April 11, 1999
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - The Purdue women's golf team finished the Indiana Invitational in third place in Bloomington, Ind today. The Boilermakers fired a two-day total of 947 (311-313-323), putting them 13 strokes behind the winner, the host Indiana Hoosiers. Ohio State was second at 937, Minnesota was fourth at 948 and Michigan State placed fifth at 950 to round out the top five. Going into today's play, the Boilers were in first place one stroke ahead of the Buckeyes. In the final round, the Old Gold and Black fell apart as three Boilers broke 80. The tournament was being held at Indiana University's Championship Golf Course, a par-72, 5,661 yard layout.
Four of the five Boilermakers finished in the top 25. Junior Stacy Orschell led the way with a fourth-place finish at 10-over par 232. Senior Angela Blythe fired a 237 to finish in a three-way tie for 11th place, while junior Lisa Kenley tied for 14th one shot back from her. Freshman Christy Rittenhouse tied for 22nd place with a three-round score of 241, while freshman Andrea Makauskas tied for 35th place with three other competitors with a score of 247.
Lisa Strom of Ohio State was the overall leader with a nine-over par 231, while defending champion Jennifer Seger of Indiana tied for seventh place at 234.
Last year, Purdue finished third behind Ohio State and the Hoosiers. Orschell placed second overall by shooting a 74 in the final round. The 74 was one of only three rounds of par or better on the final day of competition. Her first round score of 71 tied for the second-lowest output of the tournament and her seven-over par 226 over three rounds. All five of the Boilermaker golfers placed in the top 30.
The Boilermakers will return to the links on April 24-25, when they travel to Columbus, Ohio, for the Lady Buckeye Invitational.
PURDUE INDIVIDUALLY
4th Stacy Orschell 78-77-77 = 232T11th Angela Blythe 77-81-79 = 237T14th Lisa Kenley 77-78-83 = 238T22nd Christy Rittenhouse 79-77-85 = 241T35th Andrea Makauskas 82-81-84 = 247TEAM STANDINGS
1. Indiana 320-308-306 = 934 2. Ohio State 314-311-312 = 937 3. Purdue 311-313-323 = 947 4. Minnesota 325-314-309 = 948 5. Michigan State 313-316-321 = 950 6. Wisconsin 327-318-318 = 963 7. Northwestern 318-330-327 = 975 8. Southern Illinois 328-333-334 = 995 9. Michigan 331-328-338 = 99710. Illinois State 330-338-338 = 100611. Ohio 341-337-331 = 100912. Notre Dame 339-332-344 = 101513. Illinois 347-342-344 = 1033