May 12, 2001
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - The Tulsa Golden Hurricane emerged as winner of the NCAA Central Regional women's golf championships at Purdue University's Birck Boilermaker Golf Complex, despite shooting a 25-over-par 313 in the final round Saturday, to post a three-day total of 300-291-313=904.
Host Purdue, led by regional medalist Kari Damron, finished two strokes back at 295-300-311=906. Closing fast in the final round was Texas, which had Saturday's best score, 302 (nine strokes better than Purdue), in the windy conditions and finished third, four strokes behind the Boilermakers.
Following the Longhorns (298-310-302=910) were New Mexico State (303-299-323=925), Oklahoma State (304-295-326=925), Louisiana State (305-305-318=928), Kent State (299-309-324=932) and California (309-312-319=940). Those top eight teams advance to the NCAA Championships at Howey-in-the-Hills May 23-26 near Orlando, Fla.
"I was pleased with the way we played today given the windy conditions," said first-year head coach Melissa McNamara of Tulsa. "We were good enough to hold on. This is our second consecutive first-place finish, and only our second of the season, so we are peaking at the right time. The main thing we have coming out of here is our confidence.
"Today's conditions could rattle anybody's confidence," McNamara added. "It was so difficult, but that's a tribute to this golf course. I don't know the other two courses that the regional teams are playing, but I'll bet that this is about the finest one you'll find in college golf. It was just a treat to play here and we look forward to coming back anytime we are invited."
Damron, a sophomore from Conway, S.C., fired a one-under-par 71 Saturday to finish at 216 and retake the top spot from Friday's individual leader, Tulsa's Stacy Prammanasudh, a junior from Enid, Okla., who turned in a 76 in the final round to end at 218. Kristin Dufour of Texas finished third with a three-day total of 222 on the par 72, 6,040-yard Pete Dye-designed Kampen Course.
Also advancing to the NCAA Championships as individuals from teams which did not qualify for nationals were Sarah Sasse of Nebraska, who placed eighth at 226, and Allie Blomquist of Wisconsin, who was tied for 11th at 228.
"It's an awesome feeling to win this tournament," said Damron. "Knowing I was the top player here gives me a lot of confidence going into nationals. I played solid today. The conditions were really tough, the wind was unbelievably hard, but I've seen it worse here. Conditions like these are what makes golf a mental game. You really have to be confident that you have the right club in your hand."
"We're going to nationals," added Damron. "That was our goal of the weekend and we accomplished that. I'm glad I was able to help my team."
Heather Zielinski also placed in the top 10 for Purdue, turning in a 72-71-82=225, good for seventh place individually. The other Boilermakers are Caroline Laurens (74-79-77=230), Andrea Makauskas (79-76-84=239) and Beth Hermes (78-83-81=242).
"I'm a little disappointed in our second-place finish," said Purdue head coach Devon Brouse. "I feel like we worked pretty hard on some things this spring and we were in a position to win this tournament, but a couple of people let us down a little bit. They are capable of playing better than they did. We'll have several days of practice now to get ready for nationals and we'll see if we can take the next step."
