Weekly Release #11
4/24/2007 12:00:00 AM | Women's Golf
Upcoming Schedule
Fri-Sun., April 27-29 C Big Ten Championships (East Lansing, Mich.)
Sat-Sun., May 10-12 C host, NCAA Central Regional (Ann Arbor, Mich.)
Tue-Fri., May 22-25 C NCAA Championships (Daytona Beach, Fla.)
Next on the Tee: It's Conference Championship Time!
With the end of the regular season and final examinations completed, the University of Michigan women's golf team will shift its focus to the postseason and the upcoming 2007 Big Ten Championships Friday through Sunday (April 27-29). With a format of 72-holes, Michigan State will host the conference title, which will be decided at the Forest Akers West Course in East Lansing, Mich. All 11 Big Ten teams will participate for the conference title. Friday's first day of play begins with 8:30 a.m. tee times, with Saturday's third round beginning at 9:30 a.m. Sunday's final round starts at 9 a.m. Forest Akers West Course will be set up for a par 72 and 6,237 yards.
Big Ten Championships Teams
All 11 Big Ten teams will participate in the 2007 Big Ten Championships: Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, Michigan State, Minnesota, Northwestern, Ohio State, Penn State, Purdue and Wisconsin.
The Big Ten Championships Schedule
The 2007 Big Ten Championship will be 72-holes over the three days (April 27-29). The conference team's will play 36 holes the first day (Friday, April 27), followed by 18 holes on Saturday and Sunday. Thursday's practice round begins at 8:30 a.m. (no set tee times). The teams will play in twosomes (Friday) and threesomes (Saturday and Sunday) and tee times will kick off on both the No. 1 and 10 tees on all three days. First day pairings will be determined by Golfweek/Sagarin rankings; third- and fourth-round pairings will be determined by team scores.
| Date | Event | Time |
| Thursday, April 26 | Practice Round | Tee times throughout the day |
| Friday, April 27 | First Round | 8:30 a.m. (tee times, off No. 1 and 10, twosomes) |
| Second Round | 12:30 p.m. (tee times, off No. 1 and 10, twosomes) | |
| Saturday, April 28 | Third Round | 9:30 a.m. (tee times, off No. 1 and 10, threesomes) |
| Sunday, April 29 | Final Round | 9 a.m. (tee times, off No. 1 and 10, threesomes) |
The Big Ten Championships Scoring Format
Scoring for the 2007 Big Ten Championships will be six players; count the low four scores each round.
Follow the Big Ten Championships Live
Live scoring for the 2007 Big Ten Championships will be available for the championships through Golfstat Live.
Big Ten Championships Seeding
Seeding for the 2007 Big Ten Championships were determined upon the final week's regular season Golfweek/Sagarin rankings. If the tournament started today, first round seeding would be:
As of April 22, 2007 No. 1 Purdue No. 8 (73.27) No. 2 Michigan State No. 22 (74.21) No. 3 Ohio State No. 32 (75.09) No. 4 Northwestern No. 34 (75.24) No. 5 Michigan No. 41 (75.65) No. 6 Indiana No. 54 (76.19) No. 7 Iowa No. 76 (77.09) No. 8 Wisconsin No. 92 (77.56) No. 9 Illinois No. 105 (78.12) No. 10 Penn State No. 106 (78.15) No. 11 Minnesota No. 119 (78.85)
The Michigan Lineup at the Big Ten Championships
The Wolverines will take six players to the 2007 Big Ten Championship: Seniors Brianna Broderick (Richmond, Mo./Richmond HS) and Ali Stinson (Penticton, British Columbia/Penticton Secondary); freshmen Ashley Bauer (Grand Blanc, Mich./Grand Blanc HS) and Andrea Ratigan (Tucson, Ariz./Sabino HS) as well as junior Lindsay Davis (Dexter, Mich./Dexter HS) and sophomore Lydia Bentez Coln (Dorado, Puerto Rico/Pendleton School).
