April 3, 2009
Complete Results in PDF Format
TEMPE, Ariz. - Senior Mayule Tomimbang (Kissimmee, Fla.) shot an even-par 72 to tie for third place and match her seasonal best score as the UCF women's golf team opened play at the Ping/ASU Invitational on Friday at the 6,230-yard par-72 ASU Karsten Golf Course in Tempe, Arizona.
As a team, the Knights fired a 308 (+20) today and stand tied for 14th place with No. 24 California after 18 holes of another elite national field of 17 teams. No. 9 Purdue shot a 293 (+5) today to claim a single stroke's opening round lead over No. 1 Arizona State.
Tomimbang's 72 topped the Knights in the opening round and placed her in a tie for third place overall, two strokes behind Jodi Ewart of New Mexico and Jennifer Song of USC for the overall lead in a field of 90 of America's top collegiate golfers. The even par round matched Tomimbang's best performance of the year as she also shot a 72 in the opening round of Auburn's Derby Invitational on Oct. 24 and in the final round of the UCF Challenge on March 10 at the RedTail Golf Club in Sorrento.
Senior Stephanie Connelly (Pasadena, Md.) was UCF's second finisher, carding a 77, placing her exactly in the middle of the field in a tie for 45th place. Junior Victoria Tomko (Lontzen, Belgium) shot a 79 for UCF while sophomore Katie Detlefsen (Eagan, Minn.) was UCF's fourth finisher with her 80 and sophomore Jessy Tang (Miami, Fla.) had an 88.
Play will continue at the 54-hole Ping/ASU Invitational throughout the weekend with single rounds on both Saturday and Sunday mornings.
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PING/ASU INVITATIONAL
ASU KARSTEN GOLF COURSE * TEMPE, ARIZ.
FIRST ROUND RESULTS * PAR 72 * 6,230 YARDS
TEAM SCORES
1. Purdue 293 (+5)
T2. Arizona State 294 (+6)
T3. UCLA 297 (+9)
T3. Oklahoma State 297 (+9)
T3. USC 297 (+9)
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T14. UCF 308 (+20)
T14. California 308 (+20)
UCF SCORERS
T3. Mayule Tomimbang 72 (Even)
T45. Stephanie Connelly 77 (+5)
T67. Victoria Tomko 79 (+7)
T76. Katie Detlefsen 80 (+8)
90. Jessy Tang 88 (+16)