Olivia Benzin Posts Another Top-10 Finish

Monday, February 27

Peoria, Ariz.

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Oregon State

Westbrook Spring Invitational

Olivia Benzin

Photo by: Karl Maasdam/Oregon State Athletics

February 27, 2017 | Women's Golf

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By: Oregon State Communications

PEORIA, Ariz. – Olivia Benzin finished in a tie for 10th place at the Westbrook Spring Invitational on Monday to continue her strong sophomore campaign for the Oregon State women's golf team.

Benzin, a native of Tacoma, Wash., has recorded top-10 finishes in four of her six tournaments this season. She finished 10th at the Ptarmigan Ram Classic, tied for fifth at the Rose City Collegiate, a career-best tie for fourth at the Pat Lesser-Harbottle Invitational and a tie for 10th at the Westbrook Spring Invitational.

The Beavers finished the two-day, 54-hole tournament in eighth place with an 18-over 288-303-291--882 at the par-72, 6,269-yard Westbrook Village Golf Club Vistas Course.

Kansas State won the 13-team event with a 3-under 861 and Audrey Judd of Nebraska claimed medalist honors with a 7-under 209.

"This team has been working very hard and while the scores this week do not show it, I am confident it will pay off in the long run," Oregon State head coach Dawn Shockley said. "Some things are close to clicking but just not there yet.

"As always, I'm proud of Olivia and her consistent play. Olivia represents our program well and what it means to be a Beav. She loves golf and will outwork anyone. She stays levelheaded and never gets too high or low. She always mentally and physically battles until the end."

Benzin dropped in nine birdies during the tournament and carded two sub-par rounds to finish in a tie for 10th with a career high-tying 1-under 71-73-71--215. She now has five career top-10 finishes, four this season and one as a freshman, and six career rounds in red figures.

It's the 11th time an Oregon State golfer has finished a three-round tournament in red figures and the second time for Benzin:

Oregon State All-Time Low Individual Three-Round Scores
212 (-4) -- Anica Yoo (NCAA Regionals, Spring 2015)
213 (-3) -- Kathleen Takaishi (Wahine Classic, Fall 1998)
214 (-2) -- Seshia Telles (Oregon State Invitational, Fall 2012)
214 (-2) -- Haley Nist (Rose City Collegiate, Fall 2015)
212 (-1) -- Lauren Sewell (Stanford Intercollegiate, Fall 2012)
212 (-1) -- Anica Yoo (Pac-12 Championship, Spring 2015)
215 (-1) -- Whitney French (Rose City Collegiate, Fall 2010)
215 (-1) -- Anica Yoo (Silverado Showdown, Spring 2014)
215 (-1) -- Olivia Benzin (Rose City Collegiate, Fall 2015)
215 (-1) -- Chelsea Saelee (Westbrook Spring Invitational, Spring 2016)
215 (-1) -- Olivia Benzin (Westbrook Spring Invitational, Spring 2017)

Junior Susie Cavanagh equaled Benzin with nine birdies over the three rounds that helped her finish in a tie for 27th place with a 5-over 71-76-74--221. Senior Elyse Smidinger had an excellent final round to finish a stroke back of Cavanagh with a 6-over 75-76-71--222 and tie for 47th place.

Freshman Nicole Schroeder finished in a tie for 54th with a 12-over 75-78-75--228 and junior Hannah Swanson posted a 15-over 71-83-77--231 for a tie for 58th.

The Beavers have a quick turnaround, returning to action next Monday and Tuesday at the Meadow Club Women's Intercollegiate in Fairfax, Calif.

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