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Sooners Set to Begin Season in New Mexico
September 11, 2016 | Women's Golf
NORMAN – The University of Oklahoma women's golf team is set to begin the 2016-17 season in Albuquerque, N.M., at the Branch Law Firm Dick McGuire Invitational. The 16-team event, which features nine teams in the Golfweek preseason poll, will be held Sept. 12-13 at the par-72, 6,317-yard University Course.
The Sooners return their entire lineup from the 2016-17 season with the addition of freshman Sydney Youngblood. Junior Hannah Wood paced the squad in 2015-16, producing a 72.79 season-stroke average en route to an individual NCAA Regional appearance. The OU roster also includes seniors Haley Hill and Maggie Neece, juniors Rylee Pedigo, Ana Ruiz and Valerie Tanguay, and sophomores Karen Arimoto and Julienne Soo.
Eighth-year OU head coach Veronique Drouin-Luttrell said she is excited to see her team's progression with another year of experience.
“We are very excited to get started this season,” Drouin-Luttrell said. “We've all worked hard this offseason and have made some huge strides toward reaching our goals.”
Live results are available at BirdieFire.com.
TOURNAMENT FIELD (GOLFWEEK PRESEASON RANKINGS IN PARENTHESES)
Arizona State (2)
Northwestern (8)
Oklahoma State (9)
Arizona (12)
California (14)
Iowa State (22)
UNLV (24)
Colorado (25)
Pepperdine (29)
Baylor
UC-Davis
Denver
New Mexico
Oklahoma
San Diego State
Washington State
OU LINEUP
1. Hannah Wood, junior: Registered a team-best 72.79 (+.97) season-stroke average last season, the second best in school history … Qualified as an individual for NCAA postseason … Posted nine top-20 finishes a season ago … On pace to hold the program's best career-scoring average vs. par with a 72.96 (+1.14) … Tallied 17 par-or-better rounds last season, the second most in school history.
2. Julienne Soo, sophomore: Finished last season with a 78.35 season-stroke average (+6.45 vs. par) … Fired a career-best 74 (+2) in the final round of the 2014 Jim West Challenge … Posted a career-best 229 (+13) to finish in 42nd at the 2016 Big 12 Championship.
3. Sydney Youngblood, freshman: Three-time Oklahoma Class 5A State Champion … 2015 AJGA Hale Irwin Colorado Junior Champion … Member of Team Oklahoma for the 2015 USGA State Team Championship … 2015 Kathy Whitworth Invitational qualifier … 2015 USGA Women's Four-Ball qualifier.
4. Ana Ruiz, junior: Finished last season with a 75.23 (+3.42 vs. par) … Posted four top-20 finishes last year … Fired a season best 213 (-3) to share second place at the 2016 Big 12 Championship … Holds a 74.64 career-stroke average.
5. Valerie Tanguay, junior: Finished last season with a 74.69 (+2.88 vs. par) season-stroke average … Registered two top-20 finishes a season ago … Fired a career-best 69 (-2) in the second round of the 2016 Clemson Invitational … Named to the 2016 Academic All-Big 12 First Team … Posted six par-or-better rounds a season ago.
THE COURSE
The par-72, 6,317-yard University of New Mexico Golf Club will serve as the host site for the 2016 Branch Law Firm Dick McGuire Invitational.
FORMAT
Teams will compete in 54 holes of stroke play over two days (36 holes on Monday and 18 on Tuesday).
WEATHER FORECAST
Monday: High of 85 degrees with W-SW winds at 10-15 mph and a 20 percent chance of rain.
Tuesday: High of 84 degrees with winds from the SW at 10 mph and a 20 percent chance of rain.
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