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Rain Postpones Women’s Golf Regional 5/5/2005 GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Heavy morning rain storms caused officials to postpone today’s opening round of the NCAA Women’s Golf East Regional, where Vanderbilt is a member of the field. Teams will now play 36 holes on Friday, starting with a shotgun at 7:30 a.m. (EST). The second round of the tournament will follow immediately after the conclusion of the first. The final round will be played Saturday as planned at the University of Florida’s Golf Course. The weather forecast for the Gainesville area is good for Friday and Saturday. The Commodores will remain paired with golfers from East Carolina and Miami (Ohio) Saturday. Twenty-one teams and several individuals, a total of 324 participants, are on site for the regional competition. Of these players, 126 will advance to the championship final, held on May 17-20. Eight teams and two individuals will advance from each region. The NCAA final will be held at the Sunriver Resort on the Meadows Course in Sunriver, Ore., as Oregon State and Sunriver Resort will serve as hosts. The East Regional includes seven of the top-25 teams in the nation in the latest GolfWeek ranking, including No. 1 Duke, No. 6 Pepperdine, No. 8 Washington, No. 10 Ohio State, No. 11 Florida, No. 13 Tulane and No. 19 Furman. Other teams in addition to Vanderbilt include Virginia, NC Wilmington, Miss. State, NC State, South Carolina, Miami, East Carolina, Coastal Carolina, Princeton, James Madison, Jackson State, Jacksonville State, Campbell. Live scoring is available on Golfstat.com. |
