USC leading after round one of the NCAA St. George regional championships
ST. GEORGE, Utah – Southern California is in first place after the first round of the 2015 NCAA Division I Women’s Golf St. George Regional Championships.
"I told the team the key to our round today was to stay patient," USC head coach Andrea Gaston said. "This is a gorgeous golf course, but it can be scary. You can make a high number out here. The wind came up and the course played a lot different today than it did in our practice round Wednesday. I thought they did a great job of being disciplined. That will be the key for the rest of the week – stay in the moment and play one shot at a time."
USC is five strokes ahead of second-place team California (+9). Throughout the first round, Cal, Arkansas and UNLV battled for second place, the three teams tying at one point. At the end of the round, UNLV is in third (+17) and Wisconsin is in fourth (+19), while Arkansas dropped to seventh (+22).
Pauline Loulier from Cal is in first place individually. She shot 68 (-3) in the first round. Individual player Alivia Brown from Washington State is tied for second with Karen Chung from USC. They both shot even par in the opening round.
“I love this golf course – it’s beautiful,” Loulier said. “The wind made it difficult today, so I just tried to stay focused on my game. My putting was really good, which is the reason I scored well.”
There are multiple ties on the leaderboard after the first day. Virginia and SMU are tied for eighth (+24), while TCU and Middle Tennessee are tied for 10th (+29). At 31-over-par, San Diego State and Denver are tied for 12th. One stroke behind, Colorado and Miami are tied for 14th (+32).
The regional championships will continue with the second round on Friday at 8 a.m. MDT at the Entrada at Snow Canyon Country Club.
2015 NCAA Division 1 Women's Golf Regional Championships - May 7, 2015
Place | Team | Round 1 | Total |
1 | Southern California | 293 | 293 |
2 | California | 297 | 297 |
3 | UNLV | 301 | 301 |
4 | Wisconsin | 303 | 303 |
5 | Stanford | 304 | 304 |
6 | New Mexico State | 305 | 305 |
7 | Arkansas | 306 | 306 |
T8 | Virginia | 308 | 308 |
T8 | SMU | 308 | 308 |
T10 | TCU | 313 | 313 |
T10 | Middle Tennessee | 313 | 313 |
T12 | San Diego State | 315 | 315 |
T12 | Denver | 315 | 315 |
T14 | Colorado | 316 | 316 |
T14 | Miami | 316 | 316 |
16 | Northern Arizona | 317 | 317 |
17 | Vanderbilt | 319 | 319 |
18 | University of Albany | 331 | 331 |
Place | Player | Round 1 | Total |
1 | Pauline Loulier | 68 | -3 |
T2 | Alivia Brown* | 71 | E |
T2 | Karen Chung | 71 | E |
T4 | Meghan MacLaren* | 72 | +1 |
T4 | Casey Danielson | 72 | +1 |
T4 | Dana Finkelstein | 72 | +1 |
T4 | Brooke Ferrell | 72 | +1 |
T4 | Annie Park | 72 | +1 |
T9 | Lindsey McCurdy | 73 | +2 |
T9 | Gaby Lopez | 73 | +2 |
*Participated as an individual
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