Women's Golf Shoots for Big 12 Title

NORMAN, Okla. After the conclusion of the regular season at last week's Susie Maxwell Berning Classic in Norman, the Oklahoma women's golf team will head to Lincoln, Neb., for the Big 12 Championships being held April 17-19 (Monday through Wednesday).

The postseason tournament will be played at the 6,201-yard, par-72 Country Club of Lincoln golf course. The three-day event will feature a 54-hole format, with 18 holes being played each day. All conference teams will be represented, including two ranked in the top 25: Texas A&M (14) and Oklahoma State (18).

“We are ready to play some really good golf,” said OU head coach Carol Ludvigson. “We need good golf from all five golfers. We haven't been consistent. Some of them will have really good rounds and then have rounds that aren't so good. So we have been working on that.”

The same lineup that placed sixth at last week's Susie Maxwell tournament will compete for Oklahoma at the Big 12 Championships. The lineup includes sophomore Heather Wright, true freshman Kendall Dye, sophomore Kelly Jacques, lone senior Amparo Gala and junior Jaclyn Stelzer.

“I feel confident about our lineup,” said Ludvigson. “We've been working on our short game and putting drills because that is what we were lacking at the Susie Maxwell. On the mental side we are determined, we've set higher goals and I think we have a good foundation.”

The tournament champion will receive an automatic berth to the NCAA Central Regional held in College Station, Texas, May 11-13. Individuals advancing to the NCAA Central Regional will be selected based on performance throughout the season in head-to-head competition.

The Sooners have won conference championships in 1978, 1981, 1990 and 2000. Three individuals have won individual championships, all in Big Eight play.

The Oklahoma Lineup
Heather Wright: Has posted the lowest OU score in five of the team's last six rounds ... Recorded a season-best tie for 19th place at the Susie Maxwell in Norman, her first top-20 finish of the season, with a season-low round of 72 ... Tied for 21st place at the “Mo” Morial Invitational with a 237... Opened the spring season with a 232 in the Lady Puerto Rico Classic
(T40th place) ... Led the team with a tie for 37th at the Liz Murphey Classic ... Earned a career-best fourth-place finish with a career-low 71 at the BU-Tapatio Springs Shootout last season.

Kendall Dye: Tied for 11th place at the Betsy Rawls Longhorn Invitational, a career-best finish ... Led the team with a 33rd-place finish at Price's Give em Five ... Shot a 228 to tie for 21st at the Mary Fossum Invitational ... With a fall-low final score of 222, finished tied for 31st after shooting three rounds of 74 at the Las Vegas Invitational ... Recorded a tie for 39th place with a 232 at the Susie Maxwell Berning Classic in Norman ... Earned five career wins, 27 top-five finishes and 34 top-10 finishes in high school.

Kelly Jacques: Finished in the top 10 in the first two fall tournaments of the season and at the “Mo” Morial Invitational, including a career-best third-place finish at the Mary Fossum Invitational ... Recorded a third career top-20 finish (T18th place) at the Lady Puerto Rico Classic ... Tied for 28th at the Susie Maxwell Berning Classic in Norman with a 230 ... Shot a career-low round of 71 and tied for 14th at the 2004 Kent Youel Invitational.

Amparo Gala: Only senior on the squad ... Posted a season-low 233 at the Susie Maxwell Berning Classic, good for a 44th-place tie ... Earned a career-best second-place finish at the 2004 Jeannine McHaney Invitational ... Named to the Academic All-Big 12 First Team for maintaining a 4.0 GPA as a junior ... February 2004 Big 12 Golfer of the Month ... Finished in the top five in two tournaments as a freshman.

Jaclyn Stelzer: Shot a 227 and finished a career-best 14th place at the 2005 Badger Invitational ... Fired a career-low round of 72 at the Susie Maxwell Berning Classic for a 50th place tie ... Posted a 237 to tie for 48th at the Mary Fossum Invitational ... Carded a 234 and tied for 52nd at the Betsy Rawls Longhorn Invitational.

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