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Womens Golf Ready For Betsy Rawls Longhorn Invitational

March 21, 2003 | Women's Golf

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March 21, 2003

The OU women's golf team is headed to Austin to compete in the Betsy Rawls Longhorn Invitational March 23-25. The tournament is being played at The Hills Country Club.

The three-day event will be formatted with 18 holes played each day. Sunday's start will begin at 10 a.m. and Monday and Tuesday play will begin at 7:30 a.m.

Competing for the Sooners will be junior Hope Edge, senior Allison Johnson, freshman Amparo Gala, junior Lisa Meldrum and sophomore Emily Milberger. Freshman Cathryn Uselton will be competing as an individual.

The 12-team field will consist of No. 4-ranked Oklahoma State, No. 7 Texas, No. 20 Ohio State, No. 23 Oklahoma, Arkansas, Kansas, Michigan, Michigan State, Northwestern, SMU, Texas A&M and UNLV.

Coach Ludvigson Says...
"We have been improving and playing better as a team. This tournament will have good competition that will include Big 12 teams and Central Region teams. Our goal is to play well and come home with a team victory and an individual victory. I am also really excited about the play of Amparo Gala and Emily Milberger who have been putting in some good low rounds when we needed our fourth and fifth spots to come through. They have done just what we needed them to do."

Oklahoma Finishes Sixth at SunTrust Lady Gator Invitational
The Sooners placed sixth at the SunTrust Lady Gator Invitational held March 9-11 in Gainesville, Fla. The team recorded a 906, their second-best total of the season. Tournament host and champion University of Florida recorded an 873. The 16-team field played at the 6,70-yard, par-70 University Golf Course.

Junior Lisa Meldrum led the Sooner squad with a 223 and tied for 12th place. Senior Allison Johnson's three-round total of 226 tied her for 22nd place. Freshman Amparo Gala recorded a 228 to tied for 26th while sophomore Emily Milberger's 229 tied her for 34th place. Rounding out the scoring for the Sooners was junior Hope Edge who tied for 62nd place with 237 total strokes.

The Oklahoma Lineup
Allison Johnson: Posted a score of 226 to tie for 22nd at the SunTrust Lady Gator Invitational held last week ... Placed 59th after recording a 240 at the Lady Puerto Rico Classic ... Tied for fifth place, her best finish of the season, with a score of 149 at the Northrop Grumman Regional Challenge ... Tied for 18th place with a 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 .

Lisa Meldrum: Averaging a team-low 74.2 strokes per round ... Recorded a 226 and tied for 12th at the SunTrust Lady Gator Invitational last week ... Tied for 23rd with a total of 228 at the Lady Puerto Rico Classic ... Recorded a 164 to finish tied for 67th at the Northrop Grumman Regional Challenge ... 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) .

Hope Edge: Tied for 62nd with a total of 237 at the SunTrust Lady Gator Invitational held last week ... Recorded a 238 to tie for 54th at the Lady Puerto Rico Classic ... 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: Recorded a 229 and tied for 34th at the SunTrust Lady Gator Invitational last week ... Shot her lowest round of the year (73) and fiinished tied for 60th with a total score of 241 at the Lady Puerto Rico Classic ... 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: Had her best finish of the spring last week after posting a 228 to tie for 26th at the SunTrust Lady Gator Invitational ... Recorded a 232 to tie for 38th place at the Lady Puerto Rico Classic ... Tied for 80th place in her first collegiate tournament, the Northrop Grumman Regional Challenge, after carding a two-round 169.

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