Oregon State
Anuenue Spring Break Classic (Kapalua Golf Course)
French Posts Fourth Career Top-10 Finish, Beavers Tie For Seventh
March 27, 2012 | Women's Golf
March 27, 2012
Kapalua, MAUI - Senior Whitney French posted her fourth career top-10 finish, and first this season, to help the Oregon State women's golf team finish in a tie for seventh place at the inaugural Anuenue Spring Break Classic in Kapalua, Maui on Tuesday.
The Beavers concluded the two-day, 54-hole tournament with 56-over 305-300-315--920 at the par-72, 6,022-yard Kapalua Bay Course to finish in the middle of the pack, and tied with their rival Oregon Ducks, in the 14-team field.
"Today the team started out poorly in the first three or four holes and we also finished poorly," Oregon State head coach Risë Alexander said. "There were a couple of holes in the middle where we played fairly decent and the team was able to come back a little. But we just finished horribly.
"The main reason for the lack of performance was due to our putting, which is where we needed to be the strongest," she added. "Overall, it's a disappointing finish when we really had an opportunity to finish well in this tournament. The team needs to focus and prepare themselves for the ASU tournament."
| T7 | Oregon State | 305 | 300 | 315 | 920 |
| T8 | Whitney French (3) | 71 | 75 | 77 | 223 |
| T15 | Anica Yoo (1) | 75 | 75 | 76 | 226 |
| T32 | Seshia Lei Telles (4) | 80 | 73 | 80 | 233 |
| T44 | Lauren Sewell (5) | 79 | 77 | 82 | 238 |
| T68 | Rachael Fischer (2) | 85 | 83 | 84 | 252 |
French shot a 5-over 77 on Tuesday and finished in a tie for eighth on the individual leader board with a 7-over 71-75-77--223. She had two top-10 finishes last season, including a share of medalist honors at the Rose City Collegiate, and one as a junior. It's her third career top-10 finish in a 54-hole tournament.
Freshman Anica Yoo moved up the leader board with the Beavers' best round of the day, a 4-over 76, and finished in a tie for 15th place with a 10-over 75-75-76--226, while sophomore Seshia Telles concluded play at the two-day, 54-hole tournament with a 17-over 80-73-80--233 for a tie for 32nd.
Sophomore Lauren Sewell shot 22-over 79-77-82--238 to finish in a tie for 44th and junior Rachael Fischer finished in a tie for 68th with a 36-over 85-83-84--252. Senior Elyse Okada, a native of Kahului, Hawai'i, competed as an individual and had a 34-over 81-82-87--250 for a 65th place finish.
Colorado won the team title with a 25-over 299-289-301--889, while California finished second with a 27-over 295-296-300--891 and Tennessee was third with 28-over 299-293-300--892. Daniela Holmqvist of California won medalist honors with a 2-under 68-70-76--214 as the only player in the field to finish under-par.
The Beavers travel from Hawai'i to Arizona to compete in the PING/ASU Invitational this Friday through Sunday at the ASU Karsten Golf Course in Tempe, Ariz.
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