ATLANTA, Ga. – The inaugural East Lake Cup kicked off Monday at the East Lake Golf Club in Atlanta, Ga., but was delayed by four hours due to inclement weather conditions. After the delay, Duke took control early and has an impressive lead over top-seeded Stanford.
Play was suspended due to darkness at 5:30 p.m., Monday as only two of the 10 matches were finished in the afternoon. The semifinal matches will resume at 7:30 a.m., Tuesday, airing live on Golf Channel.
The Blue Devils, who are seeded No. 4 overall, holds a commanding lead in three of their four matches still to be completed over 2015 National Champion Stanford, with a point already on the board courtesy of sophomore
Gurbani Singh's 3&2 win over Stanford's Shannon Aubert.
In the other Duke matches,
Leona Maguire leads Lauren Kim, 2up, through 14 holes. Senior
Celine Boutier holds a 2up advantage through 11 holes over Casey Danielson and junior
Sandy Choi leads Quirine Eijkenboom with 10 holes completed. Blue Devil freshman
Virginia Elena Carta had an early lead on Mariah Stackhouse, but Stanford senior came back and is 2up through 12 holes.
In the other semifinal match, Southern California leads Baylor in two of the five matches, while two matches are all square and Baylor leads in one match.
The rain-soaked East Last Golf Club – home to the TOUR Championship by Coca-Cola on the PGA TOUR – received more than three inches of rain in the 36 hours prior to day one matches Monday, providing competitors with difficult scoring conditions throughout the day.
With 17 semifinals matches still to be completed in both men's and women's action, competition is scheduled to resume at 7:30 a.m. Tuesday, with Golf Channel airing live coverage until all matches have concluded. At that time, the championship and consolation matches for both the men's and women's divisions will be paired, tentatively scheduled to get underway at 11:30 a.m., Tuesday. Golf Channel's live coverage of the championship and consolation matches is scheduled to begin at 1 p.m. with Golf Central Pre Game and live tournament coverage at 2 p.m.
Golf Channel Tuesday East Lake Cup Programming Schedule (all times ET)7-7:30 a.m. Morning Drive
7:30-10 a.m. East Lake Cup Day 1 Matches (Conclusion)
10-11 a.m. Morning Drive
2-5 p.m. East Lake Cup Day 2 Matches
5-6 p.m. Golf Central
Semifinals Standings: Women's DivisionDuke Leading Stanford 4-1USC Leading Baylor 2-1-2 Stanford (No. 1) vs. Duke (No. 4)
Shannon Aubert
Gurbani Singh (3&2)
Lauren Kim
Leona Maguire (2up, 14)
Mariah Stackhouse (2up, 12) Virginia Carta
Casey Danielson
Celine Boutier (2up, 11)
Quirine Eijkenboom
Sandy Choi (2up, 10)
Baylor (No. 2) vs. USC (No.3)
Lauren Whyte (All Square) Karen Chung
Giovana Maymom Kyung Kim (6&4)
Maggie Beth Byers Robynn Ree (3up, 13)
L. Gateau-Chovelon (1up, 11) Gabriella Then
Laura Lonardi (All Square) Tiffany Chan
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