NCAA Central Regional Kampen Course West Lafayet.IN FINAL RESULTS Tournament Dates: 05/10 - 05/12
Par: 72 Yardage: 6040 Fin Team Scores 1 Tulsa, U. of 300 291 313 904 +40 2 Purdue University 295 300 311 906 +42 3 Texas, Univ. of 298 310 302 910 +46 4 New Mexico State U. 303 299 323 925 +61 Oklahoma State Univ. 304 295 326 925 +61 6 Louisiana State U. 305 305 318 928 +64 7 Kent State 299 309 324 932 +68 8 California, U. of 309 312 319 940 +76 9 Oklahoma, U. of 314 306 324 944 +80 10 Nebraska, U. of 319 306 321 946 +82 11 Florida, U. of 312 311 327 950 +86 12 Baylor University 309 311 334 954 +90 13 Central Florida 317 314 324 955 +91 14 Texas A&M University 324 309 330 963 +99 15 Alabama, U. of 317 313 335 965 +101 16 Minnesota, U. of 318 325 325 968 +104 17 San Francisco, U. of 330 315 331 976 +112 18 Idaho, University of 319 331 329 979 +115 19 Texas Tech Univ 319 340 334 993 +129 20 Princeton University 321 327 347 995 +131 21 Oral Roberts Univ. 333 335 347 1015 +151
NCAA Central Regional Kampen Course West Lafayet.IN FINAL RESULTS Tournament Dates: 05/10 - 05/12
Par: 72 Yardage: 6040 Fin Team/Players Scores 1 Tulsa, U. of 300 291 313 904 2 Stacy Prammanasudh 70 72 76 218T 4 Suzie Fisher 72 73 79 224T 21 Dani Mallon 81 72 81 234T 21 Julie Tvede 79 78 77 234T 32 Maiko Senda 79 74 83 236
2 Purdue University 295 300 311 906 1 Kari Damron 71 74 71 216 7 Heather Zielinski 72 71 82 225T 16 Caroline Laurens 74 79 77 230T 48 Andrea Makauskas 79 76 84 239T 58 Beth Hermes 78 83 81 242
3 Texas, Univ. of 298 310 302 910 3 Kristin Dufour 73 77 72 222T 8 Jessica Reese 74 77 75 226T 13 Suzanne Sowers 75 75 79 229T 21 Randi Meadows 76 81 77 234T 41 Janice Olivencia 79 81 78 238
T 4 New Mexico State U. 303 299 323 925T 13 Krista Ursula Tuutti 73 74 82 229T 16 Sasha Medina 76 76 78 230T 21 Alena Sharp 76 77 81 234T 29 Jane Kim 78 75 82 235T 32 Rachel Bailey 79 74 83 236
T 4 Oklahoma State Univ. 304 295 326 925T 4 Linda Wessberg 71 74 79 224T 19 Maria Boden 75 76 81 232T 21 Emma Zackrisson 79 74 81 234T 29 Christi Cano 79 71 85 235 91 Julie Jacques 80 80 93 253
6 Louisiana State U. 305 305 318 928T 11 Meredith Duncan 75 77 76 228T 21 Katy Harris 77 77 80 234T 21 Lindy Hitdlebaugh 78 73 83 234T 41 Lesley McClurg 75 84 79 238T 67 Isabel Dornellas 83 78 83 244
7 Kent State 299 309 324 932T 4 Martina Gillen 74 77 73 224T 36 Jan Dowling 74 77 86 237T 41 Leigh Ann Griffin 77 77 84 238T 63 Veronique Drouin 84 78 81 243T 83 Heather Dobbin 74 84 91 249
8 California, U. of 309 312 319 940T 8 Vikki Laing 72 73 81 226T 32 Ria Quiazon 78 78 80 236T 58 Sarah Huarte 82 84 76 242T 77 Cheryl Lala 86 79 82 247T 81 Anne Walker 77 82 89 248
9 Oklahoma, U. of 314 306 324 944T 13 Lisa Meldrum 77 76 76 229T 32 Wendy Martin 79 74 83 236T 41 Jennifer Tannehill 79 78 81 238T 63 Hope Edge 79 78 86 243T 67 Allison Johnson 81 79 84 244
10 Nebraska, U. of 319 306 321 946T 8 Sarah Sasse 76 72 78 226T 29 Amy Roux 80 76 79 235T 53 Catha Fogelberg 82 76 83 241T 67 Amanda Sutcliffe 81 82 81 244 101 Amanda Krane 89 85 86 260
