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Sunday, March 27, 2011

ROOKIE LAURA NOTCHA KEEPS LEAD IN FUTURES TOUR OPENER

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WINTER HAVEN, Florida: Rookie Laura Nochta posted her second consecutive round in the 60s to hold on to her lead after the second round of the $110,000 Florida’s Natural Charity Classic.
The Indiana University grad carded a 3-under 69 to stay out front at 8-under 136 in the LPGA Futures Tour’s season opener at Lake Region Yacht and Country Club.
She leads Tzu-Chi Lin (68) of Taichung, Taiwan, and Jackie Barenborg (68) of Vero Beach, Florida, both at 7-under 137.
“I struggled off the tee today,” admitted Nochta, 23, of Cortland, Ohio, who hit only seven fairways and 11 greens, but used 26 putts in her round. “It was a pitch and putt contest for me and I made a couple of clutch putts.”
Lin, who was a member of the Chinese Taipei National Team with LPGA star Yani Tseng, currently ranked No. 1 in the Rolex Rankings, carded five birdies and a single bogey in today’s second round to steadily move up the leaderboard. The key to her round was she “hit them close” and converted.
“My putter was good today,” said the 20-year-old third-year pro. “I feel very comfortable. I think I can do better tomorrow and keep going.”
Barenborg, who played college golf 20 miles away at Florida Southern College, took advantage of her home-state gallery support in today’s round and rattled off five birdies in her first 12 holes. But the real incentive in her round was playing in the same pairing with Lin. The two players fed off each other and finished tied, one shot off the lead.
“It was nice because if one us birdied, the other one birdied the next hole,” said Barenborg, 24, who hit 15 greens in regulation. “It was fun.”
A total of 47 players carded rounds of even-par 144 or better.
Seventy-three players made the 36-hole cut at 147 (+3). It was the lowest cut in the tournament’s three-year history.
Weather: Sunny with temperatures in the mid-80s and a slight breeze.

SECOND-ROUND TOTALS
Par 144 (2x72). Yardage 6,184
Lake Region Yacht and Country Club, Winter Haven, Florida
1 Laura Nochta (Cortland, Ohio) 67-69 - 136
T2 Jackie Barenborg (Vero Beach, Fla.) 69-68 - 137
T2 Tzu-Chi Lin (Taichung, Taiwan) 69-68 - 137
T4 Nannette Hill (Pelham, N.Y.) 71-68 - 139
T4Mo Martin (Altadena, Calif.) 70-69 - 139
T4 Tiffany Joh (San Diego, Calif.) 69-70 - 139
T7 Kathleen Ekey (Sharon Township, Ohio) 76-64 - 140
T7 Laura Bavaird (Grosse Ile, Mich.) 73-67 - 140
T7 Kendall Dye (Edmond, Okla.) 74-66 - 140
T7 Hannah Yun (Bradenton, Fla.) 73-67 - 140
T7 Caroline Westrup (Ahus, Sweden) 72-68 - 140
T7 Katie Kempter (Albuquerque, N.M.) 70-70 - 140
T7 Amelia Lewis (Jacksonville, Fla.) 69-71 - 140
T7 Yu-Ling Hsieh (Taipei, Taiwan) 71-69 - 140
T7 Kitty Hwang (Guayaquil, Ecuador) 70-70 - 140
T7 Ashli Bunch (Morristown, Tenn.) 72-68 - 140
T17 Brittany Johnston (Akron, Ohio) 72-69 - 141
T17 Jessi Gebhardt (Chandler, Ariz.) 72-69 - 141
