March 16, 2012
Site: Mesa, Ariz.
Course: Longbow Golf Club (par 72, 6,209 yards)
Tournament: Notre Dame Clover Cup (Day 1 of 3)
U-M Standing: 11th Place of 12 Teams (306) after Day 1
Top U-M Individual: Linda Luo, tie-23rd (74)
Next Round: Sat-Sun., March 17-18 -- at Notre Dame Clover Cup (Mesa, Ariz.), 8 a.m. MST (tee times)
Team Standings (After Day 1 of 3)
1. Colorado 277 (-11)
2. Notre Dame 288
3. Oklahoma 289
4. Florida International 292
Furman 292
6. Minnesota 293
7. Tulsa 294
8. Iowa State 295
9. Texas Tech 296
10. SMU 302
11. MICHIGAN 306
12. Cincinnati 323
Top Individual
1. Emily Talley, Colorado 66 (-6)
2. Ashley Armstrong, Notre Dame 67
3. Kristina Merkle, Tulsa 68
Alex Stewart, Colorado 68
5. Daffodil Sanchez, Furman 69
6. Kimberly Kaufman, Texas Tech 70
Carmen Laguna, Minnesota 70
Prima Thammaraks, Iowa State 70
Jessica Wallace, Colorado 70
10. Shelby Coyle, FIU 71
Chirapat Jao-Javanil, Oklahoma 71
Tania Tare, FIU 71
Laura Wearn, Furman 71
Michigan Individuals
T23. Linda Luo 74
T31. Alyssa Shimel 75
T46. Yugene Lee 78
T52. Caramia Sitompul 79
T58. Meagan Bauer 81
T38. Chelsea Pezzola 77*
* playing as individual
N O T E S
• Linda Luo opened her round with nine consecutive pars before suffering a double bogey on No. 10 and a bogey on 11. She played the last seven holes in one under, birdieing the par-4 13th.
• Linda Luo's two-over 74 is her best score of the spring schedule (seven rounds) and matches the third-lowest round of her freshman season.
• Alyssa Shimel toured the front nine in two under par, making birdies on holes 1, 6 and 9 along with a bogey on No. 8 for 34 going out. She birdied No. 13 to get back to -2 but closed the round with a double bogey on No. 15 followed by three straight bogeys.
• After opening with five bogeys in the first seven holes, Yugene Lee played her last 11 holes in one over par, with a birdie on No. 8 and a double bogey on No. 12.
• Playing as an individual, Chelsea Pezzola made her first tournament appearance of the season. Her 77 included a birdie on the par-5 ninth hole, four bogeys and a double bogey.
• Michigan will be paired with Cincinnati and SMU in the second round and start on No. 10 with tee times running from 8:24 to 8:56 a.m.
Contact: Tom Wywrot (734) 763-4423
