TEMPE, Ariz. -- Senior Ani Gulugian carded the best round of the day at 68 (-4, tied with South Carolina's Katelyn Dambaugh) to pace the Bruins in the first round of the PING/ASU Invitational on Friday at the Karsten Golf Course. Gulugian registered five birdies on the day.
The Bruins posted a team score of 291 (+3) to tie with Oregon and California for sixth place. Washington leads the field after the first round at 284 (-4), three shots better than the hosts, Arizona State (287, -1). Arizona and South Carolina are tied for third at 288 (E) while Duke rounds out the top five at 290 (+2).
UCLA is without freshman Alison Lee, who is playing as an amateur at the Kraft Nabisco Championship at Mission Hills Country Club. Lee posted a first-round score of three-over par 75 and was tied for 60th in the LPGA's first major at the famed golf course in Rancho Mirage on Thursday. Lee made just one birdie in between four bogeys on the day. She hit just seven of 14 fairways, but had 32 putts.
Freshman Bronte Law tied for 29th, recording four birdies on the day. Junior All-America Erynne Lee and sophomore Louise Ridderstrom posted a score of 75 (+3) and are tied for 40th. Ridderstrom had three bogeys, but led the tournament field (tied with Texas' Natalie Karcher) for the most pars in the first round with 15.
Junior Brittany Mai shot a score of 80 (+8) and was tied for 72nd.
Second round action continues on Saturday with the first tee time at 8:00 a.m.
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| T6 | UCLA | 291 | +3 |
| T1 | Ani Gulugian (2) | 68 | -4 |
| T29 | Bronte Law (4) | 73 | +1 |
| T40 | Erynne Lee (1) | 75 | +3 |
| T40 | Louise Ridderstrom (3) | 75 | +3 |
| T72 | Brittany Mai (5) | 80 | +8 |