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Women's Golf Opens Fall Season This Weekend

September 11, 2002 | Women's Golf

Sept. 11, 2002

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Sooners Begin Season With NCAA Fall Preview
The University of Oklahoma women's golf team will start its fall season at the NCAA Fall Preview on Sept. 15-17 in West Lafayette, Ind. The tournament, to be played at the 6,225-yard, par-72 Birck Boilermaker Golf Complex Kampen Course, will feature 18 of the 24 teams that competed in last year's NCAA Championships. The three-day event will be formatted with 18 holes each day. Sunday and Monday will begin with shotgun starts at 8 a.m. while Tuesday's 8:30 a.m. will commence play.

Competing for the Sooners will be Hope Edge, Allison Johnson, Lisa Meldrum, Emily Milberger and Cathryn Uselton. OU is ranked 19th in the latest Golfworld poll.

The 18-team field will consist of Auburn, Arizona, Arizona State, Duke, Florida, Georgia, Michigan State, Ohio State, Oklahoma, Oklahoma State, Pepperdine, Purdue, South Carolina, Southern Cal, Texas, Tulsa, Vanderbilt and Wake Forest

Coach Ludvigson Says...
"The Fall Preview will be difficult and challenging, but will show us where we are at and what direction we need to go. I am excited about our lineup because they are a strong, mentally tough group. This is where the National Championships will be held in the spring so it will be exciting to get a feel for the course."

Sooners Looking to Build on Sixth-Place NCAA Finish
The Oklahoma women's golf team reached new heights last year. At the 2002 NCAA Championships, the Sooners' sixth-place finish was the best in school history. The team turned in a four-round score of 1,179 and former sooner Jennifer Tannehill finished in ninth place with a score of 288.

The Oklahoma Lineup
Allison Johnson: Placed in top 20 in every tournament last year ... Ranked second on the team in scoring average (76.1) ... Led team at Big 12 Championships last year with a third-place finish ... A 2002 first-team Academic All-Big 12 Selection ... Participated in the World University Golf Championships in Taipei, Taiwan, over the summer ... Voted one of top 50 preseason players to watch by GolfWorld.

Lisa Meldrum: Placed in the top 20 in every tournament last year ... Led the Sooners in six out of 10 tournaments last season ... Held the team's lowest scoring average with a 75.2 ... Selected as an honorable mention All-American last year ... A 2002 first-team Academic All-Big 12 Selection ... Voted one of top 50 preseason players to watch by GolfWorld.

Hope Edge: Placed in the top 20 in four tournaments last year ... Tied for 39th at NCAA Regionals with a score of 236 ... Named an Academic All-American by the National Golf Coaches Association ... Selected to the first-team Academic All-Big 12 squad.

Emily Milberger: Ended 2002 season at the Susie Maxwell Berning Classic with a score of 239 and a 46th- place finish ... Honored as an Academic All-American by the National Golf Coaches Association.

Cathryn Uselton: Playing in first collegiate tournament ... Two-time Texas state champion in high school ... Finished second runner-up in state twice.

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