It is a familiar situation for Jerilyn White.
She is carrying her team, again. She shot a low first-round score, again. She slipped in the second round, again. She still managed to finish in the top-20 golfers, again.
White is leading the Oregon women’s golf team at the Verizon “Mo” Morial in Houston, Tex., after one day. White stands 11th, while the Ducks are ninth of 17 teams.
White shot a two-over par 72 to open the tournament at the Pine Forest Country Club, then shot a 79 in Monday’s afternoon round.
Oregon’s Dawn Berry shot a combined 157 to finish 27th, while Kathy Cho shot a 163 to finish 55th, Lacy Erickson finished 57th, Julia Smith finished 65th and Megan Heckeroth finished 71st.
The Ducks will play a final round of 18 holes today.
Men rained out
The Oregon men’s golf team’s round was cut short when rain clouds appeared at the Cleveland Golf Classic Monday.
The Ducks were tied for 11th out of 15 teams at the tournament in Westlake Village, Calif., when the rain shortened the day’s play from two rounds to one. The teams are scheduled to make up the round today, but continuing storms may cancel the tournament altogether.
Oregon senior Matt Genovese led the Ducks Monday with a two-over par 74, good enough for 13th place. Oregon’s Aaron Byers finished 21st, while Brandon Harnden finished 38th, Chris Carnahan finished 66th and T.J. Duncan finished 80th.
The Ducks are trying to repeat their performance at the Taylor Made/Waikoloa Invitational last month, where they finished fourth overall.
“I would rather have our guys come out and fight and play their way through this,” Oregon head coach Steve Nosler said. “We don’t deserve to get bailed out that easy [from the weather].”