Tulsa Golfers Claim Team Championship at the Hobble Creek Fall Classic

Tuesday, September 11

Springville, Utah

Tulsa

Hobble Creek Fall Classic

Tulsa Golfers Claim Team Championship at the Hobble Creek Fall Classic

9/11/2018 5:08:00 PM | Women's Golf

Springville, Utah – The Tulsa women's golf team won its first season-opening tournament in nearly 30 years with a victory on Tuesday at the Hobble Creek Fall Classic. Trailing by two strokes at the start of the day, the Golden Hurricane made up those two strokes and claimed a two-stroke victory at the par-71 Hobble Creek Fall Classic.

The last time Tulsa won a season-opening tournament came in the fall of 1989 when the Hurricane won the Dick McGuire Invitational. The win also highlights the Tulsa coaching debut of Annie Young.

Tulsa carded a final round six-over par 290 total score and finished with a 54-hole total of 877, holding off host Utah Valley by two strokes.

Five Hurricane golfers finished among the top-18, as senior Olivia Jackson led the group with a third-place score of even-par 213, after carding a final round 1-under 70 Tuesday. Freshman Lorena Tseng had the best round of the day for a Tulsa golfer with a 3-under par total of 68 and finished the tournament with a 3-over par 216.

Tseng was the only player at the event to shoot even for par 4's, while Jackson was -7 for para 5 scoring.

Senior Johanna Samuelsson and freshman Shaelee Scarberry finished in an 18^th place tie with three round totals of 224, while sophomore Taylor Dobson placed 39^th overall with a score of 230.

Nikkie Marquardt, playing as an individual, had a complete turnaround from an opening round 82 as the senior turned in a second-round score of 72 and a career-best 2-under par 69 today to finish in 13^th place with a score of 223 for the 54 holes. Marquardt scored two Eagles and was also -7 for par 5 scoring for the tournament.

Sam Houston State (890), Southern Utah (891) placed third and fourth, while Northern Arizona and Boise State (893) finished in a tie to round out the top-5 places.

Tulsa is scheduled to be back in action September 21-23, at the Furman Lady Paladin Invitational in Greenville, South Carolina.

Team Results
1.        Tulsa 295-292-290=877
2.        Utah Valley 296-291-292=879
3.        Sam Houston State      298-291-301=890
4.        Southern Utah              301-293-297=891
T5.      Northern Arizona          293-292-308=893
T5.      Boise State 304-295-294=893
7.        Hawaii 300-301-295=896
8.        Northern Colorado        305-297-299=901
9.        Incarnate Word 296-311-301=908
10.      UT Rio Grande Valley   303-310-305=918
11.      CSU-Northridge 313-298-311=922
12.      North Dakota 317-305-301=923

Tulsa Individuals
3.        Olivia Jackson 74-69-70=213
T4.      Lorena Tseng               72-76-68=216
T18.    Johanna Samuelsson 74-73-77=224
T18.    ShaeLee Scarberry 75-74-75=224
T39.    Taylor Dobson             76-76-78=230

*T13. Nicole Marquardt          82-72-69=223

*played as an individual

Top-5 Individuals
1.     Chanikan Yongyuan, Southern Utah      76-63-71=210 (-3)
2.     Hannah Alberto, Sam Houston State 68-68-75=211 (-2)
3.     Olivia Jackson, Tulsa                           74-69-70=213 (E)
T4. Lorena Tseng, Tulsa 72-76-68=216 (+3)
T4.   Megan Ratcliffe, Hawaii 71-71-74=216 (+3)
T4.   Carly Dehlin Hirsch, Utah Valley 75-71-70=216 (+3)
T4.   Tara Finigan, Boise State 77-68-71=216 (+3)