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Round One
Women's Golf In 11th At LSU Classic
March 13, 2009 | Women's Golf
BATON ROUGE ? The University of Colorado women's golf team teed off for the first time this spring without the company of rain here Friday at the LSU Golf Classic where the Buffs are currently in a tie for 11th place after one round of play.
“We finally played our first round of golf this spring without rain,” said head coach Anne Kelly. “This is one of the toughest fields we've played in so far this year. There are a lot of great teams here. It's a great facility, a nice golf course and it's a very good experience for us to play in this tournament.”
Wake Forest leads the tournament with a first round score of 284 (-4), while the Buffaloes shot 296 (+8). Virginia's Calle Nielson leads the individual field with a tournament-low 67 (-5).
Buffalo junior Christine Kim leads the way for CU individually, as she posted a round one total of 72 to put her in a tie for 16th place. Kim, with the help of three birdies on the front nine to compensate for three bogeys on the back nine, finished the day to par. Starting the round on the ninth hole, Kim knew she had to make up ground on the front nine and closed out her first round with back-to-back birdies on holes seven and eight.
“The course was in really good shape and I was able to shoot a good round,” said Kim. “I felt really good and hit the ball pretty well today. I had a few errors on the front nine but I finished with two birdies so that was good.”
“Christine Kim played quite well and birdied the last two holes and she was really a bright spot for us today,” added coach Kelly.
Fellow junior Julie Kim followed right behind, recording a two-over 74. Kim played 14 holes to par, with a lone birdie, which proved to be a rather consistent round to wrap up day one in a tie for 39th individually.
Freshman Emily Talley and sophomore Stephanie Simich followed the Kim's by one stroke, carding three-over 75's, good for 50th individually. Junior Dominique Pytlewski rounded out the scoring for the Buffs with a first round total of 77, which puts her in a tie for 70th place.
The second round of the LSU Golf Classic will get underway Saturday morning at 8 a.m. CT. Fans who wish to follow the action can visit www.golfstat.com.
“If we can just get somebody to step up and turn one of those 74's or 75's into a 68, which we're capable of, we'll be right where we should be,” added Kelly. “The ball striking overall for the team was very good but we just have to start making more birdies. It's a strong field so if we can shoot a couple of good rounds it will do us a lot of good.”
Buffalo Individuals
T16 Christine Kim 72
T39 Julie Kim 74
T50 Emily Talley 75
T50 Stephanie Simich 75
T70 Dominique Pytlewski 77
Team Standings
1 Wake Forest 284
2 Virginia 285
T3 LSU 287
T3 North Carolina 287
5 Tulane 289
T6 TCU 290
T6 UNC Wilmington 290
8 South Carolina 292
T9 Furman University 293
T9 Kentucky, U. of 293
T11 Colorado, U. of 296
T11 Louisville, Univ. of 296
T11 Notre Dame, U. of 296
14 Arkansas, U. of 298
T15 Charleston, Coll. of 300
T15 Mississippi, U. of 300
17 North Carolina St. 304
18 Mississippi St. U. 308
Top-Five Individuals
1 Calle Nielson, Virginia 67
T2 Jaqueline Hedwall, LSU 68
T2 Allie White, North Carolina 68
4 Natalie Sheary, Wake Forest 69
T5 Daniela Holmqvist, Tulane 70
T5 Blair Lamb, Furman 70
T5 Ashlee Rose, Kentucky 70
T5 Ashley Tait, UNC Wilmington 70
T5 Benedicte Toumpsin, S.Carolina 70
