Ronderos Set to Begin NCAA Regionals in Daytona Beach
May 4, 2011
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CORAL GABLES, Fla. – University of Miami senior Maria Ronderos will begin first-round play at the NCAA Regionals on Thursday at the LPGA International in Daytona Beach. The tournament, hosted by Stetson University and the Central Florida Sports Commission, will last three rounds at the Legends Course.
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Ronderos, an All-ACC selection this year, last played the LPGA International Legends Course competitively at the 2008 ACC Championships. Then a freshman, she shot rounds of 74, 77 and 83 that weekend to finish at 18-over par.
The Legends Course (Par 72 – 5,827 yards) features four par five and par three holes to go with ten par four holes. Designed by Arthur Hills, the course open in October 1998 and is considered the home course of the LPGA Tour.
The NCAA Division I Women’s Golf Committee, through automatic bids and at-large selections, placed 72 teams along with 18 individuals in the regional tournaments. The top eight teams, in addition to the top two individuals from each region will qualify for the NCAA Championships at Traditions Club in Bryan, Texas from May 18-21. Other regional sites include Notre Dame, Ind. (Central) and Auburn, Wash. (West).
Ronderos continues a spectacular year in which she shot the fourth lowest stroke average (74.00) in school history, placing in the top-10 in seven tournaments. Her season was highlighted by a round of 67, tied for second-lowest in school history, at the Eagle Landing Invitational in Jacksonville where she finished in a season-best third place.
The senior led the team to a tournament victory at the Edwin Watts/Kiawah Island Classic in South Carolina in February. Ronderos finished in a tie for fifth place and was named to the All-Tournament team.
The Colombia native proved to be durable once again, starting all 10 tournaments in 2010-11, making it 39 consecutive events she has played in since stepping on campus as a freshman.
The following teams will compete in the East regional ordered by seed: Alabama, Purdue, California, Arizona State, Auburn, Michigan State, North Carolina, Vanderbilt, Florida, Florida State, Colorado, TCU, Louisville, Mississippi, Texas Tech, FIU, Coastal Carolina, Augusta State, Yale, Kentucky, Stetson, North Carolina-Wilmington, Fairleigh Dickinson and Alabama State.
The following players will compete as individuals: Shena Yang (South Florida), Charlotte Lorentzen (Georgia State), Stefanie Kenoyer (Furman), Kelly Shon (Princeton), Maria Ronderos (Miami) and Leigh Whittaker (College of Charleston).
