PALM DESERT, Calif. – University of Hawai'i's Maline Kraus carded a 2-over 73 in the opening round of the Alice and John Wallace Women's Golf Classic Saturday at the Monterey Country Club.
 
The Düsseldorf, Germany native posted a birdie and only two blemishes on her round, a bogey at No. 11 and double bogey at No. 16. She currently sits in a tie for 30^th place heading into Sunday's second round.
 
As a team, the Rainbow Wahine are in 16^th place in the 21-team field with a 301 total. No. 5 Oregon leads the field at 8-under 276 followed by No. 3 USC at 283. Individually, Oregon teammates Kiara Romero, Suvichaya Vinijchaitham, and Karen Tsuru are tied atop the leaderboard at 3-under 68 along with San Jose State's Moa Andersson.
 
Also competing for UH are Kellie Yamane (75, t-51^st), Varnika S. Achanta (76, t-62^nd), Emiko Sverduk (76, t-72^nd), and Wendy Song (82, t-103^rd).
 
The tournament continues on Sunday with an 8:30 a.m., PT shotgun start.
 
T-15. Hawai'i 301 (+17)
T-30. Maline Kraus 73 (+2)
T-51. Kellie Yamane 75 (+4)
T-62. Varnika S. Achanta 76 (+5)
T-72. Emiko Sverduk 77 (+6)
T-103. Wendy Song 82 (+11)