Feb. 21, 2005
TUCSON, Ariz. - The Arizona State University women's golf team is in fourth place after the first two rounds of the Wildcat Invitational, being held Feb. 21-22 at the par 71, 6,238-yard Arizona National Golf Club in Tucson.
ASU freshman Louise Stahle holds the individual lead after two rounds, carding a six-under 64 in Monday's first round and a one-over 72 in the second. With a two-round total of five-under 136, Stahle holds a two-stroke lead over UCLA's Charlotte Mayorkas (70-68) and Tennessee's Violeta Retamoza (67-71). She heads into Tuesday's final round looking for the first win of her young career after finishing second in three events this fall.
The Sun Devils carded an eight-over 294 in the first round and a three-over 291 in the second on Monday for a two-round total of 585. The team is 12 strokes off the lead of UCLA, which finished the first day at three-under 573 (287-286). Arizona is in second place at its own tournament at two-over 578, followed by Tennessee (580), ASU (585) and Oklahoma State (593).
In addition to Stahle, junior Alissa Kuczka is tied for 17th at six-over 142 after carding a 73 and a 75 on Monday, while senior Erin Tone is tied for 32nd at 10-over 152 (78-74). Sophomore Charmaine Erasmus is in a tie for 46th with a two-round total of 156, while sophomore Tiffany Tavee shot a one-under 70 in Monday's second round after having her first-round score disqualified.
The final round of the 2005 Wildcat Invitational will begin with a shotgun start at 8 a.m. on Wednesday morning.
2005 Wildcat Invitational First & Second Round Results - February 21, 2005 Pl Team Rd 1 Rd 2 Total 1 UCLA 287 286 573 2 Arizona 289 289 578 3 Tennessee 292 288 580 4 Arizona State 294 291 585 5 Oklahoma State 290 303 593 6 Stanford 303 293 596 7 Pepperdine 305 292 597 8 Oregon 300 304 604 9 UNLV 303 302 605 10 New Mexico State 313 296 609 11 Vanderbilt 314 316 630 12 Nevada 313 324 637 13 Oregon State 307 334 641 14 Northern Arizona 329 323 652
Sun Devil Scores: 1. Louise Stahle 64-72=136; T17. Alissa Kuczka 73-75=148; T32. Erin Tone 78-74=152; T46. Charmaine Erasmus 79-77=156; DQ. Tiffany Tavee DQ-70.