Historic Brownsville Open: Logjammed: Cano, Dergal tied for Open lead with 10 more golfers within two shots

With one round of golf in the books, there is a tie atop the leaderboard.

San Antonio native Christi Cano and Mexico’s Tanya Dergal both shot a 4-under 67 to fronted the first round of the Historic Brownsville Open on Friday at Rancho Viejo Golf & Country Club.

Briana Vega, Mo Martin and Pomanong Phatlum are all tied for third with 3-under 68s. Seven players, including Gerina Mendoza, who is second the Duramed FUTURES Tour money list, finished with a two-under 69.

"I’ve been confident the last couple of weeks, I’ve played tournament rounds (which) have been pretty good," Cano said. "My putting has been really, really good the past few weeks, so I just tried to carry that over."

"I just hit the ball very, very well," Dergal added. "I had really good birdie opportunities, so that helped."

Cano, being from Texas, is familiar with the bumpy, uneven greens that are commonplace on the El Diablo Course, which gave her an advantage over the other players.

Cano sunk five birdies on the day, including a 20-foot putt on 14 to make up for an early bogey. She followed with birdies on 15, 18 and then on the front-nine on holes five and eight.

In all, she hit nine greens in regulation and came away with birdies on five of them.

"You’re not going to putt as well as you would on other greens, especially if you’re not used to them," Cano said. "It can get really frustrating, because I’ve putted both ways on these greens before. You just have to be patient."

Meanwhile, Dergal opened up with birdies on 10 and 12, but quickly followed with two bogeys before finishing off her first nine with a birdie on 18. On the front none, she sunk birdies on Hole Nos. 5, 6 and 7 to jump into a tie for first place.

"I was just hitting well and stayed focused on having a good stroke," Dergal said of her three birdies in a row. "If I stay patient, putts are going to drop. It was one of those days where I hit the ball extremely well."

Perhaps the scorecard of the day belonged to Vega, who finished even on the front nine but had just two pars. She bogeyed four holes, birdied two and threw in an eagle on the 8th hole for good measure.

She birdied 10, 12 and 15 on the back nine to climb into a tie for third.

Martin also added eagled a hole, sinking a 77-yard shot home at the par-5 14th hole. Malinda Johnson, who was in her pairing, shouted, "Get in," as the ball was creeping toward the hole.

"I just crafted it in there a little bit," Martin said. "It’s kind of a feisty hole."

Action picks up again at 8 a.m. today. Vega, Dergal and Cano will tee off at 2:30 p.m. on the first tee to wrap up afternoon action.

"(I’ll) just try and do the same thing that I did (Friday)," Cano said. "Just try to enjoy it." 

Todd Orodenker writes for Valley Freedom Newspapers. You can reach him at (956) 982-6663 or via e-mail at torodenker@brownsvilleherald.com.

Duramed FUTURES Tour

Historic Brownsville Open Scores

Purse: $110,000

6,283- yards; Par 36-35—71

First round

Friday

Rancho Viejo Resort & Country Club

(a-denotes amateur)

