Duke struggling at women's NCAA golf
- By The Associated Press
- Published 05/20/2008
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ALBUQUERQUE, N.M.(AP) Duke's chances a fourth straight NCAA women's golf title got slimmer Tuesday after the Blue Devils shot an 11-over 299 in the first round Tuesday.
Southern California leads at 4-under 284, five strokes ahead of UCLA and Auburn. Arizona State is fourth at 2 over.
Duke hurt itself with poor putting.
"If anything, the ball wasn't going in the hole,'' Duke coach Dan Brooks said. "Our overall game looked pretty good. We just need to put the rascal in the hole.''
The Blue Devils are 18th out of 24 teams.
Wake Forest's Nannette Hill had the best score of the day and tied the course record with a 67. The Demon Deacons are tied for fifth with the University of Denver at 5 over.
"I got in a groove on my putting stroke and didn't try to overpower my shot,'' Hill said. "I got my shots where I wanted to.''
All five USC players were at 1-over or better, but teams can discard their worst score.
"It's exciting to me that we had to throw out a 1-over,'' Trojans coach Andrea Gaston said. "We've has some pretty good scoring by all five players. That's how we've won our last three events.''
Southern California leads at 4-under 284, five strokes ahead of UCLA and Auburn. Arizona State is fourth at 2 over.
Duke hurt itself with poor putting.
"If anything, the ball wasn't going in the hole,'' Duke coach Dan Brooks said. "Our overall game looked pretty good. We just need to put the rascal in the hole.''
The Blue Devils are 18th out of 24 teams.
Wake Forest's Nannette Hill had the best score of the day and tied the course record with a 67. The Demon Deacons are tied for fifth with the University of Denver at 5 over.
"I got in a groove on my putting stroke and didn't try to overpower my shot,'' Hill said. "I got my shots where I wanted to.''
All five USC players were at 1-over or better, but teams can discard their worst score.
"It's exciting to me that we had to throw out a 1-over,'' Trojans coach Andrea Gaston said. "We've has some pretty good scoring by all five players. That's how we've won our last three events.''
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