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Friday, February 19, 2016

'I won at 46, so can you, Catriona,' 

says Jack Nicklaus

  Catriona Matthew driving at the Adelaide venue today. Courtesy of Getty Images

LADIES EUROPEAN TOUR NEWS RELEASE
From Bethan Cutler, LET Media Manager
Jack Nicklaus, the most famous 46-year-old to ever have won a golf tournament, has given Catriona Matthew - 47 in August -  his full backing in her quest for a second ISPS Handa Women’s Australian Open title.


Twenty years after she won the event at Yarra Yarra that kick-started her wonderful career, the North Berwick veteran is in the mix to win the tournament again on a packed leaderboard at The Grange in Adelaide.


Nicklaus, holder of a record 18 major titles, famously won the Masters in 1986 at the same age, and today offered Matthew his support to follow suit.


“Hang in there, Catriona, and don’t give up, finish strong! Everyone wrote me off at 46!” Nicklaus tweeted.


Mathew, who shares the lead at eight under with England’s Holly Clyburn, wasn’t daunted by her birth certificate a full 20 years after she won the Patricia Bridges Bowl at Yarra Yarra in 1996.


"I think that's the beauty of golf, you can play, it doesn't matter what your age is as long as you can hit the golf ball and still get it in the hole,'' she said. "Age isn't a barrier.''


China's Xi Yu Lin, Germany's Caroline Masson, South Korean Jenny Shin and Japan's Haru Nomura are next best at seven under after a day marked by tough afternoon conditions.


A host of elite players remain in contention, with local hopes headed by five-time winner Karrie Webb at six under, just two shots from the lead.


Webb played before enormous, adoring crowds in her first visit to play in Adelaide since she was a teenage amateur, but Australia's top-ranked player Minjee Lee endured a tough day and a 76 left her just inside the cut line at two over. 
World No.1 Lydia Ko is four shots back after a second-round 70, still nicely poised after what she regarded as a "tough day'' on the course.


Ko, the defending champion, said the breezy conditions made it tough to decide whether to attack or play safe. 
World No.9 Ha Na Jang, of South Korea, is three from the lead after a 70, and world No.11 Brooke MacKenzie Henderson, of Canada, also has remained in contention at three under.


First-round leader SooBin Kim fell away, adding a 77 to her opening course record 63, leaving her tied 11th at four under.


Among those prominent players to miss the two-over-par cut were American Cheyenne Woods and England's Dame Laura Davies; 77 players will play into the weekend.

 Holly Clyburn in action at Adelaide today. Courtesy Getty Images(c).


A full wrap of stories and videos from day one are available at www.womensausopen.com and www.youtube.com/GolfAust, Golf Australia’s YouTube channel.


SCROLL DOWN A STORY OR TWO TO READ QUOTES FROM CATRIONA AND DETAILS ABOUT HER ROUND

For the full second-round scores see www.womensausopen.com/scores and for the third round draw, see www.womensausopen.com/tee-times

 




SCROLL DOWN TO VIEW ALL THE SCORES

 


 

Twitter: www.twitter.com/WomensAusOpen and #WomensAusOpen, www.twitter.com/SouthAustralia, #SouthAustralia. #Adelaide

 


 

Video: www.youtube.com/golfaust

  ALL THE SCORES
T1 Holly Clyburn 71   65      .
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T1 Catriona Matthew 67   69




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T3 Caroline Masson 66   71




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T3 Xiyu Lin 70   67




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T3 Haru Nomura 69 68




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T3 Jenny Shin 67 70




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7 Karrie Webb 67 71




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T8 Bertine Strauss 69 70




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T8 Jiyai Shin 70 69




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T8 Ha Na Jang 69 70




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T11 Paula Reto 70 70




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T11 Stacey Keating 70 70




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T11 Danielle Kang 70 70




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T11 Tiffany Joh 72 68




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T11 Kylie Walker 70 70




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T11 Lydia Ko 70 70




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T11 Charley Hull 70 70 .



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T11 Min Seo Kwak 69 71




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T11 Beth Allen 69 71




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T11 SooBin Kim 63 77




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T21 Katherine Kirk 71 70




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T21 Brooke Henderson 70 71




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T23 Annie Park 70 72




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T23 Eun Woo Choi 71 71




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T23 Hannah Green 72 70




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T23 Mo Martin 70 72




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T23 Ryann O'Toole 70 72




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T23 Dani Holmqvist 68 74




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T23 P.K. Kongkraphan 67 75




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T30 Daniela Iacobelli 70 73




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T30 Kelly Tan 73 70




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T30 Sarah Jane Smith 73 70




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T30 Mina Harigae 73 70




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T30 Ji Young Oh 75 68




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T30 Ssu-Chia Cheng 71 72




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T30 Nontaya Srisawang 73 70




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T30 Cydney Clanton 70 73




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T30 Camilla Lennarth 72 71




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T39 Pernilla Lindberg 75 69




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T39 Karine Icher 71 73




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T39 Katie Burnett 72 72




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T39 Whitney Hillier 73 71




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T39 So Young Lee 69 75




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T39 Jodi Ewart Shadoff 71 73




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T39 Su-Hyun Oh 69 75




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T39 Christine Song 73 71




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T39 Gaby Lopez 70 74




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T39 Georgia Hall 71 73




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T39 Miki Sakai 74 70




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T39 Becky Morgan 71 73




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T39 Kana Nagai 70 74




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T39 Luna Sobron 70 74




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T53 Marion Ricordeau 72 73




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T53 Jing Yan 74 71




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T53 Nannette Hill 73 72




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T53 Thidapa Suwannapura 71 74