Christi Cano, San Antonio, 34-33—67

Tanya Dergal, Durango, Mexico 33-34—67

Briana Vega, Andover, Mass. 36-32—68

Mo Martin, Altadena, Calif. 36-32—68

Pornanong Phatlum, Chaiyaphum, Thailand 32-36—68

Gerina Mendoza, Roswell, N.M. 36-33—69

Christina Jones, Jensen Beach, Fla. 34-35—69

Tzu-Chi Lin, Taichung, Taiwan 37-32—69

Angela Oh, Maple Shade, N.J. 34-35—69

Tara Goedeken, Dodge City, Kan. 37-32—69

Christine Cho, Kent, Wash. 34-35—69

Liz Janangelo, West Hartford, Conn. 35-34—69

Kitty Hwang, Guayaquil, Ecuador 37-33—70

Ashley Prange, Noblesville, Ind. 35-35—70

Carling Coffing, Middletown, Ohio 35-35—70

Sophie Jang, Seoul, South Korea 36-34—70

Christine Song, Fullerton, Calif. 37-33—70

Tiffany Joh, San Diego, Calif. 33-37—70

Amanda Costner, Claremore, Okla. 35-35—70

Hwanhee Lee, Las Vegas, Nev. 33-37—70

Kylene Pulley, Kokomo, Ind. 36-34—70

Amelia Lewis, Jacksonville, Fla. 35-35—70

Hannah Jun, San Diego, Calif. 35-35—70

Lehua Wise, Kauai, Hawaii 36-34—70

Katie Miller, Jeannette, Pa. 35-35—70

Paola Moreno, Cali, Colombia 35-36—71

Jenny Shin, Torrance, Calif. 36-35—71

Chelsea Curtis, New Seabury, Mass. 37-34—71

Sara Brown, Tucson, Ariz. 36-35—71

Sophia Sheridan, Guadalajara, Mexico 36-35—71

Lori Atsedes, Ithaca, N.Y. 35-36—71

Lene Krog, Lier, Norway 35-36—71

Jenny Suh, Fairfax, Va. 36-35—71

Seema Sadekar, Toronto, Ontario 37-34—71

Ryann O'Toole, San Clemente, Calif. 34-37—71

Janell Howland, Boise, Idaho 35-37—72

Leanne Bowditch, Queensland, Australia 38-34—72

Kathleen Ekey, Sharon Township, Ohio 35-37—72

Cindy LaCrosse, Tampa, Fla. 36-36—72

Hannah Yun, Bradenton, Fla. 36-36—72

Malinda Johnson, Eau Claire, Wis. 38-34—72

Juli Erekson, Chicopee, Mass. 37-35—72

Benedikte Grotvedt, Nesbru, Norway 37-35—72

Jane Rah, Torrance, Calif. 38-34—72

Tiffany Tavee, Tempe, Ariz. 36-36—72

Lauren Hunt, Little River, S.C. 36-36—72

Miriam Nagl, Berlin, Germany 36-36—72

Sarah-Jane Smith, Queensland, Australia 36-36—72

Marlowe Boukis, Lutherville, Md. 36-36—72

Tracy Stanford, Midland, 37-35—72

Esther Choe, Scottsdale, Ariz. 36-36—72

Nicole Smith, Riverside, Calif. 33-39—72

Sydney Cox, Edmond, Okla. 36-36—72

Whitney Myers, York, Pa. 38-34—72

Shasta Averyhardt, Flint, Mich. 36-37—73

Michaela Cavener, Ponca City, Okla. 40-33—73

Jennie Lee, Henderson, Nev. 39-34—73

Kelly Froelich, Raizeux, France 37-36—73

Perry Swenson Livonius, Charlotte, N.C. 37-36—73

Nontaya Srisawang, Chiang Mai, Thailand 33-40—73

Haley Gildea, East Greenwich, R.I. 38-35—73

Rachel Bailey, Faulconbridge, Australia 38-35—73

Alison Walshe, Westford, Mass. 35-38—73

Jessica Shepley, Oakville, Ontario 37-36—73

Kay Hoey, Rancho Cucamonga, Calif. 35-38—73

Nannette Hill, Pelham, N.Y. 36-37—73

Caroline Larsson, Stockholm, Sweden 37-36—73

Rachel Connor, Manchester, England 36-37—73

Carrie Riordan, Spring Valley, Ill. 37-37—74

Jenny Lee, Simi Valley, Calif. 38-36—74

Selanee Henderson, Apple Valley, Calif. 36-38—74

Adrienne White, Red Deer, Alberta 40-34—74

Marina Choi, Los Angeles, Calif. 39-35—74

Heather Burgner, Lakeland, Fla. 38-36—74

Kelly Lagedrost, Brooksville, Fla. 39-35—74

Lisa Ferrero, Lodi, Calif. 33-41—74

Taryn Durham, Glasgow, Ky. 40-34—74

Jessica Carafiello, Coral Springs, Fla. 38-36—74

Erica Moston, Belmont, Calif. 39-35—74

Madeleine Holmblad, Stockholm, Sweden 39-35—74

