Lopes finish Day 1 of competition in Colorado

FORT COLLINS, Colo. – Grand Canyon began its second tournament of the season Monday at the Ptarmigan Golf and Country Club, finishing the first round and half of round two before play was suspended at the Colonel Wollenberg Ptarmigan Ram Classic.

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GCU is tied for eighth out of 13 teams and is 10 over par halfway through the second of three rounds. The Lopes shot 3 over in the first round to be in ninth and are 7 over with six holes to play in the second round.
Lopes junior Lena Tremouille leads the squad at 1 over and is 26th overall. Tremouille has seven birdies and holds an even-par scorecard in round two. She tied for the best score on par-4 holes (3 under).
GCU freshman Rosie Maguire is one stroke back of Tremouille at 2 over (30th place). Maguire had 16 pars and an even card in the first round and is 2 over in the second.

GCU had 11 birdies over its first 18 holes, led by Tremouille with four. Lopes freshman Alexis Vakasiuola, junior Jess Haines and Tremouille all shot 1 over while individual entry Allie Justiz had a 2-over total. Freshman Honor Johnson shot 8 over in her first collegiate tournament.

The Lopes caught some momentum on the back nine of the second round, with three players notching birdies on the par-4 13th and par-5 16th holes. Four of the five scoring Lopes have three birdies for their second round with four or five holes left apiece.

The conclusion of the second round and the final third round will be played Tuesday with tee times beginning at 8 a.m.

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Players Mentioned

Jess Haines

Honor Johnson

Allie Justiz

Rosie Maguire

Lena Tremouille

Alexis Vakasiuola

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