Kristin Wetzel and the Irish broke out their rain gear on Saturday morning, but they did not get the chance to tee off due to the soggy conditions at the Bettie Lou Evans Invitational.

Play Suspended At The Bettie Lou Evans Invitational

Sept. 26, 2009

LEXINGTON, Ky. – The Irish women’s golf team will have to wait until Sunday to continue play at the Bettie Lou Evans Invitational, as Saturday’s second round was cancelled due to inclement weather. The tournament has been shortened to 36 holes, with Sunday’s 18-holes of play serving as the final round.

Notre Dame carded a 16-over par 304 on Friday in first round action at the University of Kentucky hosted tournament. Senior Annie Brophy (Spokane, Wash./Gonzaga Prep) led the Irish with a plus two 74. She is currently tied for fifth on the leaderboard. Junior So-Hyun Park (Seoul, South Korea/Bradenton Prep) is tied for 13th after turning in a plus-three 75 in the first round.

Sunday’s final round is expected to get underway at 8:30 a.m. A recap will be posted on UND.com, while live hole-by-hole scoring of the Bettie Lou Evans Invitational is available through Golfstat (to access the site go to http://www.golfstatresults.com).

The Bettie Lou Evans Invitational – The UK Golf Club

Top-Five Team Scores (18-hole totals): 1. Florida State (298); t2. UCF (301); t2. Coastal Carolina (301); 4. Texas State 302); 5. Chattanooga (303).

Top-Five Golfers (18-hole scores): 1. Macarena Silva (Florida State/70); t2. Victoria Tomko (UCF/72); t2. Valdis Jonsdottir (Texas State/72); Emma de Goot (Chattanooga/72); t5. Annie Brophy (Notre Dame/74); t5. seven others

Notre Dame Scores (18-hole totals): t5. Annie Brophy (74); t13. So-Hyun Park (75); t20. Becca Huffer (76); t48. Katie Conway (79); t73. Kristin Wetzel (86); t48. Katie Allare (I/79); t58. Julie Kim (I/81).

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