Women's Golf Opens Play at Rain-Shortened Battle at Rancho Bernardo Inn

March 19, 2012

SAN DIEGO, Calif. - Senior Kaitlin Drolson and freshman Alina Ching turned in solid first rounds at the rain-shortened Battle at Rancho Bernardo Inn, putting the Waves into a tie for fourth place after play on Monday.

Sunday was rained out at the par-72 Championship Golf Course at the Rancho Bernardo Inn Golf Resort & Spa, so the tournament has been shortened to 36 holes. Play concludes with the final round on Tuesday.

The Waves shot a 302 on Monday and are tied with Texas A&M. They're nine shots back of leader Tulane and seven behind Arizona State and USC.

Drolson (Rancho Santa Fe, Calif./Torrey Pines HS) and Ching (Honolulu, Hawaii/Punahou School) both shot 1-over 73s to put them into a tie for ninth place. Ching, who was the Waves' top finisher at the past two tournaments, had four birdies, while Drolson had two.

The rest of the Waves' lineup didn't fare quite as well on Monday. Sophomore Liv Cheng (Auckland, New Zealand) and freshman Somin Lee (Denver, Colo./Overland HS) are both tied for 48th place at 78, and sophomore Grace Na (Alameda, Calif./Alameda HS) is tied for 58th place at 79. Cheng matched Ching for the team high with four birdies.

The Waves third-best scorer on the day was sophomore Danielle Gillaspy (Santa Maria, Calif./St. Joseph's HS), who is competing as an individual. She shot a 77, putting her into a tie for 37th place.

Team Scores: 1. Tulane 293; T2. Arizona State 295; T2. USC 295; T4. Pepperdine 302; T4. Texas A&M 302; T6. California 303; T6. UNLV 303; T6. Long Beach State 303; 9. Miami 305; 10. San Diego State 306; 11. Texas 308; 12. Denver 312; T13. Arizona 313; T13. Washington 313; 15. Coastal Carolina 315; 16. New Mexico 316.

Top Individuals: 1. Maribel Lopez Porras (Tulane) 69; 2. Gemma Dryburgh (Tulane) 70; T3. Rika Park (Miami) 71; T3. Sophia Popov (USC) 71; T5. four players tied at 72.

Pepperdine Scores: T9. Alina Ching 73; T9. Kaitlin Drolson 73; T37. * Danielle Gillaspy 77; T48. Liv Cheng 78; T48. Somin Lee 78; T58. Grace Na 79.

* playing as an individual

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