Texas Tech University Athletics
Texas Tech Closes First Round in 12th Place
October 28, 2016 | Women's Golf
Mami Yamamoto led the Lady Raiders through the first 18 holes with a 1-over 73 on Friday
LUBBOCK, Texas – Texas Tech closed the opening round of the Landfall Tradition in 12th place after a 13-over-par 301 at the Country Club of Landfall in Wilmington, North Carolina.
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The Lady Raiders, faced with a stacked field that includes 12 teams ranked in the top-40 of the latest Golfweek poll, are a stroke back of both Virginia and North Carolina in 10th place and four strokes behind South Carolina and Iowa in eighth place.
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Big 12 counterpart Oklahoma raced out to the first-day lead following a 4-under 284 opening round that was four strokes better than second place Wake Forest. Purdue ended the day in third place at 3-over while Central Florida and top-ranked Alabama finished tied for fourth at 5-over and Furman and N.C. State were in sixth at 8-over overall.
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Mami Yamamoto led the Lady Raiders through the first 18 holes as she fired a 1-over 73 to start the tournament in a tie for 19th overall. The performance marked Yamamoto's lowest round of the season.
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Lauren Mason chipped in a 3-over card for Tech's second-lowest score of the day. Caralyn Barker was one stroke behind Mason while Sofia Garcia provided Tech's final score at 5-over. Gabby Barker, meanwhile, was 7-over to complete the Tech lineup.
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The Lady Raiders will begin Saturday's second round with a 9:09 a.m. CT tee time as Tech is paired with both Virginia and North Carolina. Live results will be posted throughout the morning at www.GolfStat.com.
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The Lady Raiders, faced with a stacked field that includes 12 teams ranked in the top-40 of the latest Golfweek poll, are a stroke back of both Virginia and North Carolina in 10th place and four strokes behind South Carolina and Iowa in eighth place.
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Big 12 counterpart Oklahoma raced out to the first-day lead following a 4-under 284 opening round that was four strokes better than second place Wake Forest. Purdue ended the day in third place at 3-over while Central Florida and top-ranked Alabama finished tied for fourth at 5-over and Furman and N.C. State were in sixth at 8-over overall.
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Mami Yamamoto led the Lady Raiders through the first 18 holes as she fired a 1-over 73 to start the tournament in a tie for 19th overall. The performance marked Yamamoto's lowest round of the season.
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Lauren Mason chipped in a 3-over card for Tech's second-lowest score of the day. Caralyn Barker was one stroke behind Mason while Sofia Garcia provided Tech's final score at 5-over. Gabby Barker, meanwhile, was 7-over to complete the Tech lineup.
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The Lady Raiders will begin Saturday's second round with a 9:09 a.m. CT tee time as Tech is paired with both Virginia and North Carolina. Live results will be posted throughout the morning at www.GolfStat.com.
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