Women's Golf Places 8th at Pac-10 Championships
TUCSON, Ariz. – The Oregon State women’s golf team finished in 8th place on Wednesday at the Pac-10 Women’s Golf Championships, hosted by Arizona.
The Beavers shot a 315 on Wednesday’s final round and a 920 (307/298/315) for the tournament, at the par-72 Oro Valley Country Club. UCLA won the tournament with 879 (291/287/301).
“I think that they’ll take a lesson from today. They learned to approach a situation that they’re not used to being in, playing in this kind of tournament against these caliber of teams.” Head coach Rise Lakowske said following the tournament. “I definitely believe that they’re as talented as several of these schools; they just have to go out there and prove it. They were trying to protect their position. You can’t do that in golf – you have to be aggressive and tenacious by going after birdies and not trying to save pars. It was a good experience for them.”
Senior Leah Whiting broke an OSU record on Tuesday when she recorded no bogeys to shoot a 4-under-par 68. Whiting was the Beavers best finisher, placing 12th with 224 (75/68/81). Jillian Ferrante finished the tournament tied for 30th after a final round 79 and a three-round total of 230 (76/73/81). Julianna Uhrik recorded the best round of the day for OSU, shooting a 3-over-par 75, bringing her tournament total to 231 (78/78/75). Uhrik placed 32nd. Jessi Gebhardt shot a 77 on the final round and a 239 (82/79/78) for the tournament to place in a tie for 40th. Freshman Sara Natwick finished the tournament in 46th with 245 (78/83/84).
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Team Scores: 1. UCLA (291/287/301) 879; 2.
Individual Leaders: 1. Paige
OSU Scores: 12. Leah Whiting (75/68/81) 224; T30. Jillian Ferrante (76/73/81) 230; 32. Julianna Uhrik (78/78/75) 231; T40. Jessi Gebhardt (82/79/77) 238; 46. Sara Natwick (78/83/84) 245
