Tuesday, October 11
Cedar Ridge CC / Tulsa, Okla.
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Tulsa
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Dale McNamara Invitational
Tulsa Golfers Win Dale McNamara Invitational
10/11/2022 5:06:00 PM | Women's Golf
Three Tulsa golfers place among the top 10 individually
PHOTO GALLERY I TEAM RESULTS I INDIVIDUAL RESULTS
BROKEN ARROW, Okla. –– With the tournament namesake and Tulsa's legendary golf coach Dale McNamara looking on, the Golden Hurricane women captured a one-stroke victory over Nebraska to claim the Dale McNamara Invitational Championship on Tuesday.
The Tulsa victory was its second straight tournament title and third top-3 finish in four fall events. The Hurricane previously won the Barbara Nicklaus Cup last week at Muirfield Village Golf Club in Dublin, Ohio.
"I was so impressed with this young group. They made some clutch putts down the stretch, some difference makers on 17. I was very, very proud of this group. It was a good team effort and that's what it will take all year long," said Tulsa Head Coach Annie Young.
Tulsa carded a final round 2-over par 290 on Tuesday for 4-over par 54-hole total of 868 to hold off the Cornhuskers' furious comeback attempt. Nebraska, 14 shots out of first place at the start of the day, turned in the best round at 8-under par 280 and finished with its 869 total score.
The Hurricane counted three scores of 73 and a 1-under par 71 in the final round for the team score. Sophomore Lovisa Gunnar, freshman Grace Kilcrease and senior Lilly Thomas placed among the top-10 for the tournament.
Gunnar placed second overall with a 214 total, finishing one stroke behind individual medalist Miu Takahashi from Nebraska. Gunnar, Kilcrease and Thomas each carded 73, while sophomore Sydney Seigel turned in her best score of the tournament with 1-under par 71.
"It was a total team effort," Young added.
Kilcrease placed sixth with a 217 score, while Thomas finished in 10th place with a score of 218. Seigel finished in 16th place with a 221 total. Tulsa freshman Emily Boehrer and Jenni Roller, who played as an individual, finished in 42nd and 59th place, respectively.
After the victory, Tulsa shared in its celebration with the matriarch of women's golf Dale McNamara.
"It was neat having Dale out here. She's done so much for women's golf, not just only at Tulsa but everywhere else.
"It was neat to be able to come back here to Cedar Ridge Country Club. I had coaches tell mee that had played this course back in the 1980s. It's great that we have a city that is so welcoming to us and with private clubs letting us use their facilities. The staff here was so important to putting on a great tournament. They made it so I could actually coach and not deal with the operation of the tournament. They were so welcoming to all the teams," said Young.
Tulsa will close out the fall season at the Jim West Invitational in San Marcos, Texas, October 23-24.
TEAM RESULTS
1. Tulsa 292-286-290=868
2. Nebraska 298-291-280=869
3. South Florida 291-284-299=874
4. Sacramento State 302-300-284=886
5. North Texas 292-294-300=886
6. UTSA 303-292-293=888
T7. BYU 307-291-296=894
T7. James Madison 307-285-302=894
9. Kansas State 306-294-297=897
10. Boise State 308-300-304=912
11. Sam Houston 307-300-308=915
12. Middle Tennessee 307-301-308=916
13. Oral Roberts 323-296-318=937
TULSA INDIVIDUALS
2. Lovisa Gunnar 73-68-73=214
T6. Grace Kilcrease 72-72-73=217
T10. Lilly Thomas 71-74-73=218
T16. Sydney Seigel 78-72-71=221
T42. Emily Boehrer 76-77-76=229
T59. Jenni Roller** 77-78-79=234
**played as an individual
TOP-5 INDIVIDUALS
1. Miu Takahashi, Nebraska 71-73-69=213
T2. Lovisa Gunnar, Tulsa 73-68-73=214
T3. Kelli Strand, Nebraska 76-70-69=215
T3. Haley Vargas, Kansas State 74-69-72=215
T3. Audrey Tan, North Texas 70-72-73=215
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