Jenny Gleason, Clearwater, Fla. 38-36—74

Eileen Vargas, Ibague, Colombia 37-37—74

Whitney Wade, Glasgow, Ky. 38-36—74

Bree Arthur, Brisbane, Australia 38-37—75

Y. J. Jin, Seoul, South Korea 40-35—75

Jennifer Bermingham, Long Beach, Calif. 38-37—75

Maggie Simons, Raleigh, N.C. 38-37—75

Susan Nam, Edmonton, Alberta 39-36—75

Veronica Felibert, Caracas, Venezuela 38-37—75

Ai-Chen Kuo, Taiwan 36-39—75

Dewi Claire Schreefel, Diepenveen, Netherlands 37-38—75

Camila Mori, Santiago, Chile 39-36—75

Danielle Mills, Pointe-Claire, Quebec 38-37—75

Blair Lamb, Flat Rock, N.C. 38-37—75

Min Seo Kwak, Seoul, South Korea 40-35—75

Aimee Cho, Orlando, Fla. 39-36—75

Sofie Andersson, Angelholm, Sweden 41-34—75

Kristen Simpson, Norfolk, Va. 38-37—75

Jackie Barenborg, Vero Beach, Fla. 37-38—75

Rebecca Flood, Coonabarabran, Australia 37-38—75

Laura Bavaird, Grosse Ile, Mich. 39-36—75

Hanna Kang, Seoul, South Korea 38-38—76

Angela Buzminski, Oshawa, Ontario 39-37—76

Laura Crawford, Lancaster, S.C. 39-37—76

Ashley Medders, Alma, Ga. 39-37—76

Kirby Dreher, Fort St. John, Canada 36-40—76

Carolina Llano, Medellin, Colombia 42-34—76

Rachel Larson, Longmont, Colo. 36-40—76

Elisa Serramia, Barcelona, Spain 39-37—76

Amanda Mathis, Picayune, Miss. 38-38—76

Caroline Westrup, Ahus, Sweden 39-37—76

Sara Ovadia, Santa Barbara, Calif. 38-38—76

Lauren Doughtie, Suffolk, Va. 38-38—76

Sae Hee Son, Seoul, South Korea 38-39—77

Virada Nirapathpongporn, Bangkok, Thailand 40-37—77

Simone DeSouza, Peru 39-38—77

Devan Andersen, Guadalajara, Mexico 43-34—77

Pamela Ontiveros, Gomez Palacio, Mexico 39-38—77

Carmen Bandea, Atlanta, Ga. 39-38—77

Dori Carter, Valdosta, Ga. 41-36—77

Jessi Gebhardt, Chandler, Ariz. 39-38—77

Jasi Acharya, Columbus, Mont. 40-37—77

Jane Chin, Mission Viejo, Calif. 39-38—77

Sarah Olsen, Grosse Ile, Mich. 41-36—77

Danah Ford Bordner, Indianapolis, Ind. 39-38—77

Julie Wells-Shenfield, Wilsonville, Ore. 40-37—77

Noon Huajai, Bangkok, Thailand 37-40—77

Lili Alvarez, Durango, Mexico 39-38—77

Stephanie Connelly, Pasadena, Md. 42-35—77

Kim Augusta, Rumford, R.I. 40-37—77

Ayaka Kaneko, Honolulu, Hawaii 40-37—77

Libby Smith, Essex Junction, Vt. 42-35—77

Jennifer Ackerson, Dallas, 41-36—77

Sam White, Potomac, Md. 43-35—78

Lindsey Bergeon, Sarasota, Fla. 39-39—78

Mayule Tomimbang, Kissimmee, Fla. 42-37—79

Emma Calderone, Toronto, Ontario 40-39—79

Mallory Blackwelder, Versailles, Ky. 41-38—79

Kristina Langton, Ada, Mich. 40-39—79

Dawn Shockley, Estes Park, Colo. 37-43—80

Susannah Aboff, Huntington, N.Y. 39-41—80

Stacey Bieber, Winnipeg, Manitoba 41-40—81

Brandi Jackson, Greenville, S.C. 40-42—82

Ashley Grier, Hagerstown, Md. 45-39—84

Historic Brownsvile Open Pairings

Second Round

Rancho Viejo

(Group No., start time, player, hometown, score)

Starting at the first tee

No. 1: 8 a.m. — Rachel Larson, Longmont, Colo., 76; Carolina Llano, Medellin, Colombia, 76; Kirby Dreher, Fort St. John, Canada 76

No. 3: 8:10 a.m. — Ashley Medders, Alma, Ga., 76; Laura Crawford, Lancaster, S.C., 76; Angela Buzminski, Oshawa, Ontario, 76

No. 5: 8:20 a.m. — Hanna Kang, Seoul, South Korea, 76; Laura Bavaird, Grosse Ile, Mich., 75; Rebecca Flood, Coonabarabran, Australia, 75

No. 7: 8:30 a.m. — Jackie Barenborg, Vero Beach, Fla., 75; Kristen Simpson, Norfolk, Va., 75; Sofie Andersson, Angelholm, Sweden, 75

