Sept. 20, 2004
SUNRIVER, Ore. - Led by freshman Louise Stahle, the Arizona State women's golf team is in sixth place after the first round at the Mercedes-Benz of Bend Fall Preview, being held Monday-Wednesday at the par 71, 6,300-yard Meadows Golf Course.
The Sun Devils carded an eight-over 292 in Monday's first round and are nine strokes off the pace of tournament leader Duke (283). Washington is in second after the first day at one-over 285 followed by Georgia (286), New Mexico (287) and Oklahoma State (289).
Individually, Stahle leads the Sun Devils, carding a three-under 68 in her first collegiate round to tie for fourth after the first day's action. Junior Alissa Kuczka is tied for 22nd after shooting a two-over 73 on Monday, while sophomore Charmaine Erasmus is in a tie for 46th at four-over 75. Rounding out the Sun Devil squad are freshman Brooke Todare who is tied for 59th after carding a five-over 76 in her collegiate debut and sophomore Tiffany Tavee who stands in a tie for 78th with a first-round 78.
Duke's Brittany Lang holds a three-stroke lead over Oklahoma State's Karin Sjodin and Ohio State's Kristen White in the tournament after carding a seven-under 64 in Monday's first round.
Tee times Tuesday begin at 8 a.m. Pacific Time, while Wednesday's final round will begin with a shotgun start at 9 a.m.
Live scoring for the 2004 Fall Preview will be available for each round at www.golfstat.com, while a recap will also be available at the conclusion of each round on ASU's official web site at www.thesundevils.com.
2004 Mercedes-Benz of Bend Fall Preview September 20, 2004 First-Round Results
Pos. Team To Par Thru Today Total 1 Duke -1 F 283 283 2 Washington +1 F 285 285 3 Georgia +2 F 286 286 4 New Mexico +3 F 287 287 5 Oklahoma State +5 F 289 289 6 Arizona State +8 F 292 292 7 Arizona +10 F 294 294 T8 Auburn +11 F 295 295 T8 Ohio State +11 F 295 295 T8 UCLA +11 F 295 295 11 Tennessee +12 F 296 296 12 California +14 F 298 298 T13 Stanford +16 F 300 300 T13 Southern California +16 F 300 300 15 Texas +17 F 301 301 T16 South Carolina +19 F 303 303 T16 Oregon State U. +19 F 303 303 18 Washington State U. +20 F 304 304 19 Vanderbilt +22 F 306 306 20 Texas A&M University +23 F 307 307 21 Oregon, U. of +24 F 308 308
Sun Devil Scores: T4. Louise Stahle 68; T22. Alissa Kuczka 73; T46. Charmaine Erasmus 75; T59. Brooke Todare 76; T78. Tiffany Tavee 78.