Tulsa
Texas Intercollegiate
Women's Golf Finishes Second at Betsy Rawls Invite
11/2/2011 12:00:00 AM | Women's Golf
Nov. 2, 2011
AUSTIN, Texas - Junior Kristina Merkle tied for sixth place with a three-round score of 218 to lead the Tulsa women's golf team to a second-place finish at the Betsy Rawls Longhorn Invitational at the par-72, 6,244-yard University of Texas Golf Club.
The Golden Hurricane shot a 298 - the second-best team score of the day - in the final round to finish with a tournament-total 892 and tie with Florida and Pepperdine for second place on the team leaderboard. Texas won the team title with a team-total 880 score.
Merkle shot a 74 Wednesday to total 218 and tie for sixth place. Nicole Vandermade of Texas won the individual title with a three-round 214 after shooting 69 in the final round.
Senior Sarah Elliot tied for 15th after carding a 76 in the third round for a 224 total. Senior Marita Engzelius and freshman Anna Young both tied for 22nd with a three-round total of 226. Engzelius carded an even-par 72 and Young shot a 76 on Wednesday. Sophomore Kayla Riede posted an 84 in the third round to total 243 for the tournament.
This is the final tournament of the fall season for the Golden Hurricane, which returns to the course Feb. 26-28 for the Allstate Sugar Bowl Intercollegiate in New Orleans.
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Team Results 1. Texas 288-293-299=880 T2. Tulsa 293-301-298=892 T2. Florida 285-304-303=892 T2. Pepperdine 297-299-296=8925. Oklahoma State 290-305-302=897 6. Arizona 304-294-300=898 7. Denver 298-303-298=899 8. New Mexico 299-303-304=906 9. Arkansas 299-302-307=908 10. UNLV 295-302-313=910 11. Mississippi State 302-305-307=914 12. Kent State 293-305-318=916 13. Iowa 297-313-316=926 14. Wisconsin 303-315-309=927 15. Princeton 315-315-316=946
Tulsa Individuals T6. Kristina Merkle 70-74-74=218 T15. Sarah Elliot 74-74-76=224 T22. Marita Engzelius 77-77-72=226 T22. Anna Young 74-76-76=226 T75. Kayla Riede 75-84-84=243
Top-5 Individuals 1. Nicole Vandermade, Texas 72-73-69=214 2. Madison Pressel, Texas 72-71-72=215 3. Kelsey Vines, Oklahoma State 70-75-71=216 T4. Grace Na, Pepperdine 73-76-68=217 T4. Ally McDonald, Mississippi State 72-72-73=217
