Rain Washes Out Thursday Play in Women's NCAA Regional
5/8/2003 12:00:00 AM | Women's Golf
May 8, 2003
LINCOLN, Neb. - Thursday's first round of the NCAA Women's Golf Central Regional has been postponed due to rain and thunderstorms in the Lincoln, Neb. area, tournament officials announced at 1:30 p.m. (CT). Heavy rain began falling overnight in the Lincoln area and continued through mid-day. Play never got underway at the Firethorn Golf Club, so all 21 teams and three individuals are slated to play 36 holes on Friday, beginning with a shotgun start at 8:00 a.m. (CT).
The Horned Frogs are competing in their eighth straight NCAA Regional, and are looking to land in the NCAA Championships for the ninth time in school history and the first time since 2000. TCU, rated 29th in the most recent Golfweek/Sagarin rankings, is seeded 11th in the region.
Three regional tournaments are scheduled for May 8-10, and will determine the championships field. Eight teams and two individuals will advance from each region to the 2003 NCAA Championships at Birck Boilermaker Golf Complex in West Lafayette, Ind. from May 20-23.
TCU is led by a pair of all-conference selections, junior Brooke Tull and sophomore D'Rae Ward. Tull (74.55 stroke average)was named the Conference USA Golfer of the Year, while Ward (76.38) has won three of the Frogs' last four tournaments. Also competing for head coach Angie Ravioli-Larkin are freshman Stephanie Godare (77.42), senior Shannon Barr (77.62) and freshman Traci Robison (81.07).
Live scoring for the Central Regional will be provided by www.golfstat.com, while additional tournament information can be found on www.huskers.com. Hole assignments and pairings for Friday's play will be available later on this afternoon.
Central Regional Field
Teams
California, Texas, Florida, Tennessee, New Mexico, Tulsa, Purdue, Oklahoma, Missouri, Baylor, TCU, Kent State, Michigan State, Arkansas, Texas A&M, Indiana, Wisconsin, Kansas State, Nebraska, Yale, Southern University.
Individuals
Randi Gauthier, North Texas; Louise Kenney, Iowa State; Elizabeth Burden, Northwestern
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