Women's Golf Fall Season Fast Approaching

Sept. 7, 2000

Sooners to Compete in Husker Invitational
The Oklahoma Sooners open their fall season against a field of 16 on Sept. 11-12 in Lincoln, Neb., at the Alltel Husker Invitational. Qualifying to represent the Sooners will be Betsy Berry, Jennifer James, Allison Johnson, Wendy Martin and Lisa Meldrum.

The 54-hole tournament will begin on Monday (36) and conclude on Tuesday (18). Yankee Hill Country Club will be the host site for the event. The course is a 6,039-yard, par-72 venue.

"I am really excited about getting started," said Head Coach Carol Ludvigson. "This is one of the best qualifying rounds that we have had and it was very close. We will be playing five Big 12 teams, which will be a good warm-up. We are looking forward to winning this tournament and having a lot of top-10 individual places."

Oklahoma Captures Conference Title
Last season the Sooners won the Big 12 championship for the first time in the history of the conference. The tournament was held in Lubbock, Texas, on April 21-23.

OU also qualified to attend the NCAA West Regional and NCAA Championships. Oklahoma placed in the top 10 in nine of the 12 tournaments in which it competed.

The Sooners also boasted three Academic All-Americans, as well as six Academic All-Conference members.

Experienced Youth
Joining the Sooners this season is Lisa Meldrum from Montreal, Quebec. The 18-year-old freshman has won her age division of the Canadian Junior Championship each year since she was 14. She is a three-time Quebec Junior Champion, as well as the defending Canadian Junior Champion. In high school she also won soccer and hockey championships.

The Oklahoma Lineup
Betsy Berry: Carded her low score (226) of last season at the NCAA Regionals ... Recorded a season scoring average of 79.6 ... Led after the opening day of the Big 12 Championships ... Turned in her season low round (70) at the conference championships.

Jennifer James: Finished in second place at the Big 12 championships where she shot her low round (72) of the season ... Led the Sooners in three of their tournaments last year ... Produced the second best scoring average (77.6) on the squad.

Allison Johnson: Played in all but one of the Sooners' regular season outings ... Placed second at the Mountain View Collegiate ... Carded her best score (223) at the Roadrunner Invitational where she tied for ninth ... Posted lowest one-round score (69) on the team ... Compiled a scoring average of 78.

Wendy Martin: Carded her lowest score (227) of last season at the Big 12 Championships ... Posted low rounds (71) at both the Dick McGuire and Roadrunner Invitationals ... Recorded the best stroke average (76.7) on the team.

Lisa Meldrum: Three-time Quebec Junior Champion (97, 98, 99) ... 2000 Quebec Amateur Champion ... 2000 Canadian Junior Champion ... Second at the 2000 Quebec Junior Championship ... 2000 Quebec Junior Match Play Champion ... 1998 Quebec Ladies Match Play Champion.

University of Oklahoma Athletics

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