University of Oregon
Eugene Country Club
Omlid, Little and Edwards Roll in Pac-10 Championships Opener
04/20/10 | Women's Golf
* First round results and second round tee times are available in the LINKS box to the right, and click HERE to see a first-day photo gallery.
EUGENE - With a trio of players in the top 15 overall, the No. 34 University of Oregon women's golf team ranked fifth in first-round action in the Pacific-10 Conference Championships, hosted Monday at the Eugene Country Club.
UO combined on a four-over score of 292 – its lowest of the spring by three strokes - and was only nine strokes shy of the lead.
“I thought we had a great start,” Oregon head coach Ria Quiazon said.
“The Eugene CC superintendent and staff have put a tremendous amount of
energy into getting this course ready, especially for this time of year –
the fairways are rolling, and the greens are smooth and fast."
Overall in the team standings, No. 2 Arizona State led the field with its five-under 283, and was followed by No. 5 USC (second, 284), No. 24 California (third, 287) and No. 1 UCLA (fourth, 289).
One stroke behind the Ducks, No. 7 Arizona stood sixth (293), ahead of No. 38 Washington (seventh, 296), No. 14 Stanford (eighth, 301) and Oregon State and Washington State (ninth-tie, 317).
Individually for UO, junior Erica Omlid was tied for seventh place after she shot a career-best 71 – three strokes better than her previous collegiate low from 2008-09 and four better than her previous season low. The Springfield, Ore., native led UO for the first time this spring, second time in 2009-10 and fourth time in her 63 career rounds.
Omlid started the day on the 10th tee and birdied three of her first five holes (the par-3 12th and par-4 14th and 15th holes), then added her final birdie on the par-5 sixth hole. Overall, she carded par scores on 11 holes (#1-3, 5, 8-11, 16-17) and bogeyed the other three (#4, 7, 18).
“It was fun to be able to play in front of so many friends and family,” Omlid said. “Getting the birdie on the 12th was a good way to get started, and sinking a 20-foot putt is always a good thing. The course looks fantastic, and we know there are a lot of birdies out there so we're really enjoying playing at home and flashing the 'O' sign whenever we can. We've worked really hard to get here ,and now we're ready to do our best.”
Two-time All-Pac-10 Second Team pick and junior Kendra Little followed one stroke back in a six-way tie for ninth place overall with an even-par 72, thanks to her one birdie (par-4 #10) and 16 par scores. Monday's score was her second of the spring at par or better and ninth in 30 rounds overall in 2009-10.
Sophomore Ashley Edwards followed in 15th place with a one-over 73 and matched her spring low. The Oakley, Calif,. native carded three birdies on the par-4 first, third and 17th holes and had par scores on 11 other holes.
Freshman Cheyenne Hickle rounded out UO's scoring in 31st place (76) with her two birdies and 12 par scores, and senior Kate Hildahl also began play in her third Pac-10 Championships (43rd-t, 81).
“I'm not surprised with how Erica's playing," Quiazon said. "She's a steady player that has worked hard to be ready for this event. Kendra is hitting it well, and you can tell she's feeling it again. Ashley has spent the last week really trying to be ready, Cheyenne shook off some shaky holes in the middle to finish strong, and I know Kate will come back tomorrow motivated to play well.”
On the individual leaderboard, California's Joanne Lee led the field with a five-under 67, and was followed by Arizona State's Juliana Murcia (second, 68) and USC's Lizette Salas (third, 69).
Regularly updated, hole-by-hole results are posted at the www.Golfstat.com website at the http://www.golfstatresults.com/public/index.cfm?tournament_id=1731 URL address, and more Pac-10 tourney history is available at the www.Pac-10.org website.
Looking ahead, the first tee times for the second round are set for 8:30 a.m. Tuesday, while the third and final round begins at 8 a.m. on Wednesday. Hildahl is the first Duck scheduled to tee off Tuesday at 8:30 a.m. off the first tee.
Admission each day to the 24th annual finale for the 'Conference of Champions' is free.
Click here to see the www.GoDucks.com Pac-10 Championships page for various information links for each Pac-10 team.
FIRST ROUND FINAL RESULTS
24th Annual Pac-10 Women's Golf Championships
Par 72, 6203 yards
Eugene Country Club , Eugene, Ore.
