VIKKI LAING SHARING SECOND PLACE
AT PAC-10 CHAMPIONSHIP IN OREGON

Vikki Laing (University of California) is lying in joint second place, only one stroke behind the leader, with one round to go in the Women’s Pac-10 Conference championship at Trysting Tree Golf Club, Corvallis in Oregon.
The Curtis Cup Scot from Musselburgh matched the par of 72 on the second day for a tally of one-under-par 143.
The new tournament leader is Blair O’Neal (Arizona State) on 142 after a splendid second-round 69.
Sharing second place with Vikki is Swedish player Mikaela Parmlid (Southern California) after rounds of 70 and 73.
First-round leader and a California team-mate of Miss Laing, Sara Huarte dropped back to fourth place with a 74 for 144.
Former British girls open championship beaten finalist (at Blairgowrie), Rachel Bell (Southern California) dropped back to a tie for 46th place after a disappointing 84 for 161.
California, bidding for a sixth team title in the 2002-2003 women’s college season, have opened up a five-stroke lead on 591 ahead of Arizona (596) and Southern California (596) with UCLA fourth on 598.

HOW THEY STAND

INDIVIDUAL LEADERS

142 Blair O’Neal (Arizona State) 73 69.
143 Vikki Laing (California) 71 72, Mikaela Parmlid (Southern Cal) 70 73.
144 Sara Huarte (California) 70 74.
146 Erica Blasberg (Arizona) 72 74, Anne Lee (Arizona) 75 71.
147 Sung Ea Lee (Washington) 71 76.
148 Hana Kim (UCLA) 74 74, Becky Lucidi (Southern Cal) 72 76.
149 Charlotte Mayorkas (UCLA) 74 74.
Other score:
161 Rachel Bell (Southern Cal) 77 84.

TEAM LEADERS
591 California 292 299.
596 Arizona 299 297, Southern California 294 302.
598 UCLA 298 300.
605 Arizona State 301 304.
614 Washington 300 314.