Oct. 28, 2012
Site: Kiawah Island, S.C.
Course: Oak Point Golf Club (par 72, 5,906 yards)
Tournament: Edwin Watts/Palmetto Intercollegiate (Day 1 of 2)
U-M Team Standing: Tie-3rd Place of 17 Teams (296-295/591) after Day One (suspended play)
Top U-M Individual: Lauren Grogan, tie-sixth (71-74/145)
Next U-M Event: Monday, Oct. 29 -- at Edwin Watts/Palmetto Intercollegiate (Kiawah Island, S.C.), 9 a.m. shotgun
Play was called in the second round due to darkness. Play will resume in the morning followed immediately by the final round. U-M was one of three teams to finish the second round and is currently tied for third with the current scores.
Team Standings (After Day 1 of 2)
1. Campbell 282
2. Coastal Carolina 292
3. East Tennessee State 296
MICHIGAN 296
4. Maryland 298
5. James Madison 301
6. Augusta State 302
7. Elon 303
8. Richmond 306
9. Kansas 307
Xavier 307
10. College of Charleston 309
Jacksonville State 309
South Florida 309
13. Charleston Southern 311
14. Georgia State 315
15. The Citadel 326
Michigan Individuals
(based on current scoring position in suspended play)
T6. Lauren Grogan 71-74 = 145
T10. Linda Luo 71-75 = 146
T29. Alicia Weber 79-71 = 150
T29. Catherine Peters 75-75 = 150
T66. Devon Compton 79-78 = 157
N O T E S
Michigan set a season-best team total of 296 in the first round, only to lower that total in the second round with a 295. It marked the first time this season U-M had team rounds under 300.
Alicia Weber set a new career-best single-round total with her one-under 71 in the second round. She topped the 73 she had in the final round of the 2011 Big West Championship and the first round of the 2011 Fresno State Lexus Classic.
Catherine Peters lowered her career-best single-round total with her back-to-back 75s. She bettered the 76 she had in the first round of the Mary Fossum Invitational.
Lauren Grogan tied her career-best single-round total with her one-under 71 in the first round. She equaled the one-under 71 carded in the second round of the 2011 Challenge at Onion Creek.
Contact: Tom Wywrot (734) 763-4423