T17 Jenny Gleason (Clearwater, Fla.) 71-70 - 141
T17 Jodi Ewart (North Yorkshire, England) 70-71 - 141
T17 Sophia Sheridan (Guadalajara, Mexico) 73-68 - 141
T22 Dawn Shockley (Estes Park, Colo.) 73-69 - 142
T22 Stefanie Kenoyer (a) (Lighthouse Point, Fla.) 73-69 - 142
T22 Jamie Hullett (Mesquite, Texas) 73-69 - 142
T22 Kim Augusta (Rumford, R.I.) 72-70 - 142
T22 Haru Nomura (Tokyo, Japan) 71-71 - 142
T22 Garrett Phillips (St. Simons Island, Ga.) 71-71 - 142
T22 Benedikte Grotvedt (Nesbru, Norway) 71-71 - 142
T22 Leah Wigger (Louisville, Ky.) 68-74 - 142
T22 Chelsea Curtis (New Seabury, Mass.) 70-72 - 142
T22 Kyle Roig (a) (San Juan, Puerto Rico) 72-70 - 142
T22 Molly Aronsson (Shelburne, Vt.) 72-70 - 142
T22 Carolina Llano (Medellin, Colombia) 75-67 - 14
T34 Min Seo Kwak (Seoul, South Korea) 75-68 - 143
T34 Jessica Shepley (Oakville, Ontario) 74-69 - 143
T34 Stephanie Connelly (Pasadena, Md.) 72-71 - 143
T34 Jenny Kim (Los Angeles, Calif.) 73-70 - 143
T34 Jennifer Johnson (Carlsbad, Calif.) 69-74 - 143
T34 Jenny Suh (Fairfax, Va.) 73-70 - 143
T34 Victoria Elizabeth (Dayton, Ohio) 74-69 - 143
T34 Whitney Wade (Glasgow, Ky.) 74-69 - 143
T42 Izzy Beisiegel (St. Hilaire, Quebec) 73-71 - 144
T42 Jean Reynolds (Newnan, Ga.) 74-70 - 144
T42 Stephanie Na (Adelaide, Australia) 70-74 - 144
T42 Erica Moston (Belmont, Calif.) 72-72 - 144
T42 Jaclyn Burch (Melbourne, Fla.) 73-71 - 144
T42 Sarah Brown (Lopatcong, N.J.) 74-70 - 144
T48 Ashley Prange (Noblesville, Ind.) 74-71 - 145
T48 Cathryn Bristow (Auckland, New Zealand) 68-77 - 145
T48 Paz Echeverria (Santiago, Chile) 70-75 - 145
T48 Kelly Froelich (Raizeux, France) 72-73 - 145
T48 Kylene Pulley (Kokomo, Ind.) 74-71 - 145
T48 Naomi Kim (Seoul, South Korea) 75-70 - 145
T48 Seul Ki Park (Northbrook, Ill.) 74-71 - 145
T55 Christine Cho (Kent, Wash.) 75-71 - 146
T55 Lauren Doughtie (Suffolk, Va.) 74-72 - 146
T55 Hannah Jun (San Diego, Calif.) 72-74 - 146
T55 Lene Krog (Lier, Norway) 70-76 - 146
T55 Jennifer Hong (Granger, Ind.) 72-74 - 146
T55 Pamela Ontiveros (Gomez Palacio, Mexico) 74-72 - 146
T55 Eileen Vargas (Ibague, Colombia) 73-73 - 146
T55 Sydnee Michaels (Temecula, Calif.) 74-72 - 146
T55 Marina Choi (Los Angeles, Calif.) 74-72 - 146
T55 Melissa Eaton-Jackson (Port Shepstone, South Afric 75-71 - 146
T55 Alison Whitaker (Melbourne, Australia) 77-69 - 146
T66 Junko Nakada (Fukushima, Japan) 76-71 - 147
T66 Tracy Stanford (Midland, Texas) 72-75 - 147
T66 Juli Erekson (Chicopee, Mass.) 72-75 - 147
T66 Ayaka Kaneko (Honolulu, Hawaii) 72-75 - 147
T66 Kirby Dreher (Fort St. John, Canada) 71-76 - 147
T66 Lili Alvarez (Durango, Mexico) 71-76 - 147
T66 Rebecca Kim (Tigard, Ore.) 74-73 - 147
T66 Erika Malik (Hinsdale, Ill.) 74-73 - 147
MISSED THE CU
Susan Nam (Edmonton, Alberta) 78-70 - 148
Seema Sadekar (Toronto, Ontario) 75-73 - 148
Angela Buzminski (Oshawa, Ontario) 72-76 - 148
Mallory Fraiche (Metairie, La.) 73-75 - 148
Sydney Cox (Edmond, Okla.) 74-74 - 148
Maria Laura Elvira (Buenos Aires, Argentina) 74-74 - 148