11 Florida, U. of 312 311 327 950T 21 Amanda Dick 77 75 82 234T 53 Jeanne Cho 78 80 83 241T 53 Joy Stephenson 82 79 80 241T 72 Samantha Z. - White 86 78 82 246 WD Brittany Straza 75 79 WD
12 Baylor University 309 311 334 954T 19 Nicole Johnson 74 75 83 232T 51 Melanie Hagewood 78 81 81 240T 63 Michaelyn Morgan 77 79 87 243T 67 Hanna S. Svenningsso 80 76 88 244T 67 Tara Bateman 80 81 83 244
13 Central Florida 317 314 324 955T 36 Tanja Arnold 81 79 77 237T 41 Monica Gundersrud 81 78 79 238T 41 Beate Faanes 80 77 81 238T 72 Olivia Hartley 79 80 87 246T 83 Kim Tudor 77 83 89 249
14 Texas A&M University 324 309 330 963 18 Mimi Epps 79 73 79 231T 48 Marta Ostos 82 77 80 239T 72 McKenzie Dyslin 80 80 86 246T 88 Mira Bendevis 86 79 86 251T 88 Jennifer Cates 83 83 85 251
15 Alabama, U. of 317 313 335 965T 36 Sarah Johnston 76 78 83 237T 48 Paula Carter 79 76 84 239T 53 Anna Strandberg 79 80 82 241T 93 Allison Akin 83 88 86 257T 93 Mandy Tedder 91 79 87 257
16 Minnesota, U. of 318 325 325 968T 36 Jenny Bruun 80 77 80 237T 58 Katie Bakken 81 81 80 242T 58 Karyn Stordahl 80 78 84 242T 86 Cindy Cannon 78 89 83 250T 93 Megan Stier 80 95 82 257
17 San Francisco, U. of 330 315 331 976T 36 Jordan Auten 80 77 80 237T 72 Susannah Laing 86 75 85 246T 77 Lisa Chen 84 79 84 247 90 Emilie Arnaud 80 84 88 252T 97 Natalie Nakamura 90 86 82 258
18 Idaho, University of 319 331 329 979T 63 Noelle Hamilton 79 81 83 243T 72 Julie Wells 83 82 81 246T 77 Lindzee Frei 76 83 88 247T 83 Nicole Keller 81 88 80 249 92 Maria Valente 85 85 85 255
19 Texas Tech Univ 319 340 334 993T 51 Jennifer Newhouse 77 83 80 240T 53 Stephanie Dukes 76 86 79 241T 86 Priscillia Hunt 82 80 88 250 102 Allison Louth 84 91 87 262 106 Jackie Ey 91 91 89 271
20 Princeton University 321 327 347 995T 41 Esty Dwek 76 81 81 238T 58 Julia Allison 79 79 84 242T 99 Natalie Christensen 85 84 90 259T 99 Vanessa Redman 81 83 95 259 105 Adrienne Gill 85 91 92 268
21 Oral Roberts Univ. 333 335 347 1015T 77 Brooke Fincher 81 81 85 247T 93 Heidi Brown 88 83 86 257T 97 Paola Alverez 83 80 95 258 103 Lindsay Jones 83 92 88 263 104 Ashley Wilkerson 86 91 88 265
Fin Individuals School ScoresT 11 Allie Blomquist Wisconsin 78 74 76 228T 81 Nina Reis N. Texas 79 81 88 248
FINAL RESULTS * Individual Par: 72 Yardage: 6040 Fin Name School Scores 1 Kari Damron Purdue 71 74 71 216 E
2 Stacy Prammanasudh Tulsa 70 72 76 218 +2
3 Kristin Dufour Texas 73 77 72 222 +6
4 Martina Gillen Kent State 74 77 73 224 +8 Suzie Fisher Tulsa 72 73 79 224 +8 Linda Wessberg Okla. St. 71 74 79 224 +8
7 Heather Zielinski Purdue 72 71 82 225 +9
8 Sarah Sasse Nebraska 76 72 78 226 +10 Vikki Laing California 72 73 81 226 +10 Jessica Reese Texas 74 77 75 226 +10
11 *Allie Blomquist Wisconsin 78 74 76 228 +12 Meredith Duncan LSU 75 77 76 228 +12
13 Lisa Meldrum Oklahoma 77 76 76 229 +13 Krista Ursula Tuutti N. Mex. St 73 74 82 229 +13 Suzanne Sowers Texas 75 75 79 229 +13
16 Sasha Medina N. Mex. St 76 76 78 230 +14 Caroline Laurens Purdue 74 79 77 230 +14
18 Mimi Epps Texas A&M 79 73 79 231 +15
19 Maria Boden Okla. St. 75 76 81 232 +16 Nicole Johnson Baylor 74 75 83 232 +16
21 Katy Harris LSU 77 77 80 234 +18 Alena Sharp N. Mex. St 76 77 81 234 +18 Randi Meadows Texas 76 81 77 234 +18 Emma Zackrisson Okla. St. 79 74 81 234 +18 Amanda Dick Florida 77 75 82 234 +18 Dani Mallon Tulsa 81 72 81 234 +18 Lindy Hitdlebaugh LSU 78 73 83 234 +18 Julie Tvede Tulsa 79 78 77 234 +18
