Nov. 5, 2010
Junior Marina Alex fired a five-under par, 66, in the first round of the Pac 10-SEC Challenge on Friday, one stroke off of the individual lead, to pace the Commodores in the event hosted by the Stanford Cardinal. As a team, Vanderbilt is in a tie for eighth after posting a seven-over par, 291.
The Commodores are tied with Tennessee heading into the second round on Saturday.
Cal’s Joanne Lee leads Alex by one stroke after firing a six-under par, 65. UCLA leads the team portion of the tournament at one over par, 285, six strokes better than the Commodores.
T-8. Vanderbilt
2. Marina Alex – 66
T9. Lauren Stratton – 71
T49. Megan Grehan – 75
T81. Rene Sobolewski – 79
T100. Anna Leigh Keith – 83
Greg Allen quotes
On Marina Alex
– “Her attitude and frame of mind were good heading into the tournament. Marina really likes the golf course, and Stratty (Lauren Stratton) likes it here as well.”
On Anna Leigh Keith
– “Eddie (Anna Leigh Keith) is going to be fine…she didn’t get going very well today. She’s played well the last three weeks and she’ll be good Saturday.”
On the golf course
– “They had all three locations out there for us in the practice round, and I’ve never seen the hole locations so tough here. I didn’t think the scores were going to be this low.”
On his team’s talk with Brandt Snedeker
– “We had a chance to talk with Brandt (Snedeker) before we left, and he goes into every tournament with no expectations. Today, we just talked about some of the holes that we need to go in with a different strategy. For the first time, all year, we’re not having to chase someone six or seven under par. We’re only six strokes back.”
