Oregon State
WSU Cougar Cup (Palouse Ridge Golf Club)
Women's Golf Finishes Fifth At Fall's Opening Tournament
September 20, 2011 | Women's Golf
Sept. 20, 2011
CORVALLIS, Ore. - The Oregon State women's golf team posted a top-five finish in its opening tournament of the fall season on Tuesday at the Fourth Annual Cougar Cup in Pullman, Wash.
The Beavers shot a 20-over 308 at the par-72, 6,278-yard Palouse Ridge Golf Club and finished fifth overall at the 13-team tournament with a 53-over 314-295-308--917. Washington won the team title with a 26-over 890, while Stanford, Idaho and Washington State rounded out the top four at the two-day, 54-hole event.
"We played well tee to green today but had too many unforced errors in our short game," Oregon State head coach Risë Alexander said. "This team is young with excellent potential for this season. They will have to learn better course management to setup more birdie opportunities. But they have excellent skills and will learn quickly.
"It appears they worked hard on their long game this summer, but may have neglected their short game, especially putting, over the last several months," Alexander added. "We will get to work on that tomorrow and be much improved by our next event."
Senior Whitney French and freshman Anica Yoo posted the best rounds for the Beavers on Tuesday with each player carding a 4-over 76. Sophomores Seshia Telles and Lauren Sewell and freshman Bethany Wurster all finished with a 6-over 78 in the tournament's final round.
Telles finished the tournament in a tie for 14th with a 12-over 77-73-78--228 for her fourth career top-15 finish, while Sewell was tied for 20th with a 13-over 78-73-78--229 and French finished tied for 20th with a 14-over 81-73-76--230. Yoo and Wurster finished tied for 25th and 28th, respectively, in their first collegiate event.
Oregon State had six players competing as individuals with newcomer Stephanie Loi leading the group with an 18-over 79-77-78--234 for a tie for 32nd place.
The Beavers return to action Oct. 3-5 at the Edean Ihlanfeldt Invitational at Sahalee Country Club in Sammamish, Wash.
Team Scores: 1. Washington 309-285-296--890 (+26); 2. Stanford 307-303-292--902 (+38); 3. Idaho 321-294-295--910 (+46); 4. Washington State 312-306-293--911 (+47); 5. Oregon State 314-295-308--917 (+53); 6. UC Irvine 323-304-312--939 (+75); t7. Nevada 314-304-322--940 (+76); t7. Sacramento State 323-314-303--940 (+76); 9. Gonzaga 325-312-304 (+77); 10. Montana 325-315-303--943 (+79); 11. Montana State 338-310-306--954 (+90); 12. Portland State 325-323-309--957 (+93); 13. Eastern Washington 339-321-323--983 (+119).
Top Individual Scores: 1. Sally Watson, Stanford 79-71-70--220 (+4); t2. SooBin Kim, Washington 76-70-75--221 (+5); t2. Kayla Mortellaro, Idaho 80-72-69--221 (+5); t2. Kristen Rue, Washington State 77-70-74--221 (+5); t5. Cyd Okino, Washington 76-68-79--223 (+7); t5. Sadena Parks, Washington 78-74-71--223 (+7); 7. Julie Shutler, Sacramento State 76-76-72--224 (+8); t8. Rachel Choi, Idaho 79-73-74--226 (+10); t8. Marissa Mar, Stanford 77-75-74--226 (+10); t8. Mariko Tumangan, Stanford 75-77-74--226 (+10); t8. Jamie Yam, Nevada 78-73-75--226 (+10).
Oregon State Scores: t14. Seshia Telles 77-73-78--228 (+12); t20. Lauren Sewell 78-73-78--229 (+13); t23. Whitney French 81-73-76--230 (+14); t25. Anica Yoo 80-76-76--232 (+16); t28. Bethany Wurster 79-76-78--233 (+17).
Oregon State Scores As Individuals: t32. Stephanie Loi 79-77-78--234 (+18); t52. Chelsey Lind 86-79-76--241 (+25); t65. Elyse Okada 83-80-83--246 (+30); 76. Rachael Fischer 84-87-79--250 (+34); 82. Melissa Gibbons 91-87-81--259 (+43); 83. Lauren Fischer 88-85-88--261 (+45).
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