Continuing the Postseason Trend
With the spring season underway, Michigan will look to keep its postseason successes rolling. Michigan has had a team or individual representative receive invitation to an NCAA Regional in five of the last six years. In fact, this year's Maize and Blue will host the 2007 NCAA Central Regional May 10-12 at the U-M Golf Course. In addition to the NCAA success, the Wolverines have also finished among the top five at the Big Ten Championships in five of the last six years as well, including the program's best finish ever, closing as the runner-up in 2005. U-M has also had at least one player be named an All-Big Ten Golfer the last three straight years.
Closing Out the Regular Season Right, Adding 28th Trophy
With the team win at the Indiana Invitational on April 9-10, Michigan now has 28 total team titles in the history of the program. Of those 28 titles, 22 have come under U-M coach Kathy Teichert. The first-place trophy at the Indiana Invitational marks the second team victory this season after the Maize and Blue won its own Wolverine Invitational on Sept. 30-Oct. 1 last fall. Michigan has won at least one tournament in each of the last four seasons, with nine total during that span -- two (2003-04), four (2004-05), one (2005-06) and two (2006-07).
Continuing to Roll
Michigan stayed in team title hunt throughout the 10 tournaments in the regular season, as the Wolverines posted two team titles and six top five finishes. The Maize and Blue won its own Wolverine Invitational on Sept. 30-Oct. 1 and the Indiana Invitational on April 9-10, finished third at the Red Rocks Invitational on March 3-4, finished fourth at the Lady Northern Invitational (Sept. 16-17) and fifth at the Central District Classic (Feb. 19-20) and the Landfall Tradition (Oct 27-29). As a team, the Wolverines have averaged 304.75 per round as a team, which currently ranks third all-time in the U-M record books.
Home Cookin' ... Wolverines Add the Hardware Again
Michigan won its fourth Wolverine Invitational team title in the last five years. The title gave the Wolverine program its eighth trophy in 23 events at the U-M Golf Course, putting it atop the record book for most team titles in the Ann Arbor event. With Brianna Broderick's medalist honor, a Michigan player has won the individual title at the Wolverine Invitational four times in the last eight events held at the U-M Golf Course.
Sub 300s Lead to Successes
With team totals of 298, 293 and a season-low 291 at the Mountain View Challenge on March 24-25, Michigan posted its first 54-hole tournament total with three straight rounds under 300.The last time the Wolverines did that was two seasons ago during the 2004 Lady Northern Invitational (Sept. 11-12) at the U-M Golf Course, when U-M posted and 881 total (294-291-296).
Posting the Season Best Tally
Michigan's third-round team tally of 291 at the Mountain View Challenge on March 24-25 was a season-low for the Wolverines. The total topped the 293 the Maize and Blue had in the second round of the Mountain View Challenge. Overall, the Wolverines are averaging 304.75 per round as a team, which ranks third all-time at U-M.
Seniors Continue to Be Lineup Staples
By playing in the Indiana Invitational, Brianna Broderick and Ali Stinson played in their 45th straight tournaments for U-M. Broderick and Stinson have yet to miss a tournament in their entire career. In fact, the duo has started in all 45 of those tournaments. Former Wolverine Laura Olin holds the U-M record for consecutive tournaments, playing in 50 straight during her career.
More From the Starting Lineup
Brianna Broderick, Ali Stinson and Ashley Bauer have started all 10 tournament this season. Together they have helped the Wolverines with 16 top 20, 11 top 10 and seven top five individual finishes this season. They also helped the Wolverines to the team titles at the Wolverine Invitational on Sept. 30-Oct. 1 and Indiana Invitational on April 9-10. All three are expected to start at the 2007 Big Ten Championships. After not playing in the season-opening Lady Northern Invitational, Andrea Ratigan has started the last nine tournaments.
What a Final Season
Brianna Broderick has led the Wolverines in six-of-10 events this season. She started the season finishing with four straight top five finishes to lead the Maize and Blue. She won her second career tournament in a playoff at the Wolverine Invitational on Sept. 30-Oct. 1. This season, she has five top-10 finishes and is leading the team averaging a career-best pace of 75.18 strokes per 18 holes, which ranks second all-time in U-M history.
Tying The Career Best Score, Yet Again
With her final-round one-under 70 at the Mercedes-Benz Women's Championship (Oct. 13-15), Brianna Broderick tied her career best for a single-round tally. Two weeks earlier Broderick set a new career best with a one-under 70 in the first round of the Wolverine Invitational, an event she went on to win. In both career-best rounds she posted 13 pars, three birdies and two bogeys. She has six rounds par or better this season raising her career total to 14. She leads the Wolverines with a career-best 75.18 strokes per round.
