February 22, 1999
Tuscon, Ariz. - The Purdue women's golf team finished the first day of the Arizona Invitational tied for sixth place with Texas and Tennessee after an 18-hole score of 297, nine-over-par. Duke leads after the first day of the three-day event with a score of 285. The tournament is being held at the Randolph Park G.C (Par 72, 6,003 yards).
Senior Angela Blythe leads the Boilers with a one-over par 73, tying her with eight other players for 13th place. Freshman Christy Rittenhouse is tied for 22nd with an 18-hole score of 74, while juniors Stacy Orschell and Lisa Kenley both finished tied for 34th with first-day scores of three-over-par 75. The final Boilermaker competing is freshman Andrea Makauskas who is tied for 62nd with a 78.
Arizona State's Grace Park led her team to a second-place finish on the first day, shooting a six-under-par 66. Arizona State finished the day with an even-par 288.
Duke was led on the first day by Jenny Chuasiriporn, the No. 1 player in the latest MasterCard Collegiate Golf Rankings, who shot a two-under-par 70.
PURDUE INDIVIDUALLY
(After the First Day)
T13. Angela Blythe 37-36=73T22. Christy Rittenhouse 36-38=74T34. Stacy Orschell 39-36=75T34. Lisa Kenley 37-38=75T62. Andrea Makauskas 39-39=78TEAM STANDINGS
(After the First Day)
1. Duke 285 2. Arizona State 288 3. Arizona 289 Tulsa 289 5. Stanford 291 6. Texas 297 Purdue 297 Tennessee 297 9. Washington 30010. New Mexico 30311. Northern Arizona 30512. Oregon State 30713. San Jose State 30814. New Mexico State 30915. Hawaii 31316. Indiana 315