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T53 Florentyna Parker 72 73




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T53 Sarah Kemp 72 73




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T53 Minjee Lee 69 76




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T53 Jennifer Song 72 73




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T53 Chella Choi 71 74




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T53 Lee Lopez 69 76




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T53 Casey Grice 66 79




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T53 Hye Jin Choi 67 78




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T65 Ashlan Ramsey 75 71




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T65 Mariajo Uribe 71 75




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T65 Giulia Sergas 71 75




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T65 Eun Jeong Seong 69 77




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T65 Stephanie Kono 75 71




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T65 Dori Carter 73 73




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T65 M.J. Hur 74 72




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T65 Kim Kaufman 69 77




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T65 Mika Miyazato 71 75




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T65 Alena Sharp 71 75




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T65 Lindy Duncan 74 72




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T76 Gwladys Nocera 72 75 MISSED CUT




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T76 Beatriz Recari 73 74 MC MC


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T76 Jacqui Concolino 71 76 MC MC


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T76 Marina Alex 76 71 MC MC


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T76 Emma De Groot 75 72 MC MC


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T76 Marianne Skarpnord 70 77 MC MC


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T76 Ashleigh Simon 76 71 MC MC


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T76 Ellen Davies-Graham 76 71 MC MC


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T76 Eun-Hee Ji 77 70 MC MC


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T76 Christina Kim 73 74 MC MC


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T76 Kelly Shon 73 74 MC MC


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T76 Amelia Lewis 73 74 MC MC


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T76 Maria Hernandez 72 75 MC MC


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T89 Dewi Claire Schreefel 74 74 MC MC


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T89 Cheyenne Woods 71 77 MC MC


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T89 Ayako Uehara 77 71 MC MC


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T89 Melissa Reid 77 71 MC MC


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T89 Min-Ji Park 71 77 MC MC


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T89 Breanna Elliott 76 72 MC MC


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T89 Haeji Kang 73 75 MC MC


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T89 Grace Na 71 77 MC MC


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T89 Jessica Speechley 75 73 MC MC


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T89 Victoria Elizabeth 74 74 MC MC


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T89 Sandra Changkija 76 72 MC MC


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T100 Amy Boulden 73 76 MC MC


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T100 Anne van Dam 74 75 MC MC


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T100 Miriam Nagl 76 73 MC MC


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T100 Hannah Burke 71 78 MC MC


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T100 Becky Brewerton 75 74 MC MC


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T100 Caroline Hedwall 73 76 MC MC


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T100 Alejandra Llaneza 77 72 MC MC


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T107 Sadena Parks 75 75 MC MC


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T107 Cathryn Bristow 75 75 MC MC


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T107 Wei-Ling Hsu 75 75 MC MC


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T107 Justine Dreher 74 76 MC MC


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T107 Joanna Klatten 75 75 MC MC


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T107 Min Lee 72 78 MC MC


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T107 Sakura Yokomine 73 77 MC MC


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T114 Valentine Derrey 75 76 MC MC


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T114 Moriya Jutanugarn 78 73 MC MC


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T114 Alison Walshe 75 76 MC MC


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T114 Jane Rah 74 77 MC MC


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T114 Danielle Montgomery 73 78 MC MC


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T114 Jayde Panos 76 75 MC MC


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T114 Emily Pedersen 75 76 MC MC


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T114 Cyna Rodriguez 74 77 MC MC


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T114 Brianna Do 75 76 MC MC


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T114 Felicity Johnson 73 78 MC MC


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T124 Nina Muehl 73 79 MC MC


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T124 Amy Anderson 75 77 MC MC


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T124 Julieta Granada 76 76 MC MC


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T124 Cameron Moralee 80 72 MC MC


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T124 Lauren Hibbert 76 76 MC MC


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T124 Lisa Ferrero 78 74 MC MC


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T124 Rachel Rohanna 73 79 MC MC


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T124 Rebecca Artis 75 77 MC MC


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T124 Yu-Sang Hou 75 77 MC MC


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T124 Celine Herbin 72 80 MC MC


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T124 Giulia Molinaro 76 76 MC MC


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T135 Rachel Hetherington 75 78 MC MC


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T135 Pannarat Thanapolboonyar 79 74 MC MC


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T135 Tamie Durdin 75 78 MC MC


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T135 Vicky Hurst 73 80 MC MC


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T135 Connie Chen 74 79 MC MC


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T135 Briana Mao 73 80 MC MC


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T141 Laura Davies 78 76 MC MC


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T141 Minori Iwasaki* 78 76 MC MC


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T141 Kris Tamulis 75 79 MC MC


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T144 Ana Menendez 78 77 MC MC


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T144 Trish Johnson 77 78 MC MC


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T144 Laetitia Beck 77 78 MC MC


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T147 Belen Mozo 76 80 MC MC


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T147 Bree Arthur 75 81 MC MC


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149 Benyapa Niphatsophon 75 82 MC MC


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T150 Liv Cheng 82 76 MC   MC


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T150 Iori Onuki 80 78 MC  MC


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T152 Stephanie Na 76 83 MC  MC


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T152 Maria McBride 78 81 MC  MC


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154 Sarah Oh 75 WD WD  WD


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* player started on back nine.