Auburn’s Freshman All-American Cydney Clanton and former four-time All-American Nicole Hage will begin play at the 2008 U.S. Women’s Open at Interlachen Country Club in Edina, Minn.

Clanton will tee of at 2:20 p.m. on No. 10 today and will play with Chieko Amanuma and Ashely Simon. Hage begins her first round at 9:12 a.m. on No. 10, and will play with Aiko Yoshida and Jessica Korda.

The 72-hole event will see the field of 156 trimmed to the lowest 60 and ties, plus anyone within 10 strokes of the leader following the second round.

ESPN will have live coverage today from 11 a.m.-4 p.m. and Friday from 2 to 6 p.m. NBC will broadcast live on Saturday and Sunday from 2 to 5 p.m.