| Martha Burkard |
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Senior
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| Hometown:
Alameda, Calif.
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| High School:
Bishop O'Dowd HS
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| Height:
5-10
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SPRING 2009: Tied for 7th at the Oregon Duck Invitational, her third top 10 finish tying her for the eighth most top 10 finishes in a single season at OSU and her six top 10 career finishes ranks tied for seventh... tied for 31st at the UNLV Spring Rebel Invitational shooting a season low 1-under-par 71 in the second round... tied for 40th at the Lady Rebel Intercollegiate... tied for 81st at the Kiawah Island Classic... tied for 68th at the MountainView Collegiate.
FALL 2008: Led the team with a 75.33 scoring average... participated in all four fall tournaments that included two top 10 finishes... opened the season strong with a tie for fourth at the Giustina Memorial Classic shooting 222... finished the fall season with a tie for ninth-place at the Kent Youel Invitational shooting a 2-over-par 218.
OSU 2007-08: Appeared in all 11 tournaments of the season, averaging 77.09 strokes per round, tenth best in school history ... had outstanding performance at the Heather Farr Memorial where she tied for the lowest round in school history with a 4-under 68 tying her single-round career best... had two top 10 performances, a fourth place finish at the Pinehurst Challenge, a career best finish, and an eighth place finish at the Heather Farr Memorial... tied for 43rd at the Pac-10 Championships.
OSU 2006-07: Appeared in 10 of 11 tournaments as a sophomore ... Improved her scoring average by more than three strokes, down to 79.64 ... Turned in the best finish (tied for fourth) and round (a 3-under 68) of any OSU player in 2006-07 at the Peg Barnard Collegiate ... Shot an even-par 142 in the two-round event ... Her 3-under 68 is tied for the third-best round in school history ... Tied for 39th at the Pac-10 Championships.
OSU 2005-06: Played in nine of 12 tournaments as a true freshman ... Averaged 82.79 strokes per round ... Best finish was a tie for 24th at the Duck Invitational ... Low round was a 74 in the third round of the Duck Invitational ... Tied for 103rd at the NCAA West Regional.
HIGH SCHOOL: Graduated from Bishop O'Dowd High School in Oakland, Calif., in 2005 ... Was the school's #1 player and an all-league performer all four years ... As a senior, won the league title, placed second in the North Coast Section and took third at the Northern California Championships ... Also won the league title as a junior ... Team won four league championships and placed fourth in the state in 2005 ... Also played basketball.
JUNIOR/AMATEUR GOLF: Won the 2000 San Francisco City Women's Amateur at the age of 12 ... Won the 2004 IJGT Sandpiper ... Qualified for the 2005 Western Women's Amateur ... Qualified for the 2003 USGA Girls' Amateur.
PERSONAL: Born in Alameda, Calif. ... Daughter of Paula Kaneshiro and Michael Burkard ... Mother works in telecommunications, father works in sales ... Father played basketball at Gonzaga and UC Santa Barbara ... Has one brother, Jon, who plays golf at Cal State Hayward ... Majoring in business.
FAVORITES: Martha's nickname is Marti. Her sports hero is Michael Jordan and her favorite golfer is Tiger Woods. Martha's favorite golf course is Lake Merced, favorite club is a putter and her favorite shot is a punch shot. Favorite book is Memoirs of a Geisha, favorite movie is "Super Bad," favorite TV show is "Heroes," and her favorite musical artist is John Mayer. Martha enjoys eating Sushi, the best thing about golf is the tournaments and she chose OSU because of the rain.
