The Oregon women’s golf team didn’t fare so well Tuesday in the first two rounds of the Rainbow Wahine Fall Golf Classic.
The Ducks came out shooting rounds of 323-328 for 651 in a tie for 16th with UNLV out of 19 teams. After the first 36 holes, Oregon trailed leader New Mexico by 55 strokes.
In the individual standings, senior Kathy Cho fired rounds of 79 and 80 on the par-72, 5,900-yard Kapolei Golf Course in Oahu, Hawaii, Tuesday , placing her in a tie for 47th after the first day.
Sophomore Lacy Erickson and Freshman Jess Carolyn shot season-low rounds to help Oregon. Erickson’s round of 80 in her first 18 holes left her in a tie for 60th after shooting 161 for 36 holes. Carolyn tied her low round score for the season with 81, which she set last week at the Stanford-Pepsi Intercollegiate. She was tied for 64th Tuesday with back-to-back rounds of 81 for 162 on the day.
Other team standings for the tournament had Arizona in second at 604, trailing leader New Mexico by eight strokes. Baylor was in third with 608, followed by Idaho who shot 610 and California’s 301 on the last 18 holes, placing them fifth at 612.
The Oregon women finished up final round play Wednesday but results will not be available until today.