Source: UWBadgers.com
Posted: Tuesday, October 06, 2009 7:23:00 PM EST
Published: Tuesday, October 06, 2009 7:26:49 PM EST
Posted: Tuesday, October 06, 2009 7:23:00 PM EST
Published: Tuesday, October 06, 2009 7:26:49 PM EST
COLUMBIA, Mo. -- The Wisconsin women's golf team notched a first-place finish at the Johnie Imes Invitational on Tuesday afternoon.
This marks the Badgers first 54-hole tournament win since Wisconsin tallied a 904 on October 19, 1999 at the Bale Chevrolet-Honda Invitational in Little Rock, Ark.
On Tuesday, the Badgers clinched the top spot at the par-72, 6,204-yard Club at Old Hawthorne by five strokes with a 908 (309-299-301) over second place Tulsa (301-305-306--912).
Kristina Merkle of Tulsa was the first place individual medalist, carding at 222 (69-74-79), but Wisconsin senior Molly Schemm (Ft. Atkinson, WI) finished only a stroke behind to take second with a 7-over-par 223 (72-74-77). Schemm shared the second place position with Missouri's Michelle Morgan (79-71-73).
Schemm started the tournament off strong with steady play, balancing four bogeys with four birdies in the first round to finish at an even-par 72. Holes 7, 10, 11 and 13 presented Schemm with some challenges, but she answered with birdies on Nos. 3,5,8 and 15 to round up the second set of 18 with a 2-over-par 74. The righty faced her toughest round of the tournament in the last 18-holes finishing with 77, but stayed even-par on the hole No. 6, the longest hole of the course.
The Badger duo of Sophomore Jessie Gerry (Madison, Wis.) and senior Kelsey Verbeten (Green Bay, Wis.) tied for twelfth place. The teammates finished five strokes behind Schemm with a 228.
Gerry saw her best round during the second 18 holes of play when she finished with three birdies for a 2-over-par 74. Verbeten made up for a tough first round of a 11-over-par 83 in rounds 2 and 3. She finished the second round with an even-par 72, balancing two bogeys with two birdies. The senior tallied a 73 in round 3 to cap off the tournament and surpass her season high of 230.
Freshman Alyssa Elliott (Madison, Wis.) tied for 33rd (77-82-75—234) and fellow Badger, junior Carly Werwie (Kenosha, Wis.) completed the tournament victory, tallying a 237 (81-79-77).
The Badgers hit the green again on Oct 26-27 to compete in The Alamo Invitational in San Antonio, Texas.
TEAM RESULTS
1. Wisconsin (309-299-301-909)
2. Tulsa (301-305-306-912)
3. Missouri (316-298-299-913)
4. Mississippi (314-303-299-916)
5. Illinois State (305-306-307-918)
6. Arkansas-Little Rock (311-299-312-922)
7. Indiana (310-303-315-928)
8. Princeton (320-307-302-929)
9. Missouri State (310-309-315-934)
10. Kansas (319-313-303-935)
11. Florida International (314-308-316-938)
12. Bradley (318-311-313-942)
13. Kansas State (318-306-325-949)
14. Middle Tennessee State (320-314-324-958)
15. Southern Illinois (324-322-4-314-960)
16. Iowa (320-313-328-961)
17. UMKC (335-334-313-982)
18. Redland Community College (341-336-342-1019)
This marks the Badgers first 54-hole tournament win since Wisconsin tallied a 904 on October 19, 1999 at the Bale Chevrolet-Honda Invitational in Little Rock, Ark.
On Tuesday, the Badgers clinched the top spot at the par-72, 6,204-yard Club at Old Hawthorne by five strokes with a 908 (309-299-301) over second place Tulsa (301-305-306--912).
Kristina Merkle of Tulsa was the first place individual medalist, carding at 222 (69-74-79), but Wisconsin senior Molly Schemm (Ft. Atkinson, WI) finished only a stroke behind to take second with a 7-over-par 223 (72-74-77). Schemm shared the second place position with Missouri's Michelle Morgan (79-71-73).
Schemm started the tournament off strong with steady play, balancing four bogeys with four birdies in the first round to finish at an even-par 72. Holes 7, 10, 11 and 13 presented Schemm with some challenges, but she answered with birdies on Nos. 3,5,8 and 15 to round up the second set of 18 with a 2-over-par 74. The righty faced her toughest round of the tournament in the last 18-holes finishing with 77, but stayed even-par on the hole No. 6, the longest hole of the course.
The Badger duo of Sophomore Jessie Gerry (Madison, Wis.) and senior Kelsey Verbeten (Green Bay, Wis.) tied for twelfth place. The teammates finished five strokes behind Schemm with a 228.
Gerry saw her best round during the second 18 holes of play when she finished with three birdies for a 2-over-par 74. Verbeten made up for a tough first round of a 11-over-par 83 in rounds 2 and 3. She finished the second round with an even-par 72, balancing two bogeys with two birdies. The senior tallied a 73 in round 3 to cap off the tournament and surpass her season high of 230.
Freshman Alyssa Elliott (Madison, Wis.) tied for 33rd (77-82-75—234) and fellow Badger, junior Carly Werwie (Kenosha, Wis.) completed the tournament victory, tallying a 237 (81-79-77).
The Badgers hit the green again on Oct 26-27 to compete in The Alamo Invitational in San Antonio, Texas.
TEAM RESULTS
1. Wisconsin (309-299-301-909)
2. Tulsa (301-305-306-912)
3. Missouri (316-298-299-913)
4. Mississippi (314-303-299-916)
5. Illinois State (305-306-307-918)
6. Arkansas-Little Rock (311-299-312-922)
7. Indiana (310-303-315-928)
8. Princeton (320-307-302-929)
9. Missouri State (310-309-315-934)
10. Kansas (319-313-303-935)
11. Florida International (314-308-316-938)
12. Bradley (318-311-313-942)
13. Kansas State (318-306-325-949)
14. Middle Tennessee State (320-314-324-958)
15. Southern Illinois (324-322-4-314-960)
16. Iowa (320-313-328-961)
17. UMKC (335-334-313-982)
18. Redland Community College (341-336-342-1019)
