Women's Golf First at NW Invitational
October 12, 1998
Corvallis, Ore. - Its a three-horse race for the team championship at the Northwest Invitational womens intercollegiate golf tournament at the Trysting Tree Golf Club. Defending champion Oregon State, Pepperdine and Washington are all within three shots of the lead after two rounds.
The No. 20 Beavers used a second round 299, the best score for the round, to climb into the team lead after being third after the opening 18. OSUs 597 total is one shot better than Pepperdine and three better than Pac-10 Conference rival No. 25 Washington. No. 12 Oregon and San Francisco have outside shots at the title, the Ducks and Dons are 12 and 14 shots back respectively.
"I dont think the team feels any pressure being in the lead heading into the final round," Oregon State Head Coach Rise Lakowske said. "I think theyll approach the final round like any other, and play one shot at a time."
Kelli Kamimura of Washington and Anjeanette Dabbs of Oregon State are the only two players under par heading into the final round. Kamimura and Dabbs each shot 3-under-par 69 in the opening round, with Kamimura coming back with a 72 in the afternoon for a two shot lead. The 69 for Dabbs represented a career-low for the senior from Stockton, Cal., and tied the school record set by her teammate Andrea Hehn last year at Stanford. She birdied three of the final five holes for her round.
"It was a really exciting round," Dabbs said of her 69. "I was hitting my irons close to the pin today, and then making some putts. I also was driving pretty well, and when I did miss a fairway, I didnt miss by much."
The conditions worsened in the afternoon as a steady rain fell. Three even par rounds of 72 were the best scores in the afternoon, one of which was posted by defending champion and No. 20 individually ranked Kathleen Takaishi of Oregon State. The round enabled Takaishi to move into fifth place, six shots off the pace.
"The course played longer in the second round, the ball wasnt rolling due to the wet grounds," Dabbs explained. "When the course is wet playing two rounds becomes physically draining -- we have to carry more equipment and the bag becomes wet."
Other Oregon State scores for the day include Erin Borcherts tied for 13tha t 152; Rachel Borcherts is tied for 26th at 155; and Anne Brooksby is tied for 46th at 162. Four Beavers are playing as individuals and are not part of the team score - they include Andrea Hehn tied for ninth at 150; Brandi Seymour tied for 46th at 162; Jennifer Ferrante is 60th at 167; and Reena Eklund is tied for 64th at 170.
The final round will be played Tuesday, beginning at 8 a.m. Team Scores
Oregon State, 298-299-597; Pepperdine, 294-304-598; Washington, 296-304-600; Oregon, 305-304-609; USF, 304-307-611; San Diego State, 313-303-616; BYU, 314-307-621; California, 310-312-622; Washington State, 311-317-628; Idaho, 323-325-648; Hawaii, 328-325-653; Long Beach State, 330-336-666; Portland, 346-341-687
Top Individuals (Par 72)
Kelli Kamimura, UW, 69-72-141; Anjeanette Dabbs, OSU, 69-74-143; Tamie Durdan, Pepp., 71-73-144; Erin Rogers, USF, 70-76-146; Kathleen Takaishi, OSU, 75-72-147
Other OSU Scores
Andrea Hehn, 75-75-150; Erin Borcherts, 76-76-152; Rachel Borcherts, 78-77-155; Anne Brooksby, 81-81-162; Brandi Seymour, 83-79-162; Jennifer Ferrante, 86-81-167; Reena Eklund, 85-85-170
