VIKKI'S GOOD START TO PAC-10
CHAMPIONSHIP IN OREGON
Vikki Laing has made a good start to the Women's Pac-10 college golf championship at the Trysting Tree Golf Club course at Corvallis, Oregon.
The Musselburgh player, in the final year of her golf scholarship at the University of California, shot a one-under-par 71 to be lying joint third at the end of the first day in the three-round championship.
Perhaps Vikki felt at home in the conditions, the players having to contend with rain, hail and generally cold weather.
One of Vikki's team-mates, Sarah Huarte, is sharing the lead with Swedish player, Mikaela Parmlid (Southern California), on the two-under-par 70 mark.
English girl Rachel Bell, beaten finalist in the British girls' championship at Blairgowrie two or three years ago and now a student at Southern California, is tied for 24th place after a 77.
California, who have won the Oregon State Invitiational over the Trysting Tree course for the past three years and are ranked fifth nationally, have opened up a two-stroke lead with a total of four-over-par 292. Southern California (294) are second with UCLA (298) lying third.
Arizona, winners of the last three Pac-10 championships, are already seven strokes off California's pace, ending the first day in fourth place with a total of 299.
California head coch Nancy McDaniel said:
"We have to keep plugging away. Sarah and Vikki showed a lot of focus today. They're doing what they do best, leading the team in the right direction."
California have won five tournaments over the 2002-2003 college season but have never won the Pac-10 championship. Their best finish in the event was a tie for third last year.
LEADING INDIVIDUAL SCOREBOARD
70 Sarah Huarte (California), Mikaela Parmlid (Southern Cal).
71 Vikki Laing (California), Sung Ea Lee (Washington).
72 Erica Blasberg (Arizona), Becky Lucidi (Southern Cal), Kim Rowton (Stanford).
73 Blair O'Neal (Arizona State).
74 Louise Friberg (Washington), Hana Kim (UCLA), Susie Matthews (UCLA), Charlotte Mayorkas (UCLA), Ria Quiazon (California).
Other score:
77 Rachel Bell (Southern Cal).
LEADING TEAM SCOREBOARD
292 California.
294 Southern Cal.
298 UCLA.
299 Arizona.
300 Washington.
301 Arizona State.
307 Stanford.
CHAMPIONSHIP IN OREGON
Vikki Laing has made a good start to the Women's Pac-10 college golf championship at the Trysting Tree Golf Club course at Corvallis, Oregon.
The Musselburgh player, in the final year of her golf scholarship at the University of California, shot a one-under-par 71 to be lying joint third at the end of the first day in the three-round championship.
Perhaps Vikki felt at home in the conditions, the players having to contend with rain, hail and generally cold weather.
One of Vikki's team-mates, Sarah Huarte, is sharing the lead with Swedish player, Mikaela Parmlid (Southern California), on the two-under-par 70 mark.
English girl Rachel Bell, beaten finalist in the British girls' championship at Blairgowrie two or three years ago and now a student at Southern California, is tied for 24th place after a 77.
California, who have won the Oregon State Invitiational over the Trysting Tree course for the past three years and are ranked fifth nationally, have opened up a two-stroke lead with a total of four-over-par 292. Southern California (294) are second with UCLA (298) lying third.
Arizona, winners of the last three Pac-10 championships, are already seven strokes off California's pace, ending the first day in fourth place with a total of 299.
California head coch Nancy McDaniel said:
"We have to keep plugging away. Sarah and Vikki showed a lot of focus today. They're doing what they do best, leading the team in the right direction."
California have won five tournaments over the 2002-2003 college season but have never won the Pac-10 championship. Their best finish in the event was a tie for third last year.
LEADING INDIVIDUAL SCOREBOARD
70 Sarah Huarte (California), Mikaela Parmlid (Southern Cal).
71 Vikki Laing (California), Sung Ea Lee (Washington).
72 Erica Blasberg (Arizona), Becky Lucidi (Southern Cal), Kim Rowton (Stanford).
73 Blair O'Neal (Arizona State).
74 Louise Friberg (Washington), Hana Kim (UCLA), Susie Matthews (UCLA), Charlotte Mayorkas (UCLA), Ria Quiazon (California).
Other score:
77 Rachel Bell (Southern Cal).
LEADING TEAM SCOREBOARD
292 California.
294 Southern Cal.
298 UCLA.
299 Arizona.
300 Washington.
301 Arizona State.
307 Stanford.
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