Sooners Host Bedlam Cup

NORMAN – The University of Oklahoma women's golf team will host No. 11 Oklahoma State in a dual match this Saturday, April 4. The Bedlam Cup match-play event will be held at the Jimmie Austin OU Golf Club in Norman.

The Sooners are coming off an 11th-place finish at the LSU Tiger Golf Classic in Baton Rouge, La. OU registered a three-round 929 (+65) in the event, and freshman Hannah Wood led the squad with a share of 19th place at 226 (+10).

Sixth-year OU head coach Veronique Drouin-Luttrell said she's excited to compete in the Bedlam match again.

“Matches like this are important because it's the way we're going to be playing the national championships, and it's fun to play a match head-to-head against another team,” Drouin-Luttrell explained. “There's also just the importance of Bedlam and knowing what that means as a state school. Playing against each other at home is going to be fun for us.”

Teams will compete in 36 holes of head-to-head play beginning at 8 a.m. CT on Saturday, and pairings will be reset after the first 18 holes. Live scoring can be found on the @OU_WGolf Twitter feed. Admission is free.

This will mark OU's second match-play event this season. The Sooners registered a 5-4 win over Texas A&M at the Tegavah Golf Club in Rio Verde, Ariz., on March 18. The event featured three morning alternate-shot matches and six afternoon one-on-one matches.

BEDLAM CUP MORNING PAIRINGS
6. Rylee Pedigo (OU) vs. Isabella Deilert (OSU)
5. Valerie Tanguay (OU) vs. Alexis Sadeghy (OSU)
4. Ana Ruiz (OU) vs. Emma Broze (OSU)
3. Alexandra Kaui (OU) vs. Linnea Johansson (OSU)
2. Maggie Neece (OU) vs. Kenzie Neisen (OSU)
1. Hannah Wood (OU) vs. Maddie McCrary (OSU)

OU LINEUP
1. Hannah Wood, Freshman: Coming off a tie for 19th place at the LSU Tiger Golf Classic … Secured the individual title at the Clover Cup, recording a career-best 209 (-7) … Shared seventh place at the Westbrook Spring Invitational … Has recorded five top-20 finishes in six career tournaments.

2. Maggie Neece, Sophomore: Coming off an 86th-place finish at the LSU Tiger Golf Classic … Tied for 18th place at the Clover Cup, recording a career-best 225 … Shared 20th place at the Jim West Challenge in the fall … Tied for 62nd at the Alamo Invitational.

3. Alexandra Kaui, Sophomore: Coming off a 76th-place finish at the LSU Tiger Golf Classic … Tied for 34th place at the Clover Cup … Shared 22nd place at the Jim West Challenge … Tied for 13th place at the season-opening Schooner Fall Classic, recording a season-best 67 (-3) in the final round.

4. Ana Ruiz, Freshman: Coming off a share of 30th place at the LSU Tiger Golf Classic … Tied for 31st place at the Clover Cup … Recorded shares of 25th place at both the Westbrook Spring Invitational and the Ruth's Chris Tar Heel Invitational … Tied for 16th place at the Jim West Challenge.

5. Valerie Tanguay, Freshman: Coming off a share of 23rd place at the LSU Tiger Golf Classic … Tied for 48th place at the Clover Cup … Tie for 33rd place at the Westbrook Spring Invitational … Joined the Sooners in January.

6. Rylee Pedigo, Freshman: Tied for 48th place at the Clover Cup … Tied for 25th place at the Westbrook Spring Invitational … Recorded a 61st-place finish at the Jim West Challenge in the fall … Tied for 37th place at the Alamo Invitational.

BEDLAM CUP HISTORY
This will mark the fourth Bedlam Cup and the third in the last four years. In 2012, the Sooners lost 6-5 in Norman to then-No. 16 Oklahoma State but avenged the loss the next season with a convincing 8-3 victory over the Cowgirls in Stillwater.

WEATHER
Saturday: High of 66 degrees with E-SE winds at 10-15 mph.

LIVE STATS
Live scoring will be available on Twitter at @OU_WGolf.

Players Mentioned

Maggie Neece

Maggie Neece

Maggie Neece

Maggie Neece

Rylee Pedigo

Rylee Pedigo

Ana Ruiz

Ana Ruiz

Valerie Tanguay

Valerie Tanguay

Hannah Wood

Hannah Wood

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