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Duke takes sizable 36-hole LSU Tiger Golf Classic Lead
Duke junior Leona Maguire <br>(Golfweek Photo)
Duke junior Leona Maguire
(Golfweek Photo)

BATON ROUGE, LA (March 24, 2017) -- With inclement weather on tap for Saturday the teams at the LSU Tiger Golf Classic played a 36-hole first day and it is a Duke team looking for their first win of the season that holds a big lead. The Blue Devils at 5-under, will carry a 13-stroke lead into the final round at The University Club, a closing round that won't be played until Sunday due to the impending forecast.

Leona Maguire, the top-ranked amateur in the world, is pacing Duke thus far and following rounds of 67-68 she is 9-under and the individual leader by five-strokes.

Maguire bogeyed her first hole of the day but from then on she only dropped one other shot while birdieing nine-times and eagling once.

On Sunday Maguire, who won the Northrop Grumman Regional Challenge, will be making a bid for her second victory of the season.

Duke was helped to the lead by Virginia Elena Carta (T2; -4) and Gurbani Singh (T13; +3).

In the individual standings along with Elena Carta in second place is Julianne Alvarez (Washington), Cara Gorlei (Arkansas) is fourth at 2-under while Sarah Bae (NC State) is in fifth at 1-under.

Behind Duke in the team standings, it is Oklahoma State (+8); Arkansas (+8) in a tie for second, North Carolina State (+12) is in fourth and SMU (+19); Denver (+19) tied for fifth.

Hole-In-One Alert: Ariadna Fonseca of Kansas recorded an ace on the 159 yard par-3 13th.

Results: LSU Tiger Golf Classic
1IrelandLeona MaguireIreland70067-68-71=206
2ItalyVirginia Elena CartaItaly50073-67-70=210
3South AfricaCara GorleiSouth Africa40072-70-71=213
4MNKenzie NeisenNew Prague, MN40076-71-69=216
T5EnglandIndia ClyburnEngland40072-73-72=217

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54-hole college tournament hosted by the Louisiana State women's golf team. Team (best four scores out of five players each round) and individual competitions.

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