No. 19 Oregon shot a 16-over 300 at the Northrop Grumman Challenge Opener in Palos Verdes, Calif., Tuesday afternoon. The Ducks — who now sit in 12th place overall in the tournament — were led by freshman Cassy Isagawa, who shaved six shots off her opening round to shoot a one-under 70. @@http://www.golfstatresults.com/public/leaderboards/team/static/team2908.html@@
For three days, the Ducks are at the 5,912-yard, par-71 course, competing against 10 top-25 teams from around the nation. So far, No. 1 UCLA has validated its preseason expectations by shooting a combined two-over 570, 18 strokes better than its closest competitor, No. 4 USC (20-over 588).
No. 34 Pepperdine (24-over 592), No. 18 Duke (26-over 594), No. 8 Arizona State (29-over 597) rounded out the top 5.
For Oregon, freshman Cali Hipp shot a 3-over 74, while senior Ashley Edwards shot a second-consecutive 6-over 77. Sophomore Raphaela Dyer shot an 8-over 79. Junior Cheyenne Hickle finished with an 18-over 89.
Duke Junior Lindy Duncan tops the individual leaderboard with a 2-under 140 through two rounds.@@http://www.golfstatresults.com//public/leaderboards/player/static/player2908.html@@