May 5, 2005
LUBBOCK, Texas -
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The Purdue women's golf team is in sixth place after the first round of the 2005 NCAA Central Regional Championships in Lubbock, Texas.
The Boilermakers totaled 295 on Thursday and trail Texas by only five strokes for the tournament lead. Missouri and New Mexico are tied for second place with 291.
The Boilermakers were led by junior Onnarin Sattayabanphot and Big Ten Freshman of the Year Whitney Frykman. The duo each fired an one-under par 71 and are tied for fourth place overall.
Sophomore Myrte Eikenaar is tied for 27th overall after carding a 74.
Sophomore Caroline Haase fired a 79 and is tied for 84th. Redshirt-freshman Kara Eschbach is tied for 98th after a first-round 82.
The NCAA Central Regional Championships is a 54-hole event and is being hosted by Texas Tech. The event is at the Jerry S. Rawls Golf Course.
The Boilermakers are ranked No. 33 in the latest Sagarin/Golfweek Poll.
Purdue joins No. 4 Arizona State, No. 20 Arkansas, No. 3 Auburn, No. 31 Baylor, No. 36 Kent State, Long Island, No. 12 Louisiana State, No. 27 Michigan, No. 39 Michigan State, No. 18 Missouri, No. 14 New Mexico, Notre Dame, No. 47 South Florida, No. 32 SMU, No. 21 Texas, No. 38 Texas A&M, No. 28 TCU, Texas Tech, No. 22 Tulsa, and No. 15 Wake Forest in the field.
The top eight teams from each regional advance to the 2005 NCAA Women's Golf Championships, held in Sunriver, Ore., from May 17 to 20. Purdue is one of eight schools to play in the last five NCAA Women's Golf Championships.
The Boilermakers have advanced to the NCAA regional championships every year since 1998. They have played in six central regionals and one east regional.
The second reound begins on Friday morning. Live stats can be found at golfstat.com