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OU Women Golfers Finish Seventh At Lady Northern Invitational

OU Women Golfers Finish Seventh At Lady Northern Invitational

September 12, 2004 | Women's Golf

NORMAN, Okla. -- Playing in its first tournament of the season, the University of Oklahoma women's golf team finished in seventh place at the Lady Northern Invitational in Ann Arbor, Mich., on Sunday. The Sooners recorded a 314 (+26) in the final round to finish with an overall score of 920 (+56), 39 strokes behind tournament champion Michigan.

Junior Amparo Gala led the team after carding a final-round 77 (+5) and earned 12th place honors with a total of 226 (+10). Senior Emily Milberger tied for 17th and finished one stroke behind Gala on Sunday, giving her a tournament total of 227 (+11).

Tying for 28th, freshman Kelly Jacques recorded a final-round score of 77 (+5) and finished the tournament with a 230 (+14). Fellow freshman Heather Wright tied for 52nd after posting a final score of 238 (+22) and carding a 82 (+10) in the final round of play.

Rounding out the individual scoring for the Sooners, sophomore Jaclyn Stelzer captured 55th place with a final-round score of 82 (+10) and a tournament total of 239 (+23). Sophomore Megan Goodwin shot a 87 (+15) on Sunday to finish with a 258 (+42) and tied for 91st.

The Lady Northern Invitational consisted of three of the top 25 teams in the country and was played at the 5,966-yard, par 72 University of Michigan Golf Course.

The Sooners will resume action on Sept. 24-26 at the Texas Tech Invitational in Lubbock, Texas.

Team Standings

1. Michigan 294-291-296=881
2. Ohio State 290-299-296=885
3. Missouri 298-287-301=886
4. Michigan State 305-291-303=899
5. Purdue 303-294-309=906
6. Kent State 308-303-303=914
7. Oklahoma 300-306-314=920
T8. Northwestern 302-303-316=921
T8. Notre Dame 309-298-314=921
10. Wisconsin 319-305-318=942
11. Penn State 310-316-320=946
12. Minnesota 310-316-324=950
13. Iowa 326-310-321=957
14. Indiana 324-327-318=969
15. Illinois 327-317-332=976

Individual Standings

1. Maria Ohlsson, Missouri 75-66-73=214
T2. Denise Knaebel, Missouri 73-72-74=219
T2. Laura Olin, Michigan 71-74-74=219
4. Myrte Eikennar, Purdue 72-72-76=220
5. Ali Stinson, Michigan

73-74-74=221

OU Individual Standings

T11. Amparo Gala 74-75-77=226
T17. Emily Milberger 71-78-78=227
T28. Kelly Jacques 76-77-77=230
T52. Heather Wright 79-77-82=238
55. *Jaclyn Stelzer 80-77-82=239
T91. Megan Goodwin 86-85-87=258

*competed individually

 

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