Women's Golf

SDSU's Christine Wong First After 18 Holes At Hurricane Invite

SDSU's Christine Wong First After 18 Holes At Hurricane InviteSDSU's Christine Wong First After 18 Holes At Hurricane Invite

Feb. 14, 2010

MIAMI LAKES, Fla. -

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San Diego State freshman Christine Wong (Richmond, B.C.) started the 2010 spring schedule just where she left off to end 2009, as she has a three-stroke lead at the 17-team Hurricane Invitational at Don Shula's Golf Resort in Miami Lakes, Fla. Wong was the only golfer in the 90-player field to finish Sunday's first round under par, firing a 3-under 69 on the par-72, 6,210-yard course. As a team, the Aztecs are currently in third place at 15-over 303, trailing second place No. 57 Coastal Carolina (296) and No. 54 Georgia State (292).

Wong, who entered the 54-hole tournament ranked 67th nationally by Golfstat.com, had 13 pars and four birdies and finished the first nine holes with a 33. It is her fifth sub-70 round this season and she leads a group of four other golfers at the Hurricane Invite by three strokes, as each tied for second at even-par 72.

Joining Wong in the top 25 is fellow freshman Gina Clark (Palm Desert, Calif.), who logged the field's only eagle on the day to post a 4-over 76, tying for 25th place overall. SDSU sophomore Malin Enarsson (Gothenburg, Sweden) is tied for 44th with a 78, while juniors Stephanie Arcala (Oceanside, Calif.) and Samantha Roberts (Carlsbad, Calif.) each carded a first-round 8-over 80.

The Hurricane Invitational continues Monday with the second round slated to begin with a shotgun start at 12:30 p.m. ET.

Hurricane Invitational, Feb. 14-16
Miami Lakes, Fla.
Don Shula's Golf Resort - Par 72, 6,210 yards

Round 1 Results

Team Scoring (Top 5 teams out of 17)
1 Georgia State 292 (+4)
2 Coastal Carolina 296 (+8)
3 San Diego State 303 (+15)
4 East Tenn. State 304 (+16)
N.C. State 304 (+16)

Individuals (Top 5 Individuals out of 90)
1 Christine Wong, SDSU 69 (-3)
2 Aruka Felguersoso, Coastal Carolina 72 (E)
Olivia Higgins, Charles. So. 72 (E)
Alicia Grier, Coast. Car. 72 (E)
Sandra Maier, Georgia State 72 (E)

San Diego State
1 Christine Wong 69 (-3)
T25 Gina Clark 76 (+4)
T44 Malin Enarsson 78 (+6)
T60 Stephanie Arcala 80 (+8)
T60 Samantha Roberts 80 (+8)