PHOENIX, Ariz. – The No. 7 Virginia women’s golf team is tied for ninth place after the opening 18 holes of the PING/ASU Invitational at Papago Golf Course in Phoenix. The Cavaliers shot 7-over 295 during Friday’s round. Host Arizona State leads the 16-team field at 8-under 280.
Sophomore Jennifer Cleary led UVA during the first round after shooting 1-under 71. Her round featured three birdies and two bogeys. She finished the day tied for 12th place.
UVA freshman Amanda Sambach and senior Riley Smyth posted scores of 1-over 73 and are in 26th place. Graduate student Beth Lillie shot 78 and is 66th position while sophomore Rebecca Skoler is 83rd after shooting 83.
Saturday’s second round is scheduled to start at 8 a.m. MT. Live scoring is online at Golfstat.com.
PING/ASU Invitational
Papago Golf Course
Phoenix, Ariz.
Par 72, 6,426 yards
First Round Results
Team Results
1. Arizona State 280
2. Stanford 285
3. Oregon 286
3. Northwestern 286
3. Baylor 286
6. UCLA 291
7. New Mexico 292
8. Oregon State 294
9. Arizona 295
9. Virginia 295
11. San Diego State 297
11. Denver 297
13. Michigan 301
14. Washington 303
15. Colorado 304
16. Harvard 312
Individual Leaders
1. Alexandra Forsterling, Arizona State 66
2. Napat Lertsadwattana, New Mexico 67
Virginia Results
12. Jennifer Cleary 71
26. Amanda Sambach 73
26. Riley Smyth 73
66. Beth Lillie 78
83. Rebecca Skoler 83