Noon Huachai (Bangkok, Thailand) 76-72 - 148
Juliana Murcia Ortiz (Bogota, Colombia) 77-71 - 148
Amy Eneroth (Spokane, Wash.) 77-71 - 148
Nicole Smith (Riverside, Calif.) 79-70 - 149
Dolores White (Lakeland, Fla.) 76-73 - 149
Veronica Felibert (Caracas, Venezuela) 75-74 - 149
Esther Choe (Scottsdale, Ariz.) 74-75 - 149
Miriam Nagl (Berlin, Germany) 74-75 - 149
Candace Schepperle (Birmingham, Ala.) 72-77 - 149
Kelly Jacques (Longmont, Colo.) 75-74 - 149
Abby Bools (Hickory, N.C.) 74-75 - 149
Laura Crawford (Lancaster, S.C.) 74-75 - 149
Lauren Hunt (Little River, S.C.) 76-73 - 149
Stephanie Kim (Bayside, N.Y.) 76-73 - 149
Kristin Ingram (Pasadena, Calif.) 75-74 - 149
Christina Jones (Jensen Beach, Fla.) 75-74 - 149
Lisa Ferrero (Lodi, Calif.) 77-72 - 149
Danielle Downey (Spencerport, N.Y.) 76-73 - 149
Whitney Myers (York, Pa.) 78-71 - 149
Sofie Andersson (Angelholm, Sweden) 76-74 - 150
Briana Vega (Andover, Mass.) 75-75 - 150
Victoria Park (Irvine, Calif.) 75-75 - 150
Britney Choy (Wahiawa, Hawaii) 75-75 - 150
Blair Lamb (Flat Rock, N.C.) 75-75 - 150
Marcela Leon (Monterrey, Mexico) 75-75 - 150
Annie Brophy (Spokane, Wash.) 75-75 - 150
Leanne Bowditch (Queensland, Australia) 71-79 - 150
Hana Kim (Los Angeles, Calif.) 74-76 - 150
Ashley Medders (Alma, Ga.) 76-74 - 150
Lisa Strom (Huntersville, N.C.) 76-74 - 150
Tiffany Tavee (Tempe, Ariz.) 79-72 - 151
Whitney Wright (Orlando, Fla.) 76-75 - 151
Nina Rodriguez (San Jose, Calif.) 75-76 - 151
Vanessa Vela (Bogota, Colombia) 74-77 - 151
Cara Freeman (San Tan Valley, Ariz.) 72-79 - 151
Robyn Kim (Cypress, Calif.) 74-77 - 151
Rachael Schmidt (Elk River, Minn.) 75-76 - 151
Lucy Nunn (Lawton, Okla.) 75-76 - 151
Xyra Suyetsugu (Honolulu, Hawaii) 78-74 - 152
Lyndsay McBride (Elkhart, Ind.) 78-74 - 152
Jutta Degerman (Kaunianinen, Finland) 75-77 - 152
Elizabeth Dotson (White Bluff, Tenn.) 76-76 - 152
Meredith Duncan (Shreveport, La.) 77-75 - 152
Carrie Riordan (Spring Valley, Ill.) 79-74 - 153
Sofi Toccafondi (Del Viso, Argentina) 79-74 - 153
Elise Swartout (Ann Arbor, Mich.) 76-77 - 153
Sophie Jang (Seoul, South Korea) 76-77 - 153
Nicole Jeray (Berwyn, Ill.) 73-80 - 153
Olivia Jordan-Higgins (Channel Islands, UK) 75-78 - 153
Ashley Smith (Calgary, Alberta) 77-76 - 153
Nikki Hadd (Crestview, Fla.) 80-74 - 154
Madeleine Holmblad (Stockholm, Sweden) 77-77 - 154
Valentine Derrey (Paris, France) 76-78 - 154
Kelsey Verbeten (New Franken, Wis.) 79-75 - 154
Elisa Serramia (Barcelona, Spain) 79-76 - 155
Laura Kueny (Whitehall, Mich.) 79-76 - 155
Heather Angell (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 79-76 - 155
Karlin Beck (a) (Pike Road, Ala.) 80-75 - 155
Danielle Mills (Pointe-Claire, Quebec) 83-72 - 155
Mesha Levister (Louisburg, N.C.) 82-74 - 156
Yi-Yu Cheng (Taichung, Taiwan) 82-76 - 158
Erika Ilagan (Cypress, Calif.) 81-77 - 158
Laura Jansone (Jurmala, Latvia) 86-72 - 158
Carling Coffing (Middletown, Ohio) 81-77 - 158
Nicole Forshner (Banff, Canada) 86-84 - 170

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