March 20, 2012

SAN DIEGO - The No. 10 California Golden Bear women's golf team dropped nine strokes off their first round score to move up to fourth place, playing against some of the top teams in the nation at the Battle at the Rancho Bernardo Inn. Senior Daniela Holmqvist finished in the top-five.

The tournament, being played at the par-72, 6,267-yard Championship Golf Course at the Rancho Bernardo Inn, was shortened to two rounds of 18 holes after Sunday's action was cancelled because of weather and unplayable grounds. The Bears had a team total of 303 in the first round but rallied on Tuesday with a 294.

Seniors Daniela Holmqvist and Joanne Lee each shot even-par rounds on Tuesday to lead the team. Holmqvist was at even-par after the front nine. She birdied the par-5 12th to drop to one-under, but bogeyed 18 to finish even for the day. She finished the tournament at two-over, tying her for fourth place. Lee, who had a five-over 77 in the first round, also finished the front nine on Tuesday at even par. She bogeyed the par-three 11th, but then got a birdie on the par-four 16th to finish at even par. She had a top-20 finish among individuals, coming in tied for 15th at +5.

USC won the team title with a two-day total of 590. The Bears finished just seven strokes back at 597.

Sophia Popov of USC was the individual medalist with a pair of one-under 71's to finish at -2, four strokes ahead of Holmqvist.

The Bears will close out the month of March by heading to Hawaii, playing in the Maui Spring Invitational March 26-27.

California Scores

4 	California 	    303 	294 	597
T4 	Daniela Holmqvist  	74 	72 	146
T15 	Joanne Lee      	77 	72 	149
T19 	Emily Childs     	76 	74 	150
T35 	Nicola Roessler  	76 	78 	154
T35 	Morgan Thompson  	78 	76 	154
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T51 	Jo Ee Kok       	76 	80 	156

Team Scores

1 Southern Cal
	+14 	F 	  +7 	295 	295 	590
2 Arizona State
	+16 	F 	  +9 	295 	297 	592
3 Texas A&M
	+20 	F 	  +6 	302 	294 	596
4 California
	+21 	F 	  +6 	303 	294 	597
T5 Pepperdine
	+26 	F 	  +12 	302 	300 	602
T5 Tulane
	+26 	F 	  +21 	293 	309 	602
7 Miami
	+29 	F 	  +12 	305 	300 	605
8 UNLV
	+33 	F 	  +18 	303 	306 	609
9 Long Beach State
	+39 	F 	  +24 	303 	312 	615
T10 Texas 2
	+41 	F 	  +21 	308 	309 	617
T10 Washington
	+41 	F 	  +16 	313 	304 	617
12 Denver
	+47 	F 	  +23 	312 	311 	623
T13 Arizona
	+48 	F 	  +23 	313 	311 	624
T13 Coastal Carolina
	+48 	F 	  +21 	315 	309 	624
15 New Mexico
	+51 	F 	  +23 	316 	311 	627
16 San Diego State
	+53 	F 	  +35 	306 	323 	629