Women's Golf In Seventh Place After First Day At Shootout At The Legends

Oct. 8, 2001

FRANKLIN, Ind. - The Purdue women's golf team is in seventh place after 36 holes in the Shootout at the Legends tournament in Franklin, Ind. Wisconsin leads the two-day event which features 19 schools and is being hosted by Indiana.

The Boilermakers fired a 602 and were led by junior and defending champion Kari Damron who carded a team-low 144 and is currently tied for fourth place individually. Sophomore Beth Hermes and junior Heather Zielinski fired a pair of 150's. Seniors Christy Rittenhouse and Caroline Laurens carded a 159 and 160 respectively.

Purdue shot a 297 after the first 18 holes and stood tied for seventh. They followed it up with a 305 during the afternoon session to finish the day in seventh place outright.

The final 18-hole round will begin on Tuesday morning at 8 a.m.

Individual 1st Rd. 2nd Rd. 3rd Rd. Total
Kari Damron 74 70 144 EBeth Hermes 74 76 150 +6Heather Zielinski 71 79 150 +6Christy Rittenhouse 78 81 159 +15Caroline Laurens 80 80 160 +16

PlaceTeam 1st Rd. 2nd Rd. 3rd Rd. Total
1st Wisconsin 289 289 5782nd Michigan 290 294 5843rd Kent State 294 291 5854th Indiana 295 299 5945th Texas A&M 302 294 5966th Missouri 298 301 5997th Purdue 297 305 602