Buffs in 13th after First Day of the Tar Heel Classic

LA ROMANA, Dominican Republic — The University of Colorado women's golf team struggled through the first two rounds of the Tar Heel Classic Hosted by Suzy Whaley on Friday and is currently 13^th in the standings.

"The team is disappointed and will do our best to make a comeback tomorrow," head coach Anne Kelly said. "The bright spots were Elle's (Otten) first round and solid play by Kirsty (Hodgkins). Other than that, we need to learn to respect the course and play the conditions better."

CU posted rounds of 300 and 309 and is 33-over after the first day. The Buffs are four strokes from UNC Wilmington, which is 12^th (299-306—605)

Wake Forest, which is ranked 12^th in the GolfStat.com poll, is the leader through 36-holes at the 6,140-yard, par 72 Casa de Campo Teeth of the Dog Course. WFU earned a 9-under 567 (282-285) and has a four stroke advantage over 16^th-ranked Virginia (284-287—563). The host, No. 40 North Carolina, shot even through the first two rounds (285-291—576) and sits third.

Junior Kirsty Hodgkins is tied for 15^th after the first day with a 1-over 145. She shot rounds of 71 and 74, which included a team-best six birdies and 24 pars. She also tallied five bogeys and one double.

Sophomore Elle Otten is second on the team and is currently tied for 45^th with an 8-over 152. She shot a 1-over 73 in her first round with 12 pars, three birdies, two bogeys and one double, and then recorded a 7-over 79 in the next round with 11 pars, one birdie, five bogeys and one double. Her first round 73 is her best opening round this season.

A pair of Buffs, seniors Gillian Vance and Haley Nist, are tied for 60^th as both finished the day with a 12-over 156. Both recorded back-to-back rounds of 6-over 78s.

Freshman Malak Bouraeda had a rough day after placing second at the Rebel/Beach Invitational last month. She finished the day at 16-over (160) and is tied for 69^th after rounds of 79 and 81.

Jennifer Kupcho (Wake Forest) leads the field with a 9-under 135. She recorded a 6-under 66 through the first 18 holes and tallied a 3-under 69 during the following 18. Three strokes behind her is Ohio State's Aneka Seumanutafa, who shot a 6-under 138 (71-67). There are eight other players with scorecards of 1-under or better entering the final round.

The third round will behind at 7:30 a.m. AST on Saturday.

BUFFALO INDIVIDUALS
Rank	Name	Score
T15.	Kirsty Hodgkins	71-74 – 145
T45.	Elle Otten	73-79 – 152
T60. T60.	Gillian Vance Haley Nist	78-78—156 78-78 – 156
T69.	Malak Bouraeda	79-81 – 160

TOP 5 INDIVIDUALS
Rank	Name	Score
1.	Jennifer Kupcho, Wake Forest	66-69—135
2.	Aneka Seumanutafa, Ohio State	71-67—138
3.	Anna Redding, Virginia	66-73—139
T4.	Katharine Patrick, Virginia	71-70—141
T4.	Kendall Griffin, LSU	69-72—141

TEAM SCORES
Rank	Team	Score
1.	Wake Forest	282-285—567
2.	Virginia	284-287—571
3.	North Carolina	285-291—576
4.	Ohio State	296-284—580
5.	Ole Miss	288-294—582
6.	TCU	293-292—585
7.	North Carolina State	295-292—587
8.	LSU	291-299—590
9.	Virginia Tech	296-295—591
10.	Maryland	293-301—594
11. 12. 13. 14. 15.	Louisville UNC-Wilmington Colorado Florida Atlantic Quinnipiac	297-300—597 299-306—605 300-309—609 308-319—627 316-313—629

Buffs in 13th after First Day of the Tar Heel Classic

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Players Mentioned

Malak Bouraeda

Kirsty Hodgkins

Haley Nist

Elle Otten

Gillian Vance