Just Missing Another Top Total
Brianna Broderick's five-over 218 total at the Mercedes-Benz Women's Championship was a season-best 54-hole tournament total and just barely missed her career-best total of 217, set at 2004 Edwin Watts/Palmetto Intercollegiate (Nov. 1-2). In seven 54-hole events this season, Broderick is averaging 225.13 per tournament.
Stinson Continues to Produce
Ali Stinson posted her third top-10 finish of the season after tying for sixth at the Indiana Invitational on April 9-10. Stinson's other two top-10s were at the Lady Northern Invitational (tie-5th, Sept. 16-17)) and the Landfall Tradition (tie-8th, Oct. 27-29). In her final season, she has started all 10 tournaments and is averaging a career-best 76.71 strokes per round. She tied her season-best for the third time this season with an even-par 72 in the final round of the Mountain View Challenge (Mountain View Challenge). She also has postings of 72 in the second round of the Lady Northern Invitational on Sept. 16-17 and the second round of the Nike Purdue Kiahuna Collegiate Invitational on Nov. 22-23.
Playing Like a Veteran
Ashley Bauer continues to show the maturity of a veteran in her first season with the Wolverines. She is third on the team with a 76.86 scoring average after starting in all 10 tournament this season. Her tie for fourth place individually at the Indiana Invitational on April 9-10 gave her back-to-back top five finishes. She was fifth at the Mountain View Challenge on March 24-25. She closed the regular season finishing as the top Wolverine in the last three tournaments.
Bauer Takes It Deep in Arizona
Ashley Bauer smashed her previous 54-hole tournament best with a four-under 212 at the Mountain View Challenge on March 24-25. Her previous best total was 226 at the Wolverine Invitational on Sept. 30-Oct. 1. During her tournament best, she had three straight sub-par rounds with a career-best two-under 70, and back-to-back one-under 71s. Prior to the Mountain View she posted a career-best of 72.
Ratigan Gives Wolverines Second Rookie Punch
Andrea Ratigan may have missed the first tournament of the season, but she has been a staple of the lineup after that, starting the remaining nine tournaments. In her first season she is averaging 79.84 strokes per round. She posted a career-best one-under 71 in the second round of the Mountain View Challenge on March 24-25, marking her first career round under par. With that round in the books, she tallied a career-best 54-hole tournament total with her 222 posting.
Davis Gets First Top 10 Career Finish
Lindsay Davis' tie for sixth individual finish at the Red Rocks Invitational on March 3-4 was a career-best finish. She topped the 11th place showing she had at the 2005 Wolverine Invitational on Oct. 1-2 and the 2006 Big Ten Championships (April 28-30). Overall she had three top-20 finishes and one top 10 this season.
Davis Gets New Career Best Total
With her second-round one-under 70 at the Wolverine Invitational, Lindsay Davis set a new career best for a single-round tally. During the round she posted 11 pars, four birdies (Nos. 3, 7, 13, 17) and three bogeys (Nos. 4, 5 and 18). Davis topped her previous single-round best of 72, which she has recorded three times in her career. Overall, it marked her fourth career round under par. This season she has averaged 79.00 strokes per round.
Maize and Blue Hosts NCAA Regional
The University of Michigan women's golf team will be the host for the 2007 NCAA Central Regional Thursday-Saturday, May 10-12, at the U-M Golf Course in Ann Arbor, Mich. It will mark the first time the Maize and Blue women's program will get the honor of hosting an NCAA regional site. The 54-hole event will feature 24 invited teams and three invited individuals battling for the top-eight spots to advance to the NCAA Finals May 22-25 at the LPGA International Golf Course in Daytona Beach, Fla.
Calling All Volunteers
With Michigan serving as hosts for the 2007 NCAA Central Regional on May 10-12, the women's program is looking for volunteers to help run the events. For further information or to volunteer, please contact U-M assistant coach Cheryl Stacy at 734-615-6928 or through email at castacy@umich.edu.
Contact: Tom Wywrot (734) 763-4423
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