Weather proved to be the toughest competition at the Husker women’s golf team season opener on Monday as the annual Chip-N Club Invite at Wilderness Ridge suffered three weather delays.

After the delays, Nebraska finished 13th out of 15 teams. NU’s final total of 627 put them 29 shots behind the champions from Arizona State U., who finished with a total of 598.

ASU beat out both Kansas and Kansas State by only one stroke.

Nebraska finished the first round tied for 11th place. Leading the pack after round one were the Road Runners from the U. Texas-San Antonio, with Kansas and Kansas State only five strokes behind in third.

Freshmen led the Huskers on the score board. Posting the best first round score for Nebraska was true freshman Katelyn Wright, who was tied for 9th place with a round of 74.

Also in NU’s top five was Steffi Neisen, another true freshman. Neisen shot 76, which was good enough for a tie for 19th place.

After the opening round, weather took its toll and forced golfers off the course for 45 minutes. They returned to play for five holes, only to have another delay that forced an hour long break in play.

Golfers were called off the course and play was postponed until Tuesday morning.

When play resumed Tuesday, it was still the freshmen leading the Husker team. Neisen finished in 30th place out of 87 golfers with a two-round score of 155. NU’s Remy Molyneux tied with Neisen for 30th place.

Wright, who was leading the Huskers at the end of the first round, ended up in a tie for 37th with a total of 156.

Nebraska finished in 13th place in the 15-team tournament that was cut to 36 holes due to the severe weather. The U. Texas-San Antonio, who was leading after the first round, finished in 4th place.