TOUGH FOR TOP GIRLS AT NCAA STROKE PLAY

Leona

The best players on the USA women's college golf circuit struggled in brutal conditions over a very tough course on Friday in the NCAA Women's Stroke Play Championship at Rich Harvest Farms, Sugar Grove in the state of Illinois.

So tough was it that a pair of par 72s from August Kim (Purdue) and Elodie Van Dievoet (Michigan) were good enough to lead the big field of 132 players.

Olivia

World No 1 Leona Maguire took 77 shots to get round ... which must be her highest, over par score of the season. The Duke Univeresity player had no birdies - when did that last happen? - in halves of 36-41. She had nine straight pars for the front nine and five bogeys after the turn.

GB and I team-mates Olivia Mehaffey (Arizona State) and Alice Hewson (Clemson) shot 79 (T44) and 81 (T70) respectively, another indication of the conditions.

Alice

Olivia had a double bogey 7 at the long second in halves of 42-37. She did get two birdies on her card: at the 11th and 18th.

Alice had double bogeys at the par-4 fourth and 17th. Like Leona, Hewson had no birdies in halves of 42-39.

Lisa Maguire (Duke) is in T80 position after an 82 (38-44). Lisa had a birdie, at the sixth but she had double bogeys at the short fifth, par-4 17th and par-5 18th.

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