April 7, 2008
MIAMI LAKES, Fla. – A first-round total of 298 (+10) has the No. 25 Notre Dame women’s golf team in sixth place at the Canes & Cards Classic, which is being played at the par 72, 6,210-yard Don Shula Golf Resort. The Fighting Irish are 14 shots off the pace established by Louisville.
The first round was originally scheduled for an 8:00 a.m. (ET) shotgun start, yet was delayed until 9:30 a.m. because of heavy rain. Monday’s scheduled second round had to be halted roughly half way through due to inclement weather. The remainder of the round will be completed on Tuesday beginning at 7:30 a.m. (ET) and will be followed by the third and final round.
Georgia State is in second place after posting a 293 followed by Tulsa (294) and South Florida (296). The College of Charleston rounds out the top five of the 14-team field with a 297, while the Irish are right behind after firing a 298. Louisville and Miami are serving as co-hosts for the event.
Louisville’s Cindy LaCrosse leads the field of 77 individuals after carding a five-under par 67. Kelly Fuchik from Tulsa is three shots in back with a 70 and Notre Dame freshman So-Hyun Park (Seoul, South Korea/Bradenton Prep) is among a three-way tie for third with a one-under par 71.
Fellow Fighting Irish rookie Katie Conway (Wading River, N.Y./Shoreham-Wading River) resides in a nine-way tie for ninth after registering a one-over par 73 on the day. That total matched her top round of the season. Notre Dame junior Lisa Maunu (St. Thomas, Ontario/Parkside Collegiate Institute) is among a logjam at 34th place with a four-over par 76.
Sophomores Kristin Wetzel (Middletown, N.Y./Hilton Head Prep) and Annie Brophy (Spokane, Wash./Gonzaga Prep) fired rounds of 78 and 80, respectively. Wetzel is in a tie at 49th, while Brophy is tied for 61st.
Results of the Canes & Cards Classic are posted on hurricanesports.com.
Canes & Cards Classic
Don Shula Golf Resort
Miami Lakes, Florida, Par 72, 6,210 yards
Team Scores (18-hole totals): 1. Louisville 284, 2. Georgia State 293, 3. Tulsa 294, 4. South Florida 296, 5. College of Charleston 297, 6. Notre Dame 298, 7. Kansas State 299, 8. Miami 300, 9. Mississippi State 301, 10. Middle Tennessee State 302, 11. Furman 303, 12. Missouri 306, 13t. Boise State 313, 13t. Florida International 313
Top-5 Golfers (of 77): 1. Cindy LaCrosse (Louisville) 67, 2. Kelly Fuchik (Tulsa) 70, 3t. So-Hyun Park (Notre Dame) 71, 3t. Anna Scott (Georgia State) 71, 3t. Sara-Maude Juneau (Louisville) 71
Notre Dame Scores: 3t. So-Hyun Park 71, 9t. Katie Conway 73, 34t. Lisa Maunu 76, 49t. Kristin Wetzel 78, 61t. Annie Brophy 80