Lady Huskies trail after first day

If there was a home course advantage for the Washington women's golf team by hosting the Pac-10 tournament, it did not show after day one. At the Broadmoor Golf Course in Seattle, most of the Huskies struggled to find their stroke in the first 18 holes of the 54-hole tournament.

That did not include Christina Yoon, however, who shot a career best one-over 73 to lead the Huskies. Her score was good enough to place her in a tie for fourth with California's Allison Goodman.

Leading the way for the women was Anna Nordqvist from Arizona State. The freshman Sun Devil shot a 4-under 68, and leads Stanford's Mari Chun by three strokes.

Amber Prange also did well for Washington, ending in a tie for ninth with a 75.

The other Washington scores dropped the Huskies well off the pace, though, as the team finished the day 25 shots over par — 16 behind the leader, ASU.

Huskies in the middle of the Pac after late surge

Washington's No. 36 men's golf team used a big second round from two of its leaders in order to pull into the fifth spot in the Pac-10 tournament. At the par 72 Eugene Country Club, two Huskies finished with a score of par or lower.

Alex Prugh and Erik Olson ended day one with scores of 144 and 143 respectively, and the team finished with a 5-over 725.

Olson's 1-under 143 landed him in a tie for 10th, eight shots behind the leader, Jamie Lovemark.

The freshman from USC shot well under par in both rounds, collecting a 9-under 135.

The Trojans used Lovemark and Rory Hie to build a commanding eight-stroke lead heading into the second day. Chasing them was UCLA, the only other team to shoot under-par. The Bruins finished the day with a 708.

Prugh, meanwhile, shaved the extra stroke off his score by shooting a 71 in round two, putting himself in position to make a run for the rest of the week.

The surprise player for the Huskies was Joel Dahmen, who shot two day-one rounds of 73 to finish 2-over-par.

Reach reporter Justin Chartrey at sports@thedaily.washington.edu.