Michigan
The Landfall Tradition
Davis Leads Wolverines in Fall Season Finale
10/28/2007 12:00:00 AM | Women's Golf
WILMINGTON, N.C. -- With winds gusting up to 32 mph, the University of Michigan women's golf team battled the elements during the final round to close its fall season with a 12th-place showing Sunday (Oct. 28) at the prestigious Landfall Tradition at the Country Club of Landfall. The Wolverines closed with a 945 total after they posted team rounds of 306, 318 and 321 over the course of the three-day event.
Senior co-captain Lindsay Davis(Dexter, Mich./Dexter) closed as the top finishing Wolverine for the first time this season. Davis tallied a team-best 232 54-hole tournament total. After opening with a 78 on Friday, she followed with a 79 in Saturday's second round to sit in a tie for 40th after the first two rounds. Using a team-best 75 in the final round, Davis jumped eight spots to close tied for 30th with a 232 total.
Sophomore Ashley Bauer(Grand Blanc, Mich./Grand Blanc), who led the Wolverines during the first four tournaments of the season, closed a shot behind Davis with a 233 total to close 34th overall. She equaled Davis's first two-day totals, posting rounds of 78 and 79 to sit tied for 40th after 36 holes. She closed with a 76 giving her a 233 total and a 34th place finish.
Other Wolverine finishes included: junior co-captain Lydia Bentez Coln(Dorado, P.R./Pendleton School), 49th with a 240 total (73-82-85); freshman Min Yean Tan(Queensland, Australia/Hills International College), tied for 52nd with a 243 total (77-81-85), and freshman Louisa Shu(West Bloomfield, Mich./Birmingham Seaholm), tied for 57th with a 250 total (84-79-87).
Wake Forest seized the lead on the second day of play and did not let go, as the Demon Deacons took the team title with an 878 54-hole total (296-281-30). Purdue (287-299-301) was the runner-up at 887, while Michigan State (299-291-301) was third at 891. In addition to taking home the team time, Wake Forest's Nannette Hill won medalist honors with a one-over 217 tournament total (75-66-76). Purdue's Maria Hernandez (71-74-73) and Michigan State's Laura Kueny (75-69-74) tied for the runner-up spot at 218.
The Wolverines have completed their fall season and will have three months off before they return to tournament competition. The Maize and Blue will open the spring season with a match against alumni Saturday (Feb. 9) in Naples, Fla. The first tournament competition will be Monday and Tuesday, Feb. 18-19, at the Central District Classic at the River Wilderness Country Club in Parrish Fla.
Team Standings
1. Wake Forest 296-281-301 = 878 2. Purdue 287-299-301 = 887 3. Michigan State 299-291-301 = 891 4. Virginia 290-302-305 = 897 5. Tulsa 310-290-300 = 900 6. UNC Wilmington 308-288-309 = 905 7. Ohio State 297-302-311 = 910 8. North Carolina 310-311-305 = 926 9. N.C. State 319-303-315 = 937 10. UNC Greensboro 320-308-314 = 942 11. Penn State 325-308-310 = 943 12. MICHIGAN 306-318-321 = 945
Top Individuals
1. Nannette Hill, Wake Forest 75-66-76 = 217 (+1) 2. Maria Hernandez, Purdue 71-74-73 = 218 Laura Kueny, Michigan State 75-69-74 = 218 4. Allie Bodemann, Wake Forest 74-72-73 = 219 Michaela Cavener, Tulsa 78-68-73 = 219 Calle Nielson, Virginia 70-76-73 = 219 7. Laura Crawford, Wake Forest 69-72-79 = 220 8. Christel Boeljon, Purdue 68-72-81 = 221 Sara Brown, Michigan State 72-76-73 = 221 Carmen Perez-Narbon, UNCW 75-70-76 = 221
Michigan Individual Scores
T30. Lindsay Davis 78-79-75 = 232 34. Ashley Bauer 78-79-76 = 233 49. Lydia Bentez Coln 73-82-85 = 240 T52. Min Yean Tan 77-81-85 = 243 T57. Louisa Shu 84-79-87 = 250
Q U O T E S
Michigan coach Kathy Teichert
On the Landfall Tradition... "It's a real disappointment (to close the fall this way). It just sort of slipped away over a course of a few holes on the last two days with a lot of double bogeys. We just didn't play well. I really can't explain it. We just gave a lot of shots away ... just too many shots. It is just so hard to see them struggle. We started off really well in rainy conditions and in the second round we just could not get it finished. But this team is resilient. We will take this and learn from it over the winter and really just work hard. We are really going to focus on some things and really get ready for the spring."
N O T E S
Michigan has now completed the 2007 fall season.
Ashley Bauer started her 17th straight tournament for U-M at the Landfall Tradition. She has yet to miss a start for U-M during her career. Lindsay Davis has started her last eight straight events. In addition to Bauer and Davis, Lydia Bentez Coln and Min Yean Tan have started all five tournaments this season.
Contact: Tom Wywrot (734) 763-4423
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