Tulsa Women Golfers Place 5th at the American Athletic Conference Championships; Frosh Bruner Finishes in 8th Place

Tuesday, April 18

Palm Coast, Fla.

Tulsa

Hammock Beach – Conservatory Course

Tulsa Women Golfers Place 5th at the American Athletic Conference Championships; Frosh Bruner Finishes in 8th Place

4/18/2017 3:25:00 PM | Women's Golf

By: Don Tomkalski

Palm Coast, Florida –– Tulsa freshman Greta Bruner placed eighth at the American Athletic Conference Championships on Tuesday, while the Golden Hurricane finished in fifth place as a team.

Tulsa shot a final round 297 for a 54-hole total of 888 at the Hammock Beach Resort's par-72 Conservatory Course. Tulsa's 297 third-round score marked the fifth straight round, dating back to the second round at the Dale McNamara Invitational a week earlier, that the Hurricane turned in a sub-300 round.

The Hurricane took a giant step in year three of Head Coach Emilee Klein-Gille, bettering a ninth-place conference finish from the previous three seasons to this year's fifth-place performance at The American Championships.

Bruner scored a final round even-par 72 for a one-over par overall score of 217 for her eighth place finish. She began the day at three-over par following the first five holes, then played three-under par on the final 10 holes.

Senior Nadia Majidizadeh turned in a score of one-over par 73 Tuesday and finished in 17^th place overall with a 221 total. Her round was highlighted by a stretch of three straight birdie putts on holes 4, 5 and 6. Sophomore Anneke Strobach finished one stroke behind Majidizadeh in 18^th place with a total score of 222 after today's round of 74.

Sophomore Olivia Jackson shot a final round 78 and finished with a score of 232 for 41^st place, while junior Nicole Marquardt placed 42^nd overall with a score of 233 after today's round of 79.

UCF won the team championship with a three-stroke victory over SMU, 860 to 863. UCF's Ashley Holder captured individual medalist honors as well with a one-stroke win over SMU's Brigitte Dunne, as Holder turned in a final round 69 for a seven-under par 209.

Team Results
1.     UCF                          284-289-287=860
2.     SMU                          290-290-283=863
3.     Houston                      290-282-295=867
4.     East Carolina               299-289-294=882
T5. Tulsa                         292-299-297=888
T5. Cincinnati                   301-286-301=888
7.    South Florida              296-300-293=889
8.    Tulane                        294-298-304=896
9.     Memphis                    315-307-293=915

Tulsa Individuals
T8.    Greta Bruner              71-74-72=217
17.     Nadia Majidizadeh      72-76-73=221
T18. Anneke Strobach         70-78-74=222
41.     Olivia Jackson            79-75-78=232
T42. Nicole Marquardt        80-74-79=233

Top-5 Individuals