University of Oklahoma Athletics

Sooner Women Win Susie Maxwell Berning Classic Championship

June 14, 1999 | Women's Golf

April 13, 1999

NORMAN, Oklahoma - The University of Oklahoma women's golf team held on to win the Susie Maxwell Berning Classic Championship after firing a final round 316. The Sooners held off second-place Baylor, which also shot a final round 316, by three strokes. This is the Sooners first team title since winning the same tournament April 15, 1997. The Susie Maxwell Berning Classic was the fifth tournament of the spring season for the youthful Oklahoma squad that was competing with three freshman, a junior and a senior. The tournament was being held at the 6,013-yard, par-72, Jimmie Austin University of Oklahoma Golf Course in Norman, Okla.

The Sooners were led by two freshmen who both had their best finishes of the season. Freshman Wendy Martin won her first tournament as a Sooner after firing a final round 76. She won by four strokes over Texas-El Paso's Kristen MacLaren. Freshman Jennifer Tannehill finished tied for third after shooting a final 18-hole score of 76. Other Sooner finishers were freshman Jennifer James (243, tied for 46th), senior Lisa Craig (241, tied for 40th) and Jaime Dello-Russo (242, tied for 43rd). Competing as individuals for Oklahoma were sophomore Kellie Jamison (232, tied for seventh), freshman Betsy Berry (232, tied for seventh), senior Leslie Elliott (246, tied for 56th), senior Patricia Lopez (265, tied for 80th), freshman Marsha Gonzaga (260, 76th) and junior Holly Miller (263, 78th). The Sooners will compete next at the Big 12 Championships, April 19th-20th, in Boulder, Colo.

Team Standings
1 Oklahoma 311-296-316=923
2 Baylor 308-302-316=926
3 Missouri 319-305-306=930
4 Texas Tech 307-317-311=935
T5 Texas A&M 316-305-318=939
T5 Texas-El Paso 324-306-309=939
7 Southern Methodist 325-305-313=943
8 Colorado State 323-307-315=945
9 Kansas 321-314-323=958
10 Lamar 326-315-326=967
11 Wichita State 310-331-329=970
12 Denver 330-317-331=978
13 North Texas 321-331-331=983
14 Oral Roberts 332-323-331=986
15 Kansas State 330-327-333=990
Individual OU Standings
1st Wendy Martin 70-73-76=219
T3rd Jennifer Tannehill 75-74-81=230
T40th Lisa Craig 85-73-83=241
T43rd Jamie Dello-Russo 84-82-76=242
T46th Jennifer James 82-76-85=243
T7th #Betsy Berry 80-77-75=232
T7th #Kellie Jamison 77-77-78=232
56th #Leslie Elliott 81-81-84=246
76th #Marsha Gonzaga 89-86-85=260
T78th #Holly Miller 90-88-85=263
T80th #Patricia Lopez 83-92-90=265

# - Competed as an individual

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