Women’s Golf: Cleary leads UVA on Day 1 of PING/ASU Invitational

Courtesy UVA Media Relations

The No. 7 Virginia women’s golf team is tied for ninth place after the opening 18 holes of the PING/ASU Invitational at Papago Golf Course in Phoenix. The Cavaliers shot 7-over 295 during Friday’s round. Host Arizona State leads the 16-team field at 8-under 280.

Sophomore Jennifer Cleary led UVA during the first round after shooting 1-under 71. Her round featured three birdies and two bogeys. She finished the day tied for 12th place.

UVA freshman Amanda Sambach and senior Riley Smyth posted scores of 1-over 73 and are in 26th place. Graduate student Beth Lillie shot 78 and is 66th position while sophomore Rebecca Skoler is 83rd after shooting 83.

Saturday’s second round is scheduled to start at 8 a.m. MT. Live scoring is online at Golfstat.com.

PING/ASU Invitational

Papago Golf Course

Phoenix, Ariz.

Par 72, 6,426 yards

First Round Results

Team Results

1. Arizona State   280
2. Stanford        285
3. Oregon          286
4. Northwestern    286
5. Baylor          286
6. UCLA            291
7. New Mexico      292
8. Oregon State    294
9. Arizona         295
10. Virginia        295
11. San Diego State 297
12. Denver          297
13. Michigan        301
14. Washington      303
15. Colorado        304
16. Harvard         312

Individual Leaders

1. Alexandra Forsterling, Arizona State 66
2. Napat Lertsadwattana, New Mexico     67

Virginia Results

12. Jennifer Cleary  71
13. Amanda Sambach   73
14. Riley Smyth      73
15. Beth Lillie      78
16. Rebecca Skoler   83