May 18, 2004
AUBURN, Ala. - The Purdue women's golf team is tied for 20th place after the first round of the NCAA Women's Golf National Championships. Lightning interrupted play for an hour during the day.
The Boilermakers fired a first-round 307 in soggy conditions on Tuesday and trail Oklahoma State by 19 strokes for the tournament lead.
Purdue was led by senior Beth Hermes, who fired a one-under 71. Hermes is tied for fifth overall. She birdied two holes and had one bogey.
Sophomore Onnarin Sattayabanphot fired a 74, after going four-under on the front nine. Sattayabanphot is tied for 34th overall.
Freshman Maria Stinson is tied for 97th overall after a first-round 79. Freshman Myrte Eikenaar shot an 83 on Tuesday. She is in 119th place overall.
Freshman Caroline Haase carded an 84 in the first round and is tied for 120th overall.
The event is being hosted by Auburn on the par-72, 6,215-yard Grand National Lake Golf Course in Auburn, Ala. The tournament features 18 holes on each of the next two days.
Purdue is ranked No. 40 in the current golfweek.com poll. This is the seventh-straight season, the Boilermakers are playing in the postseason and the fifth-straight season they have advanced to the NCAA Championships. Purdue is one of seven schools to accomplish the feat.
Place Individual 1st Rd. 2nd Rd. 3rd Rd. Total
T5 Beth Hermes 71 71
T34 Onnarin Sattayabanphot 74 74
T97 Maria Stinson 79 79
119 Myrte Eikenaar 83 83
T120 Caroline Haase 84 84
Place Team 1st Rd. 2nd Rd. 3rd Rd. Total
1 Oklahoma State 288 288
T2 Duke 289 289
T2 UCLA 289 289
4 Ohio State 296 296
T5 Wake Forest 298 298
T5 Vanderbilt 298 298
7 Baylor 299 299
8 Florida State 301 301
T9 Furman 302 302
T9 Georgia 302 302
T9 Arizona 302 302
T9 Texas 302 302
T9 Michigan State 302 302
T14 Stanford 303 303
T14 Tennessee 303 303
T16 New Mexico 304 304
T16 North Carolina 304 304
18 Washington 305 305
19 Texas A&M 306 306
T20 USC 307 307
T20 Purdue 307 307
22 UNLV 308 308
23 California 309 309
24 Arizona State 310 310