March 30, 2003
The Purdue women's golf team finished in eighth place after the final round of the 2003 Bryan National Collegiate Tournament was rained out, at the Bryan Park Champions Course in Greensboro, N.C.
The Boilermakers carded a second-round 297, nine strokes lower than their first-round total. They finished 23 strokes behind tournament-champion Duke.
Purdue was led by in the second round by senior Kari Damron, who fired a 75. She tied for 11th overall with a two-day total of 147.
Junior Beth Hermes tied for 19th. Senior Heather Suhr fired a team second round-low 71. She tied for 36th overall with a two-day total of 153.
Senior Heather Zielinski tied for 43rd with a 154. She totaled a 76 on Saturday. Freshman Onnarin Sattayabanphot tied for 77th with a 162. She recorded a 78 on Saturday.
The 18-team tournament featured Auburn, Duke, Florida State, Furman, Georgia, Louisville, LSU, Memphis, Mississippi State, North Carolina, N.C. State, Purdue, South Carolina, Tennessee, Tulsa, UNC Greensboro, Vanderbilt and Wake Forest.
In addition, 10 of the field's teams are in the top 25 of the Golfweek/Sagarin collegiate golf rankings.
Purdue finished ninth in last year's tournament.
The Boilermakers are in action again on April 5 and 6 at the Indiana Women's Invitational in Bloomington, Ind.
Place Individual 1st Rd. 2nd Rd. TotalT11 Kari Damron 72 75 147 +3T19 Beth Hermes 74 75 149 +5T36 Heather Suhr 82 71 153 +9T43 Heather Zielinski 78 76 154 +10T77 Onnarin Sattayabanphot 84 78 162 +18
Place Team 1st Rd. 2nd Rd. Total1 Duke 286 294 580 +42 Vanderbilt 298 286 584 +83 Georgia 300 296 596 +204 Wake Forest 297 300 597 +215 Tennessee 298 302 600 +246 Auburn 298 303 601 +256 South Carolina 294 307 601 +258 Purdue 306 297 603 +279 Florida State 304 301 605 +2910 North Carolina 303 303 606 +3011 Tulsa 297 311 608 +3212 Louisville 307 302 609 +3313 Furman 313 307 620 +4413 N.C. State 311 309 620 +4415 LSU 314 311 625 +4916 Mississippi St 315 313 628 +5217 UNC-Greensboro 329 310 639 +6318 Memphis 324 326 650 +74