May 24, 2000

SUNRIVER, Ore.- The Duke University women's golf team battled gusty winds for a first round 303 (+15) at the NCAA Championships in Sunriver, Oregon. The championships are being played at the Crosswater Course, which is a par 72 6,502 yards.

The University of Oregon holds the lead after day one with a 295 (+7) with Texas (296, +8), Georgia (296, +8), Ohio State (298, +10), Purdue (298, +10) rounding out the top five. The top four teams all went in the morning and faced light winds.

Duke was led by sophomore Beth Bauer with an even par 72 on the day and is tied for fifth individually. Kalen Anderson recorded a 74 (+2), while Candy Hannemann (78), Maria Garcia-Estrada (79), and Kristina Engstrom (81) round out the Duke scores.

Stacy Prammanasudh of Tulsa has the individual lead with a 69.

Duke will be teeing off on Thursday at 9:00 AM and ESPN2 will be covering the competition Thursday and Friday live from 12-2:00 PM. All times listed are Pacific.

Duke Individuals

Beth Bauer           35-37=72 (T-5th)
Kalen Anderson       38-36=74 (T-20th)
Candy Hannemann      40-38=78 (T-73rd)
Maria Garcia-Estrada 40-39=79 (T-88th)
Kristina Engstrom    41-40=81 (T-107)

Team Results

1.Oregon          295
2.Texas           296
2.Georgia         296
4.Ohio State      298
4.Purdue          298
6.Arizona         299
7.Tennessee       301
7.Stanford        301
9.Peperdine       302
9.Auburn          302
11.Duke           303
11.Michigan State 303

Quoting Duke Head Coach Dan Brooks
"I think we are eight shots back and that is one player on a couple of holes. Especially when you are playing at 4,200 feet in the state of Oregon in late May. We are going to be playing in some gusty winds throughout this tournament. That wind is going to sneak up and get some people. It is going to come down to who can stay patient and who can deal with it when those things do grab you a little bit. I don't see that as any great margin."

"Well, I had one of those days where I got to see almost all good stuff. I saw puts falling in. If I hadn't seen a scoreboard, I would of thought we were about 10-under-par. I really liked what I saw. I saw good ball striking and was really happy with Candy Hannemann. She has had some difficulty this spring and I told her I thought she had the best tempo I've seen since I have been watching her play golf. She really set her mind to have good tempo today. That has probably made me as happy as anything today."

Quoting Duke's Beth Bauer
"I am pleased [with her first round]. It was a tough day with the late tee time and the winds definitely came up a couple of times and it was hard to stop it on the green. A couple of times I hit short of the green on purpose. Yea, I am really pleased with my even par day."