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Pressel leads Women's Golf in first-round action at Stanford Intercollegiate
10.19.2012 | Women's Golf
Oct. 19, 2012
PALO ALTO, Calif. -- Senior Madison Pressel carded a 4-over-par 75 in the opening round of the Stanford Intercollegiate hosted by Condoleezza Rice to lead the Texas Women's Golf team Friday at Stanford Golf Course.
Pressel's scorecard (36-39) included a pair of birdies on the 12th and 15th holes - her third and sixth of the day - and seven bogeys. She was the only Longhorn to play the course's difficult back nine stretch at even-par 36. Pressel is tied for 38th place entering Saturday's second round.
Senior Haley Stephens (76) trails her teammate by one stroke and is tied for 52nd. Senior Desiree Dubreuil, sophomore Bertine Strauss and freshman Tezira Abe are tied for 82nd at 9-over 80.
As a team, the Longhorns played their first nine holes at 12-over compared to a collective team score of +15 on the front nine, which was the team's finishing half of the course.
Southern California leads the 17-team field at 2-over 286. Oregon State (287) and Vanderbilt (288) are in second and third places, respectively, following a picturesque day in Palo Alto.
Stanford Intercollegiate
Stanford Golf Course (par 71; 6,130 yards)
First-round Team Standings
1. Southern California - 286 (+2)
2. Oregon State - 287 (+3)
3. Vanderbilt - 288 (+4)
T4. Stanford - 289 (+5)
T4. Oklahoma State - 289 (+5)
T6. Arizona State - 290 (+6)
T6. Washington - 290 (+6)
8. Georgia - 293 (+9)
9. Arizona - 294 (+10)
10. UC Davis - 295 (+11)
11. UCLA - 296 (+12)
12. Oregon - 298 (+14)
13. San Jose State - 303 (+10)
T14. Harvard - 304 (+20)
T14. Pepperdine - 304 (+20)
16. California - 307 (+23)
17. Texas - 311 (+27)
First-round Player Leaderboard
T1. Doris Chen, Southern California - 69 (-2)
T1. Cassy Isagawa, Oregon - 69 (-2)
T1. Josephine Janson, Oklahoma State - 69 (-2)
T4. Noemi Jimenez, Arizona State - 70 (-1)
T4. Kendall Martindale, Vanderbilt - 70 (-1)
T4. Sophia Popov, Southern California - 70 (-1)
T4. Mariah Stackhouse, Stanford - 70 (-1)
T4. Charlotte Thomas, Washington - 70 (-1)
T4. Kelsey Vines, Oklahoma State - 70 (-1)
T10. Seven players at even-par 71
Texas Players
T38. Madison Pressel - 75 (+4)
T52. Haley Stephens - 76 (+5)
T82. Bertine Strauss - 80 (+9)
T82. Desiree Dubreuil - 80 (+9)
T82. Tezira Abe - 80 (+9)
