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The NCAA Women's Championship tournament was suspended once today due to high winds at the University of New Mexico's Championship Course, then later in the day play was halted when the winds kicked up again.

The stoppages left many golfers - at least 66 of them - with their seconds incomplete (some playing only one hole today). The Official Golfer of Waggle Room, however, got her play in early, and that leaves her in good position at the halfway point.

Tiffany Joh shot 69 today and is at 1-under, tied for fourth. Her UCLA team is tied for the lead with Southern Cal. Both UCLA and USC finished play; Alabama, one stroke back in third, has all of its players yet to complete the second round.

Some of the coaches of teams that completed play before the first stoppage were not too pleased that play was eventually halted. Ryan Herrington of Golf World's Campus Insider Blog reports:

Several coaches whose teams played all 18 holes Wednesday felt similarly to Gaston, thinking that while conditions were difficult, fairness should dictate that the afternoon pairings play in similarly adverse conditions. However, Nancy Cross, chairwoman of the NCAA Division I women's golf committee, said USGA rules officials told her that conditions had become unplayable--on four different greens golf balls wouldn’t stay still as players were attempting to putt--giving the tournament committee little choice but to stop play.

The tournament could turn into a real mess, however, with more high winds - and thunderstorms - in the schedule Thursday. Which could wind up wreaking havoc on the travel schedules of Tiffany and her Curtis Cup teammates if the tournament has to finish on Saturday rather than the scheduled Friday:

Such a scenario creates its own interesting set of issues. Not the least of which being that five of the eight players on the U.S. Curtis Cup team--Duke's Amanda Blumenherst and Jennie Lee; Arkansas' Stacy Lewis, UCLA's Tiffany Joh and Arizona's Alison Walshe--are schedule to fly over to Scotland on Saturday morning.

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 Update: Here's a nugget from Herrington from earlier in the day:

Topping Mozo's play was UCLA’s Tiffany Joh, who carded a three-under 69. Also playing the back nine first, the junior made six birdies in her first nine holes to turn in five under, before making a double bogey on No. 1.

"I felt more like we were playing Frogger out there, trying to dodge pine cones," Joh said. "I was just trying to get through the round."