Feb. 25, 2002
PARRISH, Fla. -- The Purdue women's golf team is in second place after the first day of the Central District Invitational. The two-day, 54-hole event wraps up on Tuesday.
The No. 24 Boilermakers shot a 594 over the first two rounds. They carded a 302 on the first 18 holes and fired a 292 in the afternoon. Purdue trails Michigan State by six strokes for the lead.
The Boilermakers were led by senior Andrea Makauskas, who fired a 146 on the day and is in fifth place overall. Junior All-America candidate Kari Damron carded a 149 and is tied for 11th along with senior Caroline Laurens, who also shot a 149. Junior Heather Zielinski is tied for 29th after a two-round total of 152. Sophomore Beth Hermes is tied for 55th after shooting a 158.
The tournament, hosted by Michigan State, is being played at the 6,113 yard, par-72 River Wilderness Country Club.
The 14-team event features Baylor, Indiana, Kent State, Michigan, Michigan State, Missouri, Nebraska, Northwestern, Ohio State, Oklahoma, Purdue, TCU, Texas A&M, Texas Tech.
The final round begins on Tuesday at 8 a.m. EST.
Place Individual 1st Rd. 2nd Rd. 3rd Rd. TotalT-11th Kari Damron 78 71 149 +5T-55th Beth Hermes 76 82 158 +14T-29th Heather Zielinski 78 74 152 +85th Andrea Makauskas 72 74 146 +2T-11th Caroline Laurens 76 73 149 +5
Place Team 1st Rd. 2nd Rd. 3rd Rd. Total1st Michigan State 296 292 5882nd Purdue 302 292 5943rd Ohio State 301 297 5984th Texas A&M 294 308 6005th Oklahoma 303 299 6026th Michigan 303 301 6047th Baylor 305 301 606