May 10, 2012
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Site: Columbus, Ohio
Course: Ohio State's Scarlet Course (par 72, 6,246 yards)
Tournament: NCAA Central Regional (Day 1 of 3)
U-M Team Standing: T-15th Place of 24 Teams (315) After Day 1
Top U-M Individual: Yugene Lee, tie-12th (74)
Next U-M Event: Fri-Sat., May 11-12 -- at NCAA Central Regional (Columbus, Ohio), 8:55 a.m.
COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Sophomore Yugene Lee's (Athens, Ga./Oconee County HS) opening two-over 74 at the NCAA Central Regional positioned her among the top 15 players as she led the University of Michigan women's golf team to a first-round 315 today (Thursday, May 10) as the Wolverines are tied for 15th after the first of three days of regional play at Ohio State's Scarlet Course.
After beginning the NCAA Central Regional in the afternoon wave off the first tee, the Wolverines will start the second round in tomorrow's (Friday, May 11) morning wave at 8:55 a.m. off the back nine. As they were for the first round, the Wolverines will be paired with East Carolina and UNC Wilmington.
Opening her second career NCAA Regional with a bogey, Lee added a second on the par-3 fifth hole to put her at two over. She gained a stroke back birdieing the par-4 seventh hole, making the turn one over. An opening bogey on the back nine was erased with her second birdie of the day on the par-3 13th, but her bogey on the par-3 17th put her back to two over, where she stayed with a 74 to hold a tie for 12th with six other players.
Returning to her hometown for her first NCAA Regional, freshman Lauren Grogan (Columbus, Ohio/Bishop Watterson HS) fired her fourth straight round of 78 or better, opening with a four-over 76 to put her in a tie for 29th.
Falling back early, Grogan bogeyed five of the first six holes with a birdie on the par-5 fourth hole, helping her to an early four-over tally. A sixth front-side bogey on No. 8 was erased with a birdie on the closing ninth hole as she made the turn at four over. After bogeying the 10th put her at a round-high five over, she found her rhythm as she went one under the remaining eight holes, posting seven straight pars and a closing birdie on the 18th to give her a four-over 76.
Freshman Linda Luo (Bradenton, Fla./Lakewood Ranch HS) opened her first NCAA postseason with an 81, putting her tied for 78th, while sophomore Alyssa Shimel (Pemberville, Ohio/Eastwood HS) is tied for 107th after an 84 and senior Meagan Bauer (Grand Blanc, Mich./Grand Blanc HS) is tied for 118th following an 87.
Team Standings (After Day 1 of 3)
1. USC 298
2. Georgia 299
3. Purdue 301
4. Notre Dame 304
5. Tennessee 306
Auburn 306
7. N.C. State 307
8. Oregon 308
Virginia 308
Vanderbilt 308
11. South Florida 309
12. Ohio State 310
Arkansas 310
14. Florida State 314
15. MICHIGAN 315
Mississippi 315
Harvard 315
18. Texas-San Antonio 317
19. Texas State 320
20. Butler 321
21. Kentucky 322
22. UNC Wilmington 323
23. Siena College 328
24. East Carolina 329
Top Individuals
1. Marina Alex, Vanderbilt 70 (-2)
2. Paula Reto, Purdue 71
Maria Salinas, Florida State 71
4. Ashley Armstrong, Notre Dame 72
Doris Chen, USC 72
Alex Buelow, Stetson 72*
Madeleine Sheils, Nebraska 72*
8. Becca Huffer, Notre Dame 73
Tiffany Lim, Harvard 73
Rocio Sanchez Lobato, Georgia 73
Lisa McCloskey, USC 73
Michigan Individuals
T12. Yugene Lee 74
T29. Lauren Grogan 76
T78. Linda Luo 81
T107. Alyssa Shimel 84
T118. Meagan Bauer 87
N O T E S
• Michigan is making its seventh NCAA Regional appearance. In total, U-M has been to the NCAA postseason 10 of the last 12 years (seven team, three individual).
• Meagan Bauer, Yugene Lee and Alyssa Shimel have started all 12 events this season. In fact, Bauer has started her last 34, while Shimel has not missed a start in her two seasons, a string of 24 straight. Lee has started the last 22 straight events of her 23 career events.
• Lauren Grogan and Linda Luo are competing in their first NCAA Regional.
Contact: Tom Wywrot (734) 763-4423
