Women's Golf Hosts NCAA Fall Preview in September
February 11, 1999
Corvallis, Ore. - The Pacific Northwest will be the premier area for NCAA Division I womens golf in 1999-2000, as the NCAA Fall Preview, the Pacific-10 Championships and NCAA Championships are all scheduled for the state of Oregon.
The NCAA Fall Preview begins the years schedule, Sept. 13-15 at the Crosswater Golf Club at the Sunriver Resort. The field will include most of the nations top-25 teams, including nationally ranked Oregon, Oregon State and the University of Washington.
"This is the premier event of the fall college season," Oregon State Head Coach Rise Lakowske said. "The nations top teams and individuals will be playing at Crosswater, and many of these players will go on to successful professional careers."
Oregon State University will serve as the host of the Fall Preview and NCAA Championships, while the University of Oregon will host the Pac-10 Championships at the Eugene Country Club in the spring of 2000. The NCAA Championships will be held May 24-27, 2000, also at the Crosswater Course.
Beaver Head Coach Rise Lakowske is looking for interested volunteers for both the NCAA Preview and NCAA Championships.
"We have a wide array of jobs available for interested people," Lakowske said. "We need scorers, people to shuttle teams and media personnel, people to marshall, and many other duties."
The schools anticipated to participate in the NCAA Fall Preview include five-time and two-time defending national champion Arizona State, current No. 1 ranked Duke, along with national powers Arizona, USC, Tulsa, Georgia, Stanford, Oklahoma State, Texas, Auburn, Indiana, Tennessee, Ohio State, New Mexico State, North Carolina, Alabama, UCLA, South Carolina, LSU, Oregon, Washington and Oregon State.
"No question it will be a star-studded field," Lakowske added. "Every team in the field will be championship caliber."
Individuals who have played in the Fall Preview and NCAA Championships in the past include two-time defending NCAA Champion Heather Bowie of Arizona State, two-time low amateur and 1998 U.S. Open runner-up Jenny Chauasiriporn of Duke, 1996 NCAA Champion Marisa Baena, LPGA 72-hole record holder Wendy Ward, 1998 LPGA money leader Annika Sorenstam, plus Donna Andrews, Brandie Burton, Pat Hurst, Dottie Pepper and Danielle Ammaccapane, all of whom were among the top-15 money winners last year.
"There is no doubt these tournaments will give people a glimpse at the future of the LPGA," Lakowske concluded.
If you are interested in volunteering for the Preview or NCAA Championship, please contact Susan Carpenter in the Oregon State University Athletic Department at (541) 737-7358.
