University of North Carolina Athletics
USA Tied For Sixth At World University Games
August 17, 2011 | Women's Golf
Aug. 17, 2011
Shenzen, China - University of North Carolina golfer Catherine O'Donnell fired a 1-under-par 71 in the first round at the World University Games to lead the United States effort. Team USA is tied for sixth place with a 148 total in women's golf while O'Donnell is tied for fourth individually. The games continue through Saturday and are being played at Mission Hills Golf Club, a par-72 layout, in Shenzen, China.
O'Donnell, a rising senior from Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla., won the 2010 World University Golf Championship in Malaga, Spain in June 2010. She is a three-time All-ACC performer who was selected the ACC Freshman of the Year in 2009. She was chosen to the 2011 Ping Golfweek All-America third team. O'Donnell, who finished third at the 2011 ACC Championship, carded five top-10 finishes and seven top-25 finishes for the Tar Heels last year.
Taiwan leads the team competition with a 139 total while China is in second place at 145. In the individual race, Hsuanyu Yao of Taiwan grabbed the first round lead while Min Jeong Ko of South Korea is in second place, Kelsey MacDonald of Great Britain is third, and O'Donnell and Taiwan's Tzuchi Lin are tied for fourth.
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