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Vandermade cards even-par 72 in opening round of NCAA Women's Golf Championships
05.18.2010 | Women's Golf
May 18, 2010
WILMINGTON, N.C. -- Sophomore Nicole Vandermade opened the first round of the 2010 NCAA Women's Golf Championships with an even-par 72 to pace Texas on the individual leaderboard in a tie for 20th place. As a team, the Longhorns are in 18th-place in the 24-team national championship field with an 11-over 299 after 18 holes of play at the Country Club of Landfall.
Vandermade was the only UT player to finish at par or better on the par-72, 6,368-yard Pete Dye Course, and one of just 29 competitors in the 126-player national championship field to accomplish the feat. Despite playing in the fifth position for the Longhorns, Vandermade recorded a team-high three birdies on the opening day to accompany one of the five eagles recorded during Tuesday's action. Her subpar holes offset three bogeys and a double on the par-3 second hole, her 11th of the day.
Freshman Haley Stephens, Texas' top finisher in the West Regional (May 6-8), finished the day two strokes behind Vandermade at 2-over 74, yet nearly a full stroke better than the first-round course average of 74.92. Stephens is tied for 49th place entering Wednesday's second round.
Competing in her third-consecutive NCAA Championships, senior Shannon Fish turned in a 4-over 76 to tie for 72nd place. Freshmen Madison Pressel (77, +5) and Desiree Dubreuil (79, +7) are tied for 87th and 108th places, respectively, in their national championship debut.
Southern California (282, -6) and Purdue (284, -4) were the only two teams to record red numbers as teams on Tuesday and sit atop the leaderboard in first and second places. Arizona State, UCLA and Duke are in a three-way tie for third at even-par 288.
The Longhorns will begin Wednesday's second round at 7 a.m. CT on the first hole. Texas will again play alongside Purdue and Auburn. Pairings will be refigured for both Thursday and Friday based on 36-holes team scores. NCAA Championships Round One Results (par 72; 6,368 yards)
Team Standings (Top 10 Shown)
1. USC, 282 (-6)
2. Purdue, 284 (-4)
T3. Arizona State, 288 (E)
T3. UCLA, 288 (E)
T3. Duke, 288 (E)
T6. Alabama, 289 (+1)
T6. Florida State, 289 (+1)
8. TCU, 292 (+4)
9. Auburn, 293 (+5)
10. Virginia, 294 (+6)
Top 13 Individuals
T1. Jennifer Johnson, Arizona State - 67 (-5)
T1. Maude-Aimee LeBlanc, Purdue - 67 (-5)
T1. Jennifer Song, USC - 67 (-5)
T4. Brianna Do, UCLA - 68 (-4)
T4. Kim Donovan, Duke - 68 (-4)
T4. Cyna Rodriguez, USC - 68 (-4)
7. Jessica Negron, Florida State - 69 (-3)
T8. Six players - 70 (-2)
Texas Individuals
T20. Nicole Vandermade, 72 (E)
T49. Haley Stephens, 74 (+2)
T72. Shannon Fish, 76 (+4)
T87. Madison Pressel, 77 (+5)
T108. Desiree Dubreuil, 79 (+7)
