March 5, 2004

Baton Rouge, LA - The University of Memphis Lady Tiger golf team finally opened the 2004 spring season after having last week's tournament at Pinehurst, North Carolina, snowed out. Competing in the LSU/Cleveland Golf Classic, the Lady Tigers showed some early season rust in posting a first round score of 332.

The University of Alabama holds the first round lead in the 17-team event with a score of 299. Host team LSU is currently second with a 301 and UNC-Wilmington is third after shooting a 304.

Amelie Farrah of UNC-Wilmington is the individual after carding a one under par score of 71. Memphis senior Jennifer Jaszek is tied for 24th with a 78. Freshmen Cameron Barber is tied for 72nd with a score of 84.

The second round is slated for Saturday.

TEAM SCORES 1. Alabama 299 2. LSU 301 3. UNC-Wilmington 304 4. South Carolina 305 5. North Carolina 306 6. Tulane 308 7. Furman 310 8. Ole Miss 313 9. Louisville 315 10. Mississippi State 317 11. Birmingham Southern 319 12. NC State 328 13. Kentucky 330 Augusta State 330 UAB 330 16. Memphis 332 17. Winthrope 340

MEMPHIS SCORES T24 Jennifer Jaszek 78 T72 Cameron Barber 84 T78 Kathryn O'Rourke 85 T78 Meghan Mahoney 85 89 Ashley Burross 90