Robyn Rinaldo Tied for 132nd at U.S. Open

July 3, 1998

KOHLER, Wis. -- Robyn Rinaldo, a member of the Ole Miss women's golf team, is tied for 132nd place with a 17-over par at the U.S. Women's Open at Blackwolf Run Golf Course. Rinaldo was nine-over par through 14 holes of the second round on Friday when play was suspended at 8:40 p.m. The second round will resume at 6:45 a.m. Saturday.

Rinaldo shot an eight-over par 79 in the first round on Thursday and is not projected to make the cut. The top 60 players and ties after the first 36 holes, plus any players within 10 strokes of the leader, will advance to the final two rounds. Se Ri Pak of Korea leads the tournament with a 69-70--139 (-3).

Rinaldo, a native of Dade City, Fla., qualified for the U.S. Open field by finishing fourth in the Florida Sectional with a 74 and was the low amateur at the sectional. She is the first Lady Rebel golfer to qualify for a professional tournament.

As a sophomore in 1997-98, Rinaldo earned All-SEC honors for the second year in a row and finished with two top five, three top 10 and five top 20 performances, including a first-place finish at the Lady Seminole Classic. She helped lead the Lady Rebels to their first-ever NCAA East Regional appearance at the Duke Golf Club in Durham, N.C.

The University of Mississippi Athletics

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