No. 9: 8:40 a.m. — Aimee Cho, Orlando, Fla., 75; Min Seo Kwak, Seoul, South Korea, 75; Blair Lamb, Flat Rock, N.C., 75

No. 11: 8:50 a.m. — Danielle Mills, Pointe-Claire, Quebec, 75; Camila Mori, Santiago, Chile, 75; Dewi Claire, Schreefel Diepenveen, Netherlands, 75

No. 13: 9 a.m. — Ai-Chen Kuo, Taiwan, 75; Veronica Felibert, Caracas, Venezuela, 75; Susan Nam, Edmonton, Alberta, 75

No. 15: 9:10 a.m. — Maggie Simons, Raleigh, N.C., 75; Jennifer Bermingham, Long Beach, Calif., 75; Y. J. Jin, Seoul, South Korea, 75

No. 17: 9:20 a.m. — Bree Arthur, Brisbane, Australia, 75; Whitney Wade, Glasgow, Ky., 74; Eileen Vargas, Ibague, Colombia 74

No. 19: 9:30 a.m. — Jenny Gleason, Clearwater, Fla., 74; Madeleine Holmblad, Stockholm, Sweden, 74; Erica Moston, Belmont, Calif., 74

No. 21: 9:40 a.m. — Jessica Carafiello, Coral Springs, Fla., 74; Taryn Durham, Glasgow, Ky., 74; Lisa Ferrero, Lodi, Calif., 74

No. 23: 9:50 a.m. — Kelly Lagedrost, Brooksville, Fla., 74; Heather Burgner, Lakeland, Fla., 74; Marina Choi, Los Angeles, Calif., 74

No. 25: 12:40 p.m. — Janell Howland, Boise, Idaho, 72; Ryann O'Toole, San Clemente, Calif., 71; Seema Sadekar, Toronto, Ontario, 71

No. 27: 12:50 p.m. — Jenny Suh, Fairfax, Va., 71; Lene Krog, Lier, Norway, 71; Lori Atsedes, Ithaca, N.Y., 71

No. 29: 1 p.m. — Sophia Sheridan, Guadalajara, Mexico, 71; Sara Brown, Tucson, Ariz., 71; Chelsea Curtis, New Seabury, Mass., 71

No. 31: 1:10 p.m. — Jenny Shin, Torrance, Calif., 71l Paola Moreno, Cali, Colombia, 71; Katie Miller, Jeannette, Pa., 70

No. 33: 1:20 p.m. — Lehua Wise, Kauai, Hawaii, 70; Hannah Jun, San Diego, Calif., 70; Amelia Lewis, Jacksonville, Fla., 70

No. 35: 1:30 p.m. — Kylene Pulley, Kokomo, Ind., 70; Hwanhee Lee, Las Vegas, Nev., 70; Amanda Costner, Claremore, Okla., 70

No. 37: 1:40 p.m. — Tiffany Joh, San Diego, Calif., 70; Christine Song, Fullerton, Calif., 70; Sophie Jang, Seoul, South Korea, 70

No. 39: 1:50 p.m. — Carling Coffing, Middletown, Ohio, 70; Ashley Prange, Noblesville, Ind., 70; Kitty Hwang, Guayaquil, Ecuador, 70

No. 41: 2 p.m. — Liz Janangelo, West Hartford, Conn., 69; Christine Cho, Kent, Wash., 69; Tara Goedeken, Dodge City, Kan., 69

No. 43: 2:10 p.m. — Angela Oh, Maple Shade, N.J., 69; Tzu-Chi Lin, Taichung, Taiwan, 69; Christina Jones, Jensen Beach, Fla., 69

No. 45: 2:20 p.m. — Gerina Mendoza ,Roswell, N.M., 69; Pornanong Phatlum, Chaiyaphum, Thailand, 68; Mo Martin, Altadena, Calif., 68

No. 47: 2:30 p.m. — Briana Vega, Andover, Mass., 68; Tanya Dergal, Durango, Mexico, 67; Christi Cano, San Antonio, Texas, 67

Starting at the 10th tee

No. 8: a.m. — Elisa Serramia, Barcelona, Spain, 76; Amanda Mathis, Picayune, Miss., 76; Caroline Westrup Ahus, Sweden, 76

No. 4: 8:10 a.m. — Sara Ovadia, Santa Barbara, Calif., 76; Lauren Doughtie, Suffolk, Va., 76; Sae Hee Son, Seoul, South Korea, 77

