Feb. 8, 2010

PALOS VERDE, Calif. -- Brooke Beeler carded a 73 and is tied for 12th individually to lead TCU in Monday's opening round of the Northrop Grumman Regional Challenge.

The No. 33 Horned Frogs shot a 305 and are in 11th place. Eighth-ranked USC's even-par 284 has it atop the leader board by eight strokes over No. 6 Duke at 292. Eleven of the 15 teams in the field are ranked in the top 20.

A sophomore from Butler, Ill., Beeler birdied her final three holes and totaled a team-best four birdies on the day. Beeler is six shots off the pace of Duke's Lindy Duncan and USC's Jennifer Song, who recorded 67s.

Valentine Derrey and Allyson Ferguson posted 77s for TCU and are tied for 39th. Ferguson had three birdies. Melissa Loh shot a 78.

Live scoring of Tuesday's second round is available at www.golfstat.com.

Team Scores
1. USC - 284
2. Duke - 292
T3. UCLA - 295
T3. Pepperdine - 295
5. Denver - 296
6. Wake Forest - 298
T7. Arizona State - 300
T7. Ohio State - 300
T7. Michigan State - 300
10. Florida - 304
11. TCU - 305
12. California - 309
13. Colorado - 311
14. Louisville - 312
15. UC Irvine - 313

TCU Individuals
T12. Brooke Beeler - 73
T39. Allyson Ferguson - 77
T39. Valentine Derrey - 77
T49. Melissa Loh - 78
T60. Rachel Raastad - 80