Monday, April 19, 2010
Team Standings - 1, Arizona State, 283. 2, USC 284. 3, California, 287. 4, UCLA, 289. 5, Oregon, 292. 6, Arizona, 293. 7 Washington, 296. 8, Stanford, 301. 9t, Washington State, 317. 9t, Oregon State, 317.
Top Individuals - 1, Joanne Lee, California, 67. 2, Juliana Murcia, Arizona State, 68. 3, Lizette Salas, USC, 39. 4t, Sadena Parks, Washington, 70. 4t, Jennifer Song, USC, 70. 4t, Stephanie Kono, UCLA, 70. 7t, Erica Omlid, Oregon, 71. 7t, Carlota Ciganda, Arizona State, 71. 9, Six-way tie (including Kendra Little, Oregon, 72).
Oregon Results - 7t, Erica Omlid, 71. 9t, Kendra Little, 72. 15t, Ashley Edwards, 73. 31t, Cheyenne Hickle, 76. 43t, Kate Hildahl, 81.
ALL INDIVIDUAL RESULTS
Fin. Players Team Scores Total Par
1 Joanne Lee..................... California.................... 67 67 -5
2 Juliana Murcia................. Arizona State................. 68 68 -4
3 Lizette Salas.................. Southern California........... 69 69 -3
T4 Sadena Parks................... Washington.................... 70 70 -2
T4 Jennifer Song.................. Southern California........... 70 70 -2
T4 Stephanie Kono................. UCLA.......................... 70 70 -2
T7 Erica Omlid.................... Oregon, U. of................. 71 71 -1
T7 Carlota Ciganda................ Arizona State................. 71 71 -1
T9 Jackie Williams................ California.................... 72 72 E
T9 Anya Alvarez................... Washington.................... 72 72 E
T9 Kendra Little.................. Oregon, U. of................. 72 72 E
T9 Belen Mozo..................... Southern California........... 72 72 E
T9 Jaclyn Sweeney................. Arizona State................. 72 72 E
T9 Jennifer Johnson............... Arizona State................. 72 72 E
T15 Ashley Edwards................. Oregon, U. of................. 73 73 +1
T15 Kristina Wong.................. Stanford...................... 73 73 +1
T15 Sally Watson................... Stanford...................... 73 73 +1
T15 Sherlyn Popelka................ Arizona....................... 73 73 +1
T15 Isabelle Boineau............... Arizona....................... 73 73 +1
T15 Cyna Rodriguez................. Southern California........... 73 73 +1
T15 Nikki Koller................... Arizona....................... 73 73 +1
T15 Glory Yang..................... UCLA.......................... 73 73 +1
T15 Sydnee Michaels................ UCLA.......................... 73 73 +1
T15 Tiffany Lua.................... UCLA.......................... 73 73 +1
T25 Pia Halbig..................... California.................... 74 74 +2
T25 Roseanne Niven................. California.................... 74 74 +2
T25 Alejandra Llaneza.............. Arizona....................... 74 74 +2
T25 Giulia Molinaro................ Arizona State................. 74 74 +2
T29 Molly Aronsson................. Washington.................... 75 75 +3
T29 Whitney French................. Oregon State U................ 75 75 +3
T31 Cheyenne Hickle................ Oregon, U. of................. 76 76 +4
T31 Caroline Kim................... Southern California........... 76 76 +4
T31 Allison Travis................. Washington State U............ 76 76 +4
T31 Margarita Ramos................ Arizona....................... 76 76 +4
T31 Brianna Do..................... UCLA.......................... 76 76 +4
36 Angela King.................... Stanford...................... 77 77 +5
37 Rebecca Durham................. Stanford...................... 78 78 +6
T38 Karinn Dickinson............... Washington.................... 79 79 +7
T38 Kristen Allard................. Washington State U............ 79 79 +7
T38 Brittany Stewart............... Oregon State U................ 79 79 +7
T41 Sydney Burlison................ Stanford...................... 80 80 +8
T41 Lauren Archer.................. Oregon State U................ 80 80 +8
T43 Darcie Richmond................ Washington.................... 81 81 +9
T43 Kate Hildahl................... Oregon, U. of................. 81 81 +9
T43 Emma Betland................... Washington State U............ 81 81 +9
T43 Ali Thompson................... Washington State U............ 81 81 +9
T47 Ellen Park..................... Washington State U............ 83 83 +11
T47 Elyse Okada.................... Oregon State U................ 83 83 +11
49 Emily Childs................... California.................... 86 86 +14
50 Chelsey Lind................... Oregon State U................ 88 88 +16
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