March 12, 2006
PINEHURST, N.C. - Washington State All-American Anastasia Kostina and freshman Amy Eneroth sit in the top-10 after completing the first round at the Pinehurst Challenge, held at the par-72, 5,954 yard No.8 Pinehurst Golf Course, March 12.
After the first round of 18, the WSU women's golf team was led by Kostina, who shot a 75 (+3) and sits just three shots out of the lead. The Nakhabino, Russia native finished the day knotted in a three-way tie for fourth. Resting just one-shot behind Kostina, Eneroth currently finds herself in the middle of a ten-way tie for seventh.
Heading into the second round, freshman Jessica Black sits in a tie for 58th, while teammates Brooke Henderson and Heather O'Leary, who is competing as an individual, sit in a tie for 60th. Tracy Broders finished the first round in a tie for 68th to round out the Cougar contingent.
As a team, the Cougars shot a 311 (+23) in the tournament's opening round, knotting them in a tie for sixth and sit just nine shots out of the lead. The second round of the Pinehurst Challenge will continue Monday.
Pinehurst Challenge March 12 -14, 2006 Par-72, 5,954 yards Pinehurst No.8, Pinehurst, N.C. Results after 1 of 3 rounds
WSU Results: T4. Anastasia Kostina (75, +3), T7. Amy Eneroth (76, +4), T29. Jessica Black (78, +6), T60. Brooke Henderson (82, +10), T60. Heather O'Leary* (82, +10), T68. Tracy Broders (83, +11)
Team Results: 1. Maryland (302, +14), 2. Mississippi State (304, +16), T3. Charleston (309, +21), T3. North Carolina - Greensboro (309, +21), T3. Iowa (309, +21), T6. WSU (311, +23), T6. North Carolina _ Wilmington (311, +23), 8. Winthrop (315, +27), T9. East Carolina (317, +29), T9. Western Michigan (317, +29), T11. Costal Carolina (318, +30), T11. Miami (318, +30), 13. Jacksonville State (319, +31), 14. Xavier (320, +32), 15. James Madison (323, +35), 16. Arkansas State (327, +39), 17. Scandinavia Amateur (328, +40), 18. Marshall (339, +51), 19. Charleston Southern (346, +58)
Top Five Individuals: 1. Michellle Jarman, UNCW (72, E), 2. Katie Stepanek, Maryland (73, +1), 3. Katie Trotter, Maryland (74, +2), T4. Kara Manis (75, +3), T4. Anastasia Kostina (75, +3), Julia Huh, Mississippi State (75, +3)
* Indicates playing as an individual