Women's Golfers in Third Place After First Round Action

In its spring-opening tournament, the No. 15 Oklahoma women's golf is in third place at the Lady Puerto Rico Classic in San Juan, Puerto Rico. The Sooners recorded a five-over-par 293 at the 6,000-yard, par-72 Dorado Del Mar Country Club. OU trails first-place Duke (No. 1) by eight strokes and second-place Georgia (No. 7) by one stroke. The Sooners' competition includes a 15-team field with 10 top-25 teams according to the Golfweek poll.

Three Sooners are in the top 15 heading into second-round play. Leading the Sooner quintet is senior Lisa Meldrum who is currently tied for second with a two-under-par 70. Meldrum, who is recovering from a month-long battle with mononucleosis, trails leader Virada Nirapathpongporn (Duke) by four strokes. Sophomore Amparo Gala is currently tied for eighth after carding a one-over-par 73. Junior Emily Milberger shot a 74 (+2) and is tied for 14th place while senior Hope Edge is tied for 24th with a first-round 76 (+4). Rounding out the Sooner squad is freshman Jaclyn Stelzer who is tied for 56th after recording an 81 (+9).

Oklahoma will play 18 holes Monday and conclude the tournament on Tuesday.

Team Standings

1.	Duke	285
2.	Georgia	292
3.	Oklahoma	293
4.	Southern California	297
5.	Tulane	301
6.	Tulsa	304
T7.	Auburn	310
	Florida	310
9.	Wake Forest	312
10.	Kent State	313
11.	Texas	314
12.	Michigan	315
13.	Missouri	317
14.	Purdue	321
15.	Penn State	324

Individual Standings

1.	Virada Nirapathpongporn, Duke	66
T2.	Lisa Meldrum, Oklahoma	70
	Lisa Taylor, Georgia	70
4.	Veronica Felibert, Southern California	72
T5.	Elizabeth Janangelo, Duke	72
	N. Aazam-Zanganeh, Duke	72
	Martina Gillen, Kent State	72