29 Amy Roux Nebraska 80 76 79 235 +19 Christi Cano Okla. St. 79 71 85 235 +19 Jane Kim N. Mex. St 78 75 82 235 +19
32 Ria Quiazon California 78 78 80 236 +20 Wendy Martin Oklahoma 79 74 83 236 +20 Maiko Senda Tulsa 79 74 83 236 +20 Rachel Bailey N. Mex. St 79 74 83 236 +20
36 Jenny Bruun Minnesota 80 77 80 237 +21 Tanja Arnold Central FL 81 79 77 237 +21 Sarah Johnston Alabama 76 78 83 237 +21 Jan Dowling Kent State 74 77 86 237 +21 Jordan Auten USF 80 77 80 237 +21
41 Esty Dwek Princeton 76 81 81 238 +22 Janice Olivencia Texas 79 81 78 238 +22 Lesley McClurg LSU 75 84 79 238 +22 Monica Gundersrud Central FL 81 78 79 238 +22 Jennifer Tannehill Oklahoma 79 78 81 238 +22 Beate Faanes Central FL 80 77 81 238 +22 Leigh Ann Griffin Kent State 77 77 84 238 +22
48 Marta Ostos Texas A&M 82 77 80 239 +23 Paula Carter Alabama 79 76 84 239 +23 Andrea Makauskas Purdue 79 76 84 239 +23
51 Melanie Hagewood Baylor 78 81 81 240 +24 Jennifer Newhouse Texas Tech 77 83 80 240 +24
53 Stephanie Dukes Texas Tech 76 86 79 241 +25 Jeanne Cho Florida 78 80 83 241 +25 Anna Strandberg Alabama 79 80 82 241 +25 Catha Fogelberg Nebraska 82 76 83 241 +25 Joy Stephenson Florida 82 79 80 241 +25
58 Julia Allison Princeton 79 79 84 242 +26 Sarah Huarte California 82 84 76 242 +26 Katie Bakken Minnesota 81 81 80 242 +26 Karyn Stordahl Minnesota 80 78 84 242 +26 Beth Hermes Purdue 78 83 81 242 +26
63 Noelle Hamilton Idaho 79 81 83 243 +27 Veronique Drouin Kent State 84 78 81 243 +27 Michaelyn Morgan Baylor 77 79 87 243 +27 Hope Edge Oklahoma 79 78 86 243 +27
67 Amanda Sutcliffe Nebraska 81 82 81 244 +28 Allison Johnson Oklahoma 81 79 84 244 +28 Hanna S. Svenningsso Baylor 80 76 88 244 +28 Tara Bateman Baylor 80 81 83 244 +28 Isabel Dornellas LSU 83 78 83 244 +28
72 Julie Wells Idaho 83 82 81 246 +30 Susannah Laing USF 86 75 85 246 +30 McKenzie Dyslin Texas A&M 80 80 86 246 +30 Olivia Hartley Central FL 79 80 87 246 +30 72 Samantha Z. - White Florida 86 78 82 246 +30
77 Brooke Fincher O. Roberts 81 81 85 247 +31 Lisa Chen USF 84 79 84 247 +31 Cheryl Lala California 86 79 82 247 +31 Lindzee Frei Idaho 76 83 88 247 +31
81 *Nina Reis N. Texas 79 81 88 248 +32 Anne Walker California 77 82 89 248 +32
83 Kim Tudor Central FL 77 83 89 249 +33 Nicole Keller Idaho 81 88 80 249 +33 Heather Dobbin Kent State 74 84 91 249 +33
86 Priscillia Hunt Texas Tech 82 80 88 250 +34 Cindy Cannon Minnesota 78 89 83 250 +34
88 Mira Bendevis Texas A&M 86 79 86 251 +35 Jennifer Cates Texas A&M 83 83 85 251 +35
90 Emilie Arnaud USF 80 84 88 252 +36
91 Julie Jacques Okla. St. 80 80 93 253 +37
92 Maria Valente Idaho 85 85 85 255 +39
93 Heidi Brown O. Roberts 88 83 86 257 +41 Allison Akin Alabama 83 88 86 257 +41 Megan Stier Minnesota 80 95 82 257 +41 Mandy Tedder Alabama 91 79 87 257 +41
97 Paola Alverez O. Roberts 83 80 95 258 +42 Natalie Nakamura USF 90 86 82 258 +42
99 Natalie Christensen Princeton 85 84 90 259 +43 Vanessa Redman Princeton 81 83 95 259 +43
101 Amanda Krane Nebraska 89 85 86 260 +44
102 Allison Louth Texas Tech 84 91 87 262 +46
103 Lindsay Jones O. Roberts 83 92 88 263 +47
104 Ashley Wilkerson O. Roberts 86 91 88 265 +49
105 Adrienne Gill Princeton 85 91 92 268 +52
106 Jackie Ey Texas Tech 91 91 89 271 +55
WD Brittany Straza Florida 75 79 WD