March 16, 2002
BLYTHEWOOD, S.C. - The Purdue women's golf team is tied for sixth after the second round of the Lady Gamecock Classic hosted by the University of South Carolina.
The Boilermakers fired a second-round 307, 11 strokes over their first-round score of 296. Purdue is tied with Vanderbilt at 603. Duke leads the event with an even-par 576.
Senior Andrea Makauskas leads the Boilermakers after a two-day total of 149. She is tied for 13th place overall. Senior Caroline Laurens and sophomore Beth Hermes are both tied for 22nd place at seven-over par with two-day totals of 151.
Junior All-American candidate Kari Damron is tied for 33rd after carding a second-round 78. She has a two-day total of 153 and is nine over. Junior Heather Zielinski shot a second-round 77 and is tied for 54th place at 15 over par.
The Lady Gamecock Classic is the third event of the spring season for the Boilermakers. Purdue finished 15th in the TRW Regional Challenge and tied for second in the Central District Invitational in February.
The event is being held at the 5,996-yard, par-72 University Club. The final round begins on Sunday at 8 a.m. EST.
Place Individual 1st Rd. 2nd Rd. 3rd Rd. Total T-13 Andrea Makauskas 73 76 149 +5T-22 Caroline Laurens 73 78 151 +7T-22 Beth Hermes 75 76 151 +7T-33 Kari Damron 75 48 153 +9T-54 Heather Zielinski 82 77 159 +15
Place Team 1st Rd. 2nd Rd. 3rd Rd. Total 1st Duke 290 286 576 E2nd Texas 288 303 591 +153rd South Carolina 295 300 595 +194th New Mexico 300 298 598 +225th Tennessee 295 307 602 +266th Purdue 296 307 603 +27 Vanderbilt 296 307 603 +278th Wake Forest 304 307 611 +359th North Carolina 311 302 613 +3710th Florida State 310 306 616 +4011th LSU 302 319 621 +4512th Texas A&M 309 316 625 +4913th Kentucky 311 316 627 +5114th Furman 319 310 629 +5315th Alabama 315 318 633 +57