Nara Shin and Vicky Villanueva lead field with rounds of 72
COLUMBUS, Ohio - With four Buckeyes competing as individuals, the Ohio State women's golf team occupies four of the top 5 places in the player standings at the All-Ohio Invitational after the opening round Sunday.
The two-day, 36-hole event is being held on the par 71, 6,039-yard Scarlet Course and also includes Bowling Green, Dayton and Ohio. The schools are not competing as teams except for Dayton, so only player standings are available.
Sophomores Nara Shin and Vicky Villanueva lead the field with opening rounds of 72. Shin was even through her first nine holes and made back-to-back birdies after making the turn. The Avon, Conn., native had a tough last six holes with bogeys on three.
Villanueva, from Chacabuco, Argentina, was 2-over on the front nine, but cut her score with a birdie on No. 10 and held steady by making par on each of her last eight holes.
Susana Benavides is in third with a round of 75. After starting out 4-over on the opening 11 holes, the rookie from Cochabamba, Bolivia, made par on her last seven for a solid finish.
Closing out the Buckeye lineup was freshman Amy Meier in fifth place with a score of 80 after a tough round that included a quadruple bogey and two doubles.
The second round of the All-Ohio Invitational will begin at 11 a.m. Monday.
All-Ohio Invitational - Round 1
Scarlet Course, Columbus, Ohio
Par 71, 6,039 yards
INDIVIDUAL STANDINGS
T-1. Nara Shin Ohio State 72 (+1)
T-1. Vicky Villanueva Ohio State 72 (+1)
3. Susana Benavides Ohio State 75 (+4)
4. Katie Gallagher Dayton 78 (+7)
5. Amy Meier Ohio State 80 (+9)
6. Paige Smith Dayton 81 (+10)
7. Erin Cahill Ohio 83 (+12)
T-8. Cari DeAngelis Dayton 86 (+15)
T-8. Meryl Weaver Ohio 86 (+15)
T-8. Clara Ang Dayton 86 (+15)
T-8. Amy Ruthenberg Bowling Green 86 (+15)
T-8. Colleen Lienesch Ohio 86 (+15)
T-13. Hannah Lambert Bowling Green 87 (+16)
T-13. Jordan Fesh Ohio 87 (+16)
15. Susannah Grunden Bowling Green 89 (+18)
16. Julie Pouliquen Dayton 93 (+22)
17. Kelly Coakley Dayton 94 (+23)
18. Jennifer Blanchard Bowling Green 100 (+29)
