Nov. 7, 2010

STANFORD, Calif. -

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The No. 7 California Golden Bears finished out the fall portion of their schedule tying for ninth place at the Pac-10/SEC Challenge at Stanford Golf Course. Junior Joanne Lee finished fifth among individuals.

Much of the final round was played in cold, wet, miserable conditions. Things deteriorated to the point where play had to be halted for two hours. Play resumed when the conditions improved, but the rains kept up for most of the day.

The Bears finished the day with a 309 (+25) on the par-71, 6,148 yard Stanford Golf Course. They finished in a tie for ninth with Washington at 890 (+38). UCLA won the tournament with a score of 856 (+4).

Junior Joanne Lee had the lowest third round score for the Bears, shooting a three-over 74. Lee had opened the tournament with a school-record six-under 65 in the first round and had a 73 (+2) in the second round. She finished at one-under for the tournament, putting her in fifth place in a field of some of the best golfers in the country. USC's Sophia Popov was the individual medalist at -6.

Lee and senior Pia Halbig were the only Cal players to card birdies in the wet, soggy conditions. Lee birdied her first hole of the day in the shotgun start, which was hole number four. Halbig, who started on six, birdied hole number one as she was coming down the stretch.

Before Lee's first round six-under 65, Cal's previous single-round low score was a five-under 67, a feat that has been accomplished five times including last season by Lee herself at the Pac-10 Championships. Pia Halbig also shot a 67 in the second round of the Mason Rudolph last month in Tennessee.

"I had a lot of good lies," said Lee of her record round. "I only hit 11 greens, but I only had 21 putts, a record for me. I had four birdies in my final five holes, and I was mad because I missed 18."

The Bears will take a break in their schedule, returning to competition in early February when they head to Arizona for the Wildcat Invitational.

California Scores

T9 	California 	    290 	291 	309 	890
5 	Joanne Lee  	        65 	73 	74 	212
T27 	Daniela Holmqvist  	74 	72 	77 	223
T58 	Nicola Roessler  	78 	71 	80 	229
T65 	Emily Childs     	76 	75 	80 	231
T65 	Pia Halbig  	        75 	78 	78 	231

Team Scores

1 UCLA
	+4 	F 	  +6 	285 	281 	290 	856
2 Alabama, U. of
	+15 	F 	  +8 	289 	286 	292 	867
3 Southern California
	+23 	F 	  +6 	294 	291 	290 	875
4 Arizona
	+25 	F 	  +15 	286 	292 	299 	877
5 Auburn
	+27 	F 	  +20 	286 	289 	304 	879
T6 Stanford
	+30 	F 	  +16 	293 	289 	300 	882
T6 Georgia
	+30 	F 	  +12 	293 	293 	296 	882
8 Tennessee
	+34 	F 	  +18 	291 	293 	302 	886
T9 Washington
	+38 	F 	  +24 	287 	295 	308 	890
T9 California
	+38 	F 	  +25 	290 	291 	309 	890
11 Arkansas, U. of
	+39 	F 	  +23 	288 	296 	307 	891
12 Vanderbilt
	+45 	F 	  +20 	291 	302 	304 	897
13 LSU
	+55 	F 	  +14 	316 	293 	298 	907
14 Oregon
	+59 	F 	  +14 	307 	306 	298 	911
T15 South Carolina
	+60 	F 	  +26 	299 	303 	310 	912
T15 Mississippi, U. of
	+60 	F 	  +29 	300 	299 	313 	912
17 Kentucky, U. of
	+71 	F 	  +36 	295 	308 	320 	923
18 Florida, U of
	+72 	F 	  +33 	309 	298 	317 	924
19 Oregon State U.
	+77 	F 	  +21 	320 	304 	305 	929
20 Mississippi St. U.
	+89 	F 	  +32 	319 	306 	316 	941
21 Washington State U.
	+95 	F 	  +38 	315 	310 	322 	947