OU Opens Season With Best-Ever Big 12 Preview Showing

Sept. 14, 1999

LINCOLN, Neb. - The University of Oklahoma women's golf team closed out its first tournament of the 1999 fall season today in Lincoln, Neb., by placing third at the Big 12 Preview with a total of 916 strokes. The finish was marked its best effort at the tournament, topping its fourth-place showing last season. Combining yesterday's two-round total of 618 with today's single-round 298, the Sooners finished 52 strokes above par, 10 shots off the pace set by host Nebraska (906) and just one behind second-place Oklahoma State (915). As a team, OU sank 153 pars, second only to Oklahoma State's 160.

Behind 35 pars, senior Isabelle Blais continued her streak of finishing as OU's top scorer with a third-place total of 222 (75-74-73). After stringing together two rounds of 78 yesterday, sophomore Wendy Martin tied for 11th with a final-round 74 (230 total) as she led all competitors in par-five scoring with an average of 4.67. Sophomore Jennifer Tannehill completed the list of Sooner golfers with top-20 finishes as she tied her stroke total of last season's tournament, 213 (79-74-78), to place in an eight-way tie for 15th. Tannehill was one of eight athletes and was the only Sooner to turn in an eagle during the 54 holes of competition. Sophomore Jennifer James posted a score of 237 to tie for 32nd as she shot 237 (82-78-77), a total which included 32 pars. Freshman Allison Johnson turned in a 74 today, her lowest round of the tournament, and tied for 34th with a total of 238 (83-81-74).

Oklahoma will be back in action Sept. 23-25 when it travels to Albuquerque, N.M., to participate in the Dick McGuire Invitational.

Team Standings

1. Nebraska               298-303-305=906 (+42)

2. Oklahoma State         313-299-303=915 (+51)

3. Oklahoma               314-304-298=916 (+52)

4. Baylor                 311-318-298=927 (+63)

5. Missouri               322-307-300=929 (+65)

6. Texas A&M              321-309-309=939 (+75)

7. Texas Tech             326-316-302=944 (+80)

8. Kansas State           324-314-307=945 (+81)

9. Texas                  318-329-299=946 (+82)

10. Colorado              317-325-312=954 (+90)

11. Kansas                320-318-322=960 (+96)

12. Iowa State            329-318-317=964 (+100)

Top Five Individuals

1. Maria Boden, Oklahoma State    78-73-69=220 (+4)

2. Sarah Sasse, Nebraska          71-75-75=221 (+5)

3. Isabelle Blais, Oklahoma       75-74-73=222 (+6)

T4. Amy Roux, Nebraska            75-74-76=225 (+9)

T4. Anna Johnson, Texas A&M       78-75-72=225 (+9)

Oklahoma Individuals

3. Isabelle Blais                 75-74-73=222 (+6)

T11. Wendy Martin                 78-78-74=230 (+14)

T15. Jennifer Tannehill           79-74-78=231 (+15)

T32. Jennifer James               82-78-77=237 (+21)

T34. Allison Johnson              83-81-74=238 (+22)

University of Oklahoma Athletics

OU Opens Season With Best-Ever Big 12 Preview Showing

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