Published on Monday, February 08, 2010
By LA Daily News Staff Writer
Jennifer Song, who won both of the 2009 fall tournaments she entered, began the 2010 spring season by firing a 4-under par 67 while senior teammate Belen Mozo chipped in a 69 Monday to lead the No. 9 USC women's golf team on the first day of the 2010 Northrop Grumman Regional Challenge at the Palos Verdes Golf Course.
The Trojans finished the first round alone in first at even 284, eight shots ahead of second-place Duke (292). Pepperdine and UCLA tied for third (295).
Song, Golfweek.com 's No. 1-ranked golfer, was 1-under going out with birdies on 4 and 7 and a bogey on 8.
After securing par on five consecutive par-4 holes, Song used birdies on 14, 15 and 16 to get to 4-under for the round. Her 67 marked her fifth round in six this season in which she was 67 or lower.
She is tied for the lead with Duke's Lindy Duncan.
Mozo, fully healed from a shoulder injury that bothered her for much of 2009, bogeyed four of the first five holes
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