdraw prior to the round due to illness.
California leads the 11-team field at 12-over 296. Host Stanford (304, +20) and Washington (304, +20) are eight strokes behind the leader, and Oregon sits in fourth place with a 21-over 305. Fifth-place UC Davis (310, +26) holds a two-stroke advantage over sixth-place Texas.
Cal's Pia Halbig carded an even-par 71 to lead all individuals, and Washington's Anya Alvarez trails by one (72, +1) for second place. Two players are tied for third place at 2-over 73.
The Longhorns will conclude their spring debut Sunday morning with a shotgun start at 10 a.m. Central.
Peg Barnard Invitational Results (Top Six Teams) - Round One
1. California, 296 (+12)
T2. Stanford, 304 (+20)
T2. Washington, 304 (+20)
4. Oregon, 305 (+21)
5. UC Davis, 310 (+26)
6. TEXAS, 312 (+28)
Top Five Individuals
1. Pia Halbig, California - 71 (E)
2. Anya Alvarez, Washington - 72 (+1)
T3. Sally Watson, Stanford - 73 (+2)
T3. Corie Hou - 73 (+2)
5. Joanne Lee, California - 74 (+3)
Texas Players
T10. Haley Stephens, 76 (+5)
T10. Shannon Fish, 76 (+5)
T29. Nicole Vandermade, 79 (+8)
T43. Desiree Dubreuil, 81 (+10)
T43. Madison Pressel, 81 (+10)
Texas Individual
WD - Katelyn Sepmoree
POST-ROUND QUOTES
Head Coach Martha Richards
On the team's overall performance: We looked like a team that started its first day of the golf season today. We got off to a rough start with too many big numbers on our first few holes. We started out on holes five, six, seven, eight and nine, which I have always thought were a few of the hardest holes on this course. It took us a few holes to settle in, but once we did, everyone played most of the back nine very well. We looked a little shell-shocked for a few holes, but everyone competed hard all day, and I was really please with how everyone settled.
On tomorrow's final round: We have to get off to a better start tomorrow. We're within striking distance and only eight shots off of second place. As young as we are, I was impressed with how well everyone played their last 13 or 14 holes much better than they played their first four or five holes. If we can carry that momentum over to tomorrow, then I think we'll be more settled into the 'tournament mode' that we exited on in the fall season.
