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Lady Tar Heel
Women's Golf in Fifth at Lady Tar Heel
10/7/2005 12:00:00 AM | Women's Golf
Oct. 7, 2005
Chapel Hill, N.C. - The Wake Forest women's golf team completed the first round of the Lady Tar Heel Invitational on Friday in fifth place. The Demon Deacons fired a 14-over par 302. The 54-hole event, hosted by North Carolina, is being contested at the Finley Golf Club. The par is 72 and yardage is 6,285 yards.
Duke stands in first place after a six-over par 294. Vanderbilt, Auburn and Virginia are tied for second at 12-over par 300. The Deacons are in fifth followed by NC State and Texas A&M tied at 17-over 305. Texas (19-over, 307), Ohio State (21-over, 309) and Tulsa (24-over, 312) round out the top-10.
Nannette Hill made three birdies and a bogey in her last five holes to shoot a one-under par 71. The freshman finished the day with five birdies. Hill stands in a tie for third, one stroke behind the leaders.
Fellow freshman Jean Chua fired a three-over par 75 for the Deacons and stands in a tie for 14th.
Junior Mandy Goins shot a five-over par 77 for Wake Forest. Junior Maggie Simons added a seven-over par 79 for the Deacs as well. Sophomore Laura Crawford struggled shooting an opening round 85, 13-over par.
Sophomore Jordan Craig playing as an individual carded a nine-over par 81.
Duke's Anna Grzebien and Virginia's Leah Wigger share the individual lead each shooting a two-under par 70. Hill is in a four-way tie for second with Texas' Julia Best, Texas A&M's Ashley Knoll and Auburn's Maria Martinez.
The event began Friday and ends on Sunday. Livestats for the tournament can be found at www.golfstat.com. For the latest information on Wake Forest golf, visit WakeForestSports.com.
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