Sept. 26, 2002
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - The San Diego State women's golf team shot a 331 to stand in 19th place after the first round of the Comcast/Dick McGuire Invitational at the par-73, 6,069-yard University of New Mexico Championship Golf Course. The host Lobos, ranked No. 17 in the preseason by Golfweek, hold the first-round lead with a five-over total of 297, followed by No. 22 New Mexico State one shot back at 298 and No. 14 Washington in third place at 300.
The individual leader after the first 18 is New Mexico State's Rachel Bailey, who shot a five-under 68 to take a two-stroke lead over Lobo teammate Kelly Cavanaugh and Oklahoma's Lisa Meldrum.
The Aztecs' top player after the first round is 17th-place junior Sandy Kim. The West Linn, Ore., native shot a two-over 75 that included a 36 on her final nine holes that tied for the fifth-best finishing nine on the day.
SDSU senior Claire Riley is tied for 80th at 83, while junior Shayna Miyajima is tied for 89th (85) and freshman Toni Lutz, playing in her first collegiate tournament, is tied for 102nd (88). Senior Jennifer Hoene withdrew from the tournament.
Play resumes tomorrow at 8:30 a.m. for the second round of the Comcast/Dick McGuire Invitational.
First-round scores with relation to par Sept. 26 at the Comcast/Dick McGuire Invitational, played at the par-73, 6,069-yard UNM Championship Course in Albuquerque, N.M.
1. New Mexico 297 (+5)2. New Mexico State 298 (+6)3. Washington 300 (+8)4. Oklahoma 301 (+9)5. Texas 303 (+11) Tulsa 303 (+11)7. Pepperdine 304 (+12)8. TCU 306 (+14)9. UNLV 308 (+16)10. Texas Tech 310 (+18)11. Texas A&M 314 (+22)12. Baylor 316 (+24)13. UTEP 317 (+25) Arizona State 317 (+25)15. Colorado State 318 (+26)16. BYU 319 (+27)17. Northern Arizona 323 (+31)18. Wyoming 327 (+35)19. San Diego State 331 (+39)
Top Five Individuals1. Rachel Bailey, New Mexico State 68 (-5)2. Lisa Meldrum, Oklahoma 70 (-3) Kelly Cavanaugh, N. Mex. State 70 (-3)4. Hwanhee Lee, UNLV 71 (-2)5. Paige Mackenzie, Washington 72 (-1) Shannon Johnson, New Mexico 72 (-1)
San Diego State IndividualsT-17. Sandy Kim 75 (+2)T-80. Claire Riley 83 (+10)T-89. Shayna Miyajima 85 (+12)T-102. Toni Lutz 88 (+15)WD Jennifer Hoene