March 20, 2002

KANEOHE, Hawai'i (March 19) - The TCU women's golf team is in fourth place at the end of the first day of the Dr. Donnis Thompson Rainbow Wahine Golf Invitational. The Frogs opened the tournament with a first-round score of 302, then shot a second round 319, ending the day with a total of 621.

Oklahoma State was alone in first after a 609 (307-302) total. Tennessee is in second place with a 615, six shots behind OSU . Oklahoma stands in third place after shooting a 36-hole score of 619.

TCU freshman D'Rae Ward is in a three-way tie for first after the first 36 holes. Ward opened the tournament with a 74, then shot a 76 in the afternoon round for a 36-hole total of 150. She is tied with Oklahoma State's Emma Zackrisson and Tennessee's Tai Perry.

Brooke Tull enters the final round tied for 10th with a 36-hole score of 155 (72-83), while Shannon Barr is tied for 18th with a two-round total of 158 (78-80). Lori Sutherland (78-81=159) is tied for 20th and Jennifer Patterson (79-82=161) is in 30th place after the first 36 holes.

Rounding out the 12-team field is Kent State (637), followed by Washington State (639), UTEP (640), Princeton (644), Hawai'i (651), Portland (656), Osaka Gakuin (661) and Weber State (670).

The Kaneohe Klipper Golf Course proved to be a challenge as trade winds upwards of 15 m.p.h. gave the seaside course an intimidating feature. The tournament concludes Wednesday, March 20 with the final 18 holes.