Sooners in Arizona for Mountain View Invite

NORMAN – The No. 24 Oklahoma women's golf team returns to the course this Friday-Sunday (March 10-12) for the 13-team Mountain View Collegiate Invitational. The tournament takes place at the par-72, 6,227-yard Mountain View Golf Club in Tucson, Ariz.

The Sooners head to Tucson after finishing eighth at The Dickson at the par-72, 6,296-yard The Woodlands Country Club in The Woodlands, Texas.

Oklahoma logged a three-round score of 882 (+18), with sophomore Julienne Soo leading the team at 215 (-1). Soo finished in a share of ninth place out of 90 competitors. Teammate Valerie Tanguay was the only other Sooner to finish in the top 25, tying for 24^th place at 220 (+4).

The Sooners are slated to tee off for the first round at 8 a.m. CT in a shotgun start. Live scoring will be available at BirdieFire.

TOURNAMENT FIELD (GOLFWEEK RANKINGS IN PARENTHESES) 

Arizona (17)
Oklahoma (24)
UNLV
Kansas State
Houston
Missouri
New Mexico State
Mississippi
Central Arkansas
Middle Tennessee State
Colorado State
North Texas
Redlands CC

OU LINEUP

Julienne Soo, Sophomore: Coming off a share of eighth place at The Dickson (215; -1) … Fired a 69 (-3) in the final round of The Dickson, carding five birdies … Finished ninth overall at the Florida State Match-Up with a 214 (-2) … Shot a 70 (-2) in the third round of the Florida State Match Up … Shared 16th place at Landfall Tradition (217; +1).

Valerie Tanguay, Junior: Shot a 220 (+4) to tie for 24th place at The Dickson … Played bogey-free until the last two holes in round two at The Dickson (70; -2) … Finished in a share of 39th place carding a 224 (+8) at the Florida State Match-Up … Notched her lowest 18-hole score at the Jim West Challenge (69; -3), where she finished with a share of 15th place.

Ana Ruiz, Junior: Coming off a share of 51st place at 226 (+10) at The Dickson … Finished in share of 17th place (217; +1) at the Florida State Match-Up … Fired a 70 (-2) in the opening round of the Florida State Match-Up … Tied for 27th place at Landfall Tradition.

Hannah Wood, Junior: Shot a 227 (+11) to tie for 54th place at The Dickson … Recorded a 78 (+6) in the third and final round at The Dickson … Tied for 25th place at the Florida State Match-Up where she shot a 220 (+4) … Finished in seventh place at Landfall Tradition (213; -3).

Rylee Pedigo, Junior: Finished in 40th place at The Dickson (224; +8), shooting a 74 (+2) in both the first and second rounds … Tied for 13th place at the Florida State Match-Up, carding a 216 (E) … Matched her career best, sinking eight birdies en route to a 267 (-5) in the third round of the Florida State Match-Up.

THE COURSE

The tournament will be held at the par-72, 6,227-yard Mountain View Golf Club in Tucson, Ariz.

FORMAT

Teams will compete in 54 holes of stroke play over three days (18 holes per day).

WEATHER

Friday: High of 90 degrees with NE winds at 12 mph.
Saturday: High of 88 degrees with N-NW winds at 9 mph.
Sunday: High of 87 degrees with E-NE at 9 mph.

LIVE RESULTS

Live scoring and results are available at BirdieFire.com.

Sooners in Arizona for Mountain View Invite