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Milligan Finishes 19th at ANWA
April 03, 2021 | Women's Golf
AUGUSTA, Ga. - After making the cut on Thursday, Oklahoma women's golf senior Kaitlin Milligan fired a 76 (+4) at Augusta National Golf Club to finish in a tie for 19th at the Augusta National Women's Amateur. The tournament showcased the most elite field in women's amateur golf, featuring 82 of the top golfers worldwide.
"This week was like a dream," Milligan said. "To be walking the same fairways as some of my idols is a feeling unlike any other. It was a completely different kind of golf, and I'm so grateful for this opportunity because it was the opportunity of a lifetime."
The Norman product opened her day at the home of The Masters with four-straight pars before bogeying the par-four No. 5 that plays iconically long. After sinking another par on the sixth hole, she bogeyed seven and eight. Milligan went on to bogey the 10th before tallying five more pars to move her back up the leaderboard and into the top 20.
Her round's highlight came on 17 when she hit a solid tee shot to give herself a good angle to the pin. A robust approach onto the green left her with a putt that she finally got to fall for her first birdie of the day.
"I'd been overthinking things all day," Milligan said. "I hit a great wedge in and didn't overthink the putt and finally got one to fall. It was honestly such a sigh of relief, I wanted to make some birds today, so it felt amazing to birdie a hole at August National."
Milligan ended her tournament in a tie for 19th and just two strokes outside the top 15 at the most prestigious women's amateur event. She joins former Sooner Julienne Soo as the only Oklahoma women's golfers to play in the event, making OU one of just two Big 12 schools to have a golfer play in the first two AWNA events.
"This was one of the most unbelievable events I've attended," head coach Veronique Drouin-Luttrell said. "I'm so proud of the strides our program has made, as well as Julienne and Kaitlin for being the first two players to represent our team in back-to-back years, and I can't wait for more Sooners to play in the future."
Milligan and Soo are two of Oklahoma's most prolific golfers, ranking inside the program's top four all-time in scoring average.
"Anytime we can have players represent us on such a big stage, it means we are doing something right at the University of Oklahoma," Drouin-Luttrell said. "I believe that more of our players will have a chance to play in this event in the future."
Milligan owns 17 top-20 finishes as a Sooner, including a win at the 2019 NCAA Norman Regional. She has been a consistent four-year starter for the Sooners as the program has rewritten the school's record book since Drouin-Luttrell arrived in 2009.
"Having two Oklahoma players play in back-to-back ANWA events shows how special this program is," Milligan said. "We've truly got all of the resources at our hands to make all of our dreams come true in Norman. Very thankful to be a Sooner!"
Milligan now rejoins the team in Norman as they prepare to conclude the regular season with a match-play event in Stillwater, Okla., versus Oklahoma State, Texas Tech and Tulsa on April 11-12 before entering the postseason on April 18 at the Big 12 Championship.
"This week was like a dream," Milligan said. "To be walking the same fairways as some of my idols is a feeling unlike any other. It was a completely different kind of golf, and I'm so grateful for this opportunity because it was the opportunity of a lifetime."
The Norman product opened her day at the home of The Masters with four-straight pars before bogeying the par-four No. 5 that plays iconically long. After sinking another par on the sixth hole, she bogeyed seven and eight. Milligan went on to bogey the 10th before tallying five more pars to move her back up the leaderboard and into the top 20.
Her round's highlight came on 17 when she hit a solid tee shot to give herself a good angle to the pin. A robust approach onto the green left her with a putt that she finally got to fall for her first birdie of the day.
"I'd been overthinking things all day," Milligan said. "I hit a great wedge in and didn't overthink the putt and finally got one to fall. It was honestly such a sigh of relief, I wanted to make some birds today, so it felt amazing to birdie a hole at August National."
Milligan ended her tournament in a tie for 19th and just two strokes outside the top 15 at the most prestigious women's amateur event. She joins former Sooner Julienne Soo as the only Oklahoma women's golfers to play in the event, making OU one of just two Big 12 schools to have a golfer play in the first two AWNA events.
"This was one of the most unbelievable events I've attended," head coach Veronique Drouin-Luttrell said. "I'm so proud of the strides our program has made, as well as Julienne and Kaitlin for being the first two players to represent our team in back-to-back years, and I can't wait for more Sooners to play in the future."
Milligan and Soo are two of Oklahoma's most prolific golfers, ranking inside the program's top four all-time in scoring average.
"Anytime we can have players represent us on such a big stage, it means we are doing something right at the University of Oklahoma," Drouin-Luttrell said. "I believe that more of our players will have a chance to play in this event in the future."
Milligan owns 17 top-20 finishes as a Sooner, including a win at the 2019 NCAA Norman Regional. She has been a consistent four-year starter for the Sooners as the program has rewritten the school's record book since Drouin-Luttrell arrived in 2009.
"Having two Oklahoma players play in back-to-back ANWA events shows how special this program is," Milligan said. "We've truly got all of the resources at our hands to make all of our dreams come true in Norman. Very thankful to be a Sooner!"
Milligan now rejoins the team in Norman as they prepare to conclude the regular season with a match-play event in Stillwater, Okla., versus Oklahoma State, Texas Tech and Tulsa on April 11-12 before entering the postseason on April 18 at the Big 12 Championship.
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