No. 6: 8:20 a.m. — Virada Nirapathpongporn, Bangkok, Thailand, 77; Simone DeSouza, Peru, 77; Devan Andersen, Guadalajara, Mexico, 77

No. 8: 8:30 a.m. — Pamela Ontiveros Gomez, Palacio, Mexico, 77; Carmen Bandea, Atlanta, Ga., 77; Dori Carter, Valdosta, Ga., 77

No. 10: 8:40 a.m. — Jessi Gebhardt, Chandler, Ariz., 77; Jasi Acharya, Columbus, Mont., 77; Jane Chin Mission, Viejo, Calif. 77

No. 12: 8:50 a.m. — Sarah Olsen Grosse, Ile, Mich., 77; Danah Ford Bordner, Indianapolis, Ind., 77; Julie Wells-Shenfield, Wilsonville, Ore., 77

No. 14 9 a.m. — Noon Huajai Bangkok, Thailand 77 Lili Alvarez Durango, Mexico 77 Stephanie Connelly Pasadena, Md. 77

No. 16: 9:10 a.m. — Kim Augusta, Rumford, R.I., 77; Ayaka Kaneko, Honolulu, Hawaii, 77; Libby Smith Essex, Junction, Vt., 77

No. 18: 9:20 a.m. — Jennifer Ackerson, Dallas, Texas, 77; Sam White, Potomac, Md., 78; Lindsey Bergeon Sarasota, Fla., 78

No. 20: 9:30 a.m. — Mayule Tomimbang, Kissimmee, Fla., 79; Emma Calderone, Toronto, Ontario, 79; Mallory Blackwelder, Versailles, Ky., 79

No. 22: 9:40 a.m. — Kristina Langton, Ada, Mich., 79; Dawn Shockley, Estes Park, Colo., 80; Susannah Aboff, Huntington, N.Y., 80

No. 24: 9:50 a.m. — Stacey Bieber, Winnipeg, Manitoba, 81; Brandi Jackson, Greenville, S.C., 82; Ashley Grier, Hagerstown, Md., 84

No. 26: 12:40 p.m. — Leanne Bowditch, Queensland, Australia, 72; Kathleen Ekey Sharon, Township, Ohio, 72; Cindy LaCrosse, Tampa, Fla. 72

No. 28: 12:50 p.m. — Hannah Yun, Bradenton, Fla., 72; Malinda Johnson Eau, Claire, Wis., 72; Juli Erekson, Chicopee, Mass., 72

No. 30: 1 p.m. — Benedikte Grotvedt, Nesbru, Norway, 72; Jane Rah, Torrance, Calif., 72; Tiffany Tavee, Tempe, Ariz., 72

No. 32: 1:10 p.m. — Lauren Hunt, Little River, S.C., 72; Miriam Nagl, Berlin, Germany, 72; Sarah-Jane Smith, Queensland, Australia, 72

No. 34: 1:20 p.m. — Marlowe Boukis, Lutherville, Md., 72; Tracy Stanford, Midland, Texas, 72; Esther Choe, Scottsdale, Ariz., 72

No. 36: 1:30 p.m. — Nicole Smith, Riverside, Calif., 72; Sydney Cox, Edmond, Okla., 72; Whitney Myers, York, Pa., 72

No. 38: 1:40 p.m. — Shasta Averyhardt, Flint, Mich., 73; Michaela Cavener, Ponca City, Okla., 73; Jennie Lee, Henderson, Nev., 73

No. 40: 1:50 p.m. — Kelly Froelich, Raizeux, France, 73; Perry Swenson Livonius, Charlotte, N.C., 73; Nontaya Srisawang Chiang, Mai, Thailand, 73

No. 42: 2 p.m. — Haley Gildea East, Greenwich, R.I., 73; Rachel Bailey, Faulconbridge, Australia, 73; Alison Walshe, Westford, Mass., 73

No. 44: 2:10 p.m. — Jessica Shepley, Oakville, Ontario, 73; Kay Hoey Rancho, Cucamonga, Calif., 73; Nannette Hill, Pelham, N.Y., 73

No. 46: 2:20 p.m. — Caroline Larsson, Stockholm, Sweden, 73; Rachel Connor, Manchester, England, 73; Carrie Riordan, Spring Valley, Ill., 74

No. 48: 2:30 p.m. — Jenny Lee, Simi Valley, Calif., 74; Selanee Henderson, Apple Valley, Calif., 74; Adrienne White, Red Deer, Alberta, 74