Source: Mgoblue.com
Posted: Tuesday, October 06, 2009 5:38:00 PM EST
Published: Tuesday, October 06, 2009 6:22:15 PM EST
Posted: Tuesday, October 06, 2009 5:38:00 PM EST
Published: Tuesday, October 06, 2009 6:22:15 PM EST
CHICAGO, Ill. -- Senior Ashley Bauer (Grand Blanc, Mich./Grand Blanc HS) tied the 54-hole school record with a four-under 212 to earn medalist runner-up and help the University of Michigan women's golf team tie for sixth today (Tuesday, Oct. 6) with a season-best 895 total at the 2009 Windy City Collegiate and the Glen Club.
The Wolverines got off to a strong start in the 15-team tournament as Bauer and junior Min Yean Tan (Penang Island, Malaysia/Hills International College [Australia]) combined for three-under par in the first 36 holes. Bauer's first-round, one-under 71 and second-round, even-par 72, combined with back-to-back career-best, one-under 71s from Tan, helped U-M post team scores of 301 and a season-best 292 yesterday (Monday, Oct. 5), which placed the Wolverines seventh after the first day of play.
Using a three-under 69, which included six birdies, and a season-best 75 from junior Katelin Davis (Dexter, Mich./Dexter), the Wolverines closed with a 302 final round. However, U-M only moved up one spot into a tie for sixth with New Mexico, which dropped from third to sixth after a final-round 312.
Bauer's sub-par tallies helped her tie her own U-M record for a 54-hole event as she closed as the medalist runner-up for the second time this season with a four-under 212. After getting off to a red-hot start, Tan fell in the final round, posting an 81 to give her a 223 event total, good for an 18th-place tie -- her first top-20 finish of the season.
Sophomore Meagan Bauer (Grand Blanc, Mich./Grand Blanc) posted her third straight top-50 performance, tying for 47th at 230 (80-73-77), while Davis closed with a career-best 240 (79-83-75), putting her tied for 66th. Senior Andrea Ratigan (Tucson, Ariz./Sabino) rounded out U-M's starting five, tying for 75th at 243 (83-76-84), while junior/sophomore Jenn Cleary (East Lansing, Mich./East Lansing) made her season debut and competed in her first career 54-hole tournament, posting a career-best 242 total and a 74th-place finish.
After three events in the first four weeks of the school year, the Wolverines will get the upcoming weekend off and will qualify throughout the time for the Lady Pirate Intercollegiate, Monday and Tuesday (Oct. 19-20). The 54-hole event hosted by East Carolina, will be played at the Greenville Country Club in Greenville, N.C.
Team Standings
1. Purdue 279-285-296 = 860 (-4)
2. Tulane 295-289-290 = 874
3. Arizona 288-294-303 = 885
4. Northwestern 292-296-302 = 890
Notre Dame 292-297-301 = 890
6. Michigan 301-292-302 = 895
New Mexico 293-290-312 = 895
8. Iowa State 305-296-298 = 899
9. UNLV 302-295-303 = 900
10. UNC Greensboro 306-299-301 = 906
TCU 298-305-303 = 906
12. Illinois 295-307-305 = 907
13. Oklahoma 303-302-306 = 911
14. East Carolina 306-307-302 = 915
15. UNC Wilmington 306-314-313 = 933
The Wolverines got off to a strong start in the 15-team tournament as Bauer and junior Min Yean Tan (Penang Island, Malaysia/Hills International College [Australia]) combined for three-under par in the first 36 holes. Bauer's first-round, one-under 71 and second-round, even-par 72, combined with back-to-back career-best, one-under 71s from Tan, helped U-M post team scores of 301 and a season-best 292 yesterday (Monday, Oct. 5), which placed the Wolverines seventh after the first day of play.
Using a three-under 69, which included six birdies, and a season-best 75 from junior Katelin Davis (Dexter, Mich./Dexter), the Wolverines closed with a 302 final round. However, U-M only moved up one spot into a tie for sixth with New Mexico, which dropped from third to sixth after a final-round 312.
Bauer's sub-par tallies helped her tie her own U-M record for a 54-hole event as she closed as the medalist runner-up for the second time this season with a four-under 212. After getting off to a red-hot start, Tan fell in the final round, posting an 81 to give her a 223 event total, good for an 18th-place tie -- her first top-20 finish of the season.
Sophomore Meagan Bauer (Grand Blanc, Mich./Grand Blanc) posted her third straight top-50 performance, tying for 47th at 230 (80-73-77), while Davis closed with a career-best 240 (79-83-75), putting her tied for 66th. Senior Andrea Ratigan (Tucson, Ariz./Sabino) rounded out U-M's starting five, tying for 75th at 243 (83-76-84), while junior/sophomore Jenn Cleary (East Lansing, Mich./East Lansing) made her season debut and competed in her first career 54-hole tournament, posting a career-best 242 total and a 74th-place finish.
After three events in the first four weeks of the school year, the Wolverines will get the upcoming weekend off and will qualify throughout the time for the Lady Pirate Intercollegiate, Monday and Tuesday (Oct. 19-20). The 54-hole event hosted by East Carolina, will be played at the Greenville Country Club in Greenville, N.C.
Team Standings
1. Purdue 279-285-296 = 860 (-4)
2. Tulane 295-289-290 = 874
3. Arizona 288-294-303 = 885
4. Northwestern 292-296-302 = 890
Notre Dame 292-297-301 = 890
6. Michigan 301-292-302 = 895
New Mexico 293-290-312 = 895
8. Iowa State 305-296-298 = 899
9. UNLV 302-295-303 = 900
10. UNC Greensboro 306-299-301 = 906
TCU 298-305-303 = 906
12. Illinois 295-307-305 = 907
13. Oklahoma 303-302-306 = 911
14. East Carolina 306-307-302 = 915
15. UNC Wilmington 306-314-313 = 933
