Tulsa
PING/ASU Invitational
Tulsa Finishes in 14th Place at the PING/ASU Invitational
4/11/2010 12:00:00 AM | Women's Golf
April 11, 2010
Tempe, Arizona - Tulsa freshman Kristina Merkle finished in 11th place at the prestigious PING/ASU Invitational, a tournament featuring 11 of the nation's top-25 teams. She led the Hurricane women to a 14th place performance on the par-72 Karsten Golf Course. Tulsa shot a final round 304 for a 903 total.
Merkle, ranked 85th nationally in the Golfstat ratings, led the individual race for both the first and second rounds, but carded a five-over par 77 today for her 11th place performance.
UCLA shot nine-under par on the final day to post a one-stroke lead over host and second round leader Arizona State, The Bruins shot 279 on Sunday for a 856 total, while Arizona State carded a 292 score for a final 54-hole score of 857. Another fellow Pac-10 Conference member Southern Cal was two strokes behind the team champion with an 858 total.
Tulsa sophomore Sarah Elliot carded her second straight score of 74 today and finished in 55th place with a 10-over par 226 total. Fellow sophomore Shu-Yin Liu finished in 65th place with a 231 total after today's score of 77. Another sophomore, Marita Engzelius, scored a round of 76 for a 236 total and finished in 65th place. Abby Alford finished in 87th place with a total of 243 after a round of 78 today.
Individually, UCLA's Stephanie Kono fired a six-under par score of 66 for a 207 total and claimed a one-stroke lead over Southern Cal's Jennifer Song to capture individual medalist honors.
Tulsa will be in action next at the Conference USA Championship, April 18-20, in Hattiesburg, Miss.
Team Scores 1. UCLA 291-286-279=856 2. Arizona State 279-286-292=857 3. Southern Cal 281-290-287=858 4. New Mexico 291-294-278=863 5. Purdue 287-295-282=864 6. Denver 291-286-288=865 7. Arizona 292-289-287=868 8. Alabama 291-295-288=874 9. Oklahoma State 292-292-291=875 10. Stanford 297-291-288=876 11. Texas 299-297-291=887 12. Pepperdine 295-299-296=889 13. California 296-303-296=895 14. Tulsa 306-293-304=903 15. San Jose State 301-306-297=904 16. Washington 302-300-311=913 17. Washington St. 308-305-320=933Tulsa Scores T11. Kristina Merkle 68-69-77=214 T55. Sarah Elliot 78-74-74=226 T65. Shu-Yin Liu 81-73-77=231 T78. Marita Engzelius79-81-76=236 87. Abby Allford 88-77-78=243
Top-5 Individuals 1. Stephanie Kono, UCLA 71-70-66=207 (-9) 2. Jennifer Song, USC 69-70-69=208 (-8) T3. Caroline Hedwall, Oklahoma St. 70-72-67=209 (-7) T3. Rebecca Hellbom, New Mexico 71-71-67=209 (-7) 5. Kimberly Kim, Denver 72-69-69=210 (-6)
