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Women's Golf Headed To Lady Puerto Rico Classic

February 24, 2003 | Women's Golf

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Feb. 24, 2003

NORMAN, Okla. - In its second meet of the spring season, the University of Oklahoma women's golf team will compete in the Lady Puerto Rico Classic on Feb. 28-March 1 in Humacao, Puerto Rico. The tournament will be played at the 6,000-yard, par-72 Palmas Del Mar Country Club.

The two-day tournament will be formatted with 36 holes on Friday and 18 holes on Saturday. Competition will start at 8 a.m. EST both days.

Competing for the Sooners will be Hope Edge, Allison Johnson, Amparo Gala, Lisa Meldrum and Emily Milberger. Freshman Gala, from Valencia, Spain, joined the OU team prior to the spring semester.

The 15-team field includes Auburn, Duke, Florida, Georgia, Kent State, Louisiana State, Missouri, Oklahoma, Oklahoma State, Purdue, South Carolina, Texas, Tulsa, Wake Forest and Wisconsin.

Coach Ludvigson Says...
"We are very excited about this tournament because of the quality of teams that are competing. In our previous tournament, the Northrop Grumman Regional Challenge, we didn't finish as well as we would have liked. Our kids are excited to get back out there and play and hopefully move up in the rankings. We're looking for a top-five finish as a team, as well as individually."

Sooners Finish 16th at Northrop Grumman Regional Challenge
The Sooners finished in 16th place in their first tournament of the spring, the Northrop Grumman Regional Challenge held Feb. 10-12 in Palos Verdes Estates, Calif. The Sooners recorded a two-round score of 642 (the third round was cancelled due to rain). The tournament featured 14 of the teams ranked in Golfweek's Top 25 poll.

Senior Allison Johnson tied for fifth place with a total of 149. Junior Lisa Meldrum recorded a 164 to tie for 67th place. Junior Hope Edge and sophomore Emily Milberger both tied for 75th after carding a 167. Freshman Amparo Marco tied for 80th place with a total of 169 in her first collegiate tournament.

The Oklahoma Lineup
Allison Johnson: Tied for 5th place, her best finish of the season, with a score of 149 at the Northrop Grumman Regional Challenge last week ... Tied for 18th place with a score of 226 at the Edwin Watts/Palmetto Intercollegiate ... Recorded a 233 to tie for 39th place at Price's Give Em Five Intercollegiate ... Finished tied for 11th at Dick McGuire Invitational with a score of 225 ... Shot a 230 to tie for 35th at the NCAA Fall Preview ... Voted one of top 50 preseason players to watch by GolfWorld.

Lisa Meldrum: Averaging a team-low 73.8 strokes per round ... Recorded a 164 to finish tied for 67th at the Northrop Grumman Regional Challenge last week ... Won third-place honors with a total of 214 at the Edwin Watts/Palmetto Intercollegiate ... Tied for 11th place with a 225 at Price's Give Em Five Intercollegiate ... Shared first-place honors at Dick McGuire Invitational with a score of 211 (-8) ... Earned a fourth-place finish at NCAA Fall Preview with a score of 220 (+4) ... Voted one of top 50 preseason players to watch by GolfWorld.

Hope Edge: Finished tied for 75th at the Northrop Grumman Regional Challenge with a score of 167 ... Recorded best fall total (214) to earn second-place honors at the Edwin Watts/Palmetto Intercollegiate ... Tied for 11th at Price's Give Em Five Intercollegiate with a score of 225 ... Tied for 36th with a score of 234 at Dick McGuire Invitational ... Fired a 233 to tie for 48th at the NCAA Fall Preview.

Emily Milberger: Tied for 75th with a score of 167 at the Northrop Grumman Regional Challenge ... Recorded a 235 to tie for 44th place at the Edwin Watts/Palmetto Intercollegiate ... Tied for 49th place with a total of 236 at Price's Give Em Five Intercollegiate ... Recorded a 231 to tie for 28th place at the Dick McGuire Invitational ... Finished tied for 62nd place after shooting a 237 at NCAA Fall Preview.

Amparo Gala: Freshman from Valencia, Spain, who joined the Sooners this spring ... Tied for 80th place in her first collegiate tournament, the Northrop Grumman Regional Challenge, after carding a two-round 169.

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