March 28, 2003
COLUMBIA, S.C. - The Purdue women's golf team is in 11th place after the first round of the 2003 Bryan National Collegiate Tournament, at the Bryan Park Champions Course in Greensboro, N.C.
Each of the three days include 18 holes on the par-72, 6,064-yard course.
The Boilermakers carded a first-round 306 and trail Duke by 20 strokes for first place.
The 18-team tournament features Auburn, Duke, Florida State, Furman, Georgia, Louisville, LSU, Memphis, Mississippi State, North Carolina, N.C. State, Purdue, South Carolina, Tennessee, Tulsa, UNC Greensboro, Vanderbilt and Wake Forest.
In addition, 10 of the teams are in the top 25 of the Golfweek/Sagarin collegiate golf rankings.
Last year, Duke won the tournament, while the Blue Devils' Virada Nirapathpongporn defeated Angel Jerman of Georgia in a playoff for individual honors.
Purdue finished ninth in last year's tournament.
Second-round action is slated to begin at 8:30 a.m. EST on Saturday
Place Individual 1st Rd.T 6 Kari Damron 72T 16 Beth Hermes 74T 48 Heather Zielinski 78T 73 Heather Suhr 8281 Onnarin Sattayabanphot 84
Place Team 1st Rd.1 Duke 286 -22 South Carolina 294 +6T3 Wake Forest 297 +9T3 Tulsa 297 +9T5 Auburn 298 +10T5 Vanderbilt 298 +10T5 Tennessee 298 +108 Georgia 300 +129 North Carolina 303 +1510 Florida State 304 +16