Altomare Grabs the Lead at The Landfall Tradition

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Wilmington, NC – Behind the play of sophomore Brittany Altomare, the eighth-ranked Virginia women’s golf team moved up to fifth place at The Landfall Tradition taking place in Wilmington, N.C. Altomare carded a 4-under 68 to move into first place with 18 holes left to play.

Virginia shot 1-over 289 as a team for a two-day total of 594. Duke leads the field at 575 followed by UCLA and North Carolina at 580. Texas is in fourth place at 593.

Altomare’s second round score equaled her best career round and gave her a two-day total of 5-under 139. She holds a one shot advantage over Duke’s Lindy Duncan, who shot 66 during Saturday’s play.

Joy Kim and Portland Rosen both turned in rounds of 72 to improve their position on the leaderboard. Kim is in 15th place at 148 while Rosen is 28th at 150. Lauren Greenlief shot 77 and is 64th at 154. Calle Nielson is in 77th place at 157.

The third round of the event is scheduled for Sunday. Live scoring is online at Golfstat.com.

The Landfall Tradition
Country Club of Landfall
Wilmington, NC
Par 72, 6,246 yards
Second Round Results

Team Results
1. Duke 291-284-575
2. UCLA 294-286-580
2. North Carolina 293-287-580
4. Texas 291-302-593
5. Virginia 305-289-594
6. Michigan State 304-294-598
7. Notre Dame 299-301-600
8. Wake Forest 305-300-605
9. South Carolina 299-307-606
10. Ohio State 307-303-610
11. Chattanooga 309-303-612
12. NC State 301-312-613
13. Oklahoma State 312-303-615
14. Northwestern 309-307-616
15. Texas Tech 316-300-616
16. Florida State 307-314-623
17. UNC Wilmington 307-324-631
18. UNC Greensboro 318-324-642

Individual Leaders
1. Brittany Altomare, Virginia 71-68-139
2. Lindy Duncan, Duke 74-66-140
3. Tiffany Lua, UCLA 73-69-142
3. Casey Grice, North Carolina 71-71-142
3. Katherine Perry, North Carolina 70-72-142
6. Nicole Vandermade, Texas 73-71-144
6. Aleja Cangrejo, Duke 71-73-144
8. Becca Huffer, Notre Dame 72-73-145
8. Ani Gulugian, UCLA 73-72-145

Virginia Results
1. Brittany Altomare 70-68-139
15. Joy Kim 76-72-148
28. Portland Rosen 78-72-150
64. Lauren Greenlief 80-77-154
77. Calle Nielson 80-83-157