Michigan
Big Ten Championships
Bauer Finishes Second, Wolverines Eighth at Big Ten Championships
4/25/2010 12:00:00 AM | Women's Golf
Site: Madison, Wis.
Course: University Ridge Golf Course (par 72, 6,246 yards)
Tournament: Big Ten Championships
U-M Standing: 8th Place of 11 Teams (311-301-299-317/1228)
Top U-M Individual: Ashley Bauer, 2nd (74-65-71-73/283, -5)
Next U-M Event: TBA
• Notes & Quotes | Photo Gallery 
MADISON, Wis. -- University of Michigan senior captain Ashley Bauer (Grand Blanc, Mich./Grand Blanc HS) ended her record-breaking run at the 2010 Big Ten Championships today (Sunday, April 25) as the medalist runner-up to equal U-M's best all-time finish at the conference event, posting a school-record, five-under-par total of 283 at University Ridge Golf Course. With a 317 team score in the final round, U-M maintained its eighth-place position, closing with a 1228 total (311-301-299-317) for 72 holes.
In an eventful three days, Bauer put herself in contention for medalist honors by shooting a U-M and Big Ten-record seven-under 65 in the second round, giving her a one-shot lead after 36 holes. She maintained her lead after 54 holes, posting a third-round 71.
After heavy rains soaked the course overnight, the University Ridge staff was able to get the course playable this morning, but strong, gusty winds and cool temperatures made conditions difficult.
Going off the No. 10 tee for the fourth straight round, Bauer started out well with birdies on Nos. 10, 12 and 15 to get to nine under for the tournament. However, she double-bogeyed 18 and had two bogeys on the front nine to finish with a 73 and a 283 total (74-65-71-73), three shots behind medalist Laura Gonzalez of Purdue. Gonzalez battled through the final-round conditions to post a 69 for an eight-under total of 280 (71-70-70-69).
For her efforts all season long and at the championships, Bauer was named All-Big Ten first team, becoming just the seventh Wolverine to earn the honor. She was a second team all-conference honoree in 2009.
Junior Min Yean Tan (Penang Island, Malaysia/Hills International College [Australia]) strung together four rounds in the 70s to finish her second Big Ten tournament in a tie for 30th place with a 307 total, posting rounds of 79, 78, 73 and 77. Sophomore Meagan Bauer (Grand Blanc, Mich./Grand Blanc HS) posted a career-best 72-hole total of 318 (80-79-77-82) and tied for 50th.
Senior Andrea Ratigan (Tucson, Ariz./Sabino HS), who was named U-M's Big Ten Sportsmanship Award recipient, placed 58th at 322 (78-79-80-85), junior Katelin Davis (Dexter, Mich./Dexter HS) tied for 60th at 324 (80-80-79-85), and freshman Caramia Sitompul (Jakarta, Indonesia/Bradenton Prep Academy [Fla.]) finished 66th at 336 (85-85-78-88).
Michigan will be hoping for an NCAA at-large berth when regional selections are announced Monday (April 26) at 4 p.m. Seventy-two teams, including 25 who earn automatic qualification as conference champions, plus nine individuals will be selected for NCAA regional competition.
The three regionals will be played Thursday through Saturday (May 6-8) at Ironwood Country Club, Greenville, N.C.; Ottercreek Golf Course, Columbus, Ind.; and Stanford Golf Course, Palo Alto, Calif. The NCAA Championships will be held Tuesday through Friday (May 18-21) at Country Club of Landfall, Wilmington, N.C.
Final Team Standings
1. Purdue 289-282-294-293 = 1158 (+6) 2. Michigan State 296-290-297-302 = 1185 3. Ohio State 294-293-293-309 = 1189 4. Wisconsin 302-289-301-302 = 1194 5. Indiana 304-295-298-308 = 1205 6. Northwestern 300-295-302-309 = 1206 7. Minnesota 303-297-294-314 = 1208 8. MICHIGAN 311-301-299-317 = 1228 9. Illinois 309-307-303-311 = 1230 10. Penn State 304-305-309-324 = 1242 11. Iowa 314-313-304-324 = 1255
Top Individuals
1. Laura Gonzalez, Purdue 71-70-70-69 = 280 (-8) 2. Ashley Bauer, U-M 74-65-71-73 = 283 3. Laura Kueny, Michigan State 72-68-74-72 = 286 4. Maude-Aimee LeBlanc, Purdue 72-68-76-74 = 290 5. Samantha Sommers, Minnesota 73-73-74-74 = 294 6. Numa Gulyanamitta, Purdue 74-73-74-74 = 295 7. Laura Nochta, Indiana 72-73-75-76 = 296 Carly Werwie, Wisconsin 74-69-77-76 = 296 9. Teresa Puga, Minnesota 75-74-71-77 = 297 Paula Reto, Purdue 74-71-76-76 = 297
Other Michigan Individuals
T30. Min Yean Tan 79-78-73-77 = 307 T50. Meagan Bauer 80-79-77-82 = 318 58. Andrea Ratigan 78-79-80-85 = 322 T60. Katelin Davis 80-80-79-85 = 324 66. Caramia Sitompul 85-85-78-88 = 336
N O T E S
• Ashley Bauer was named to the All-Big Ten first team. She was joined by Michigan State's Laura Kueny, who was also the Big Ten Player of the Year; Purdue's Laura Gonalez, Maude-Aimee LeBlanc and Numa Gulyanamitta; and Ohio State's Rachel Rohanna. It is the second year Bauer has earned all-conference honors; she claimed second team honors last year. She is just the seventh Wolverine to earn first team honors and just the third Wolverine to earn multiple honors from the Big Ten.
• Andrea Ratigan was U-M's selection for the Big Ten Sportsmanship award. It was the first time she received the conference honor.
• Big Ten medalist runner-up Ashley Bauer equaled the top finish ever by a Wolverine at the conference tournament, matching LeAnna Wicks, who tied for second at the 2002 Big Ten Championships. The only other U-M player ever to finish in the top five is Amy Schmucker (5th, 2005).
• Ashley Bauer's five-under 283 Big Ten Championships total not only set the U-M record at the conference tournament, it smashed U-M's all-time record for a 72-hole tournament total. Amy Schmucker held the previous Big Ten low with a 294 in 2005, and Bess Bowers held the U-M 72-hole record of 291 set at the 2002 NCAA Finals.
• Adding the 72-hole tournament school record to her playing resume, Ashley Bauer has now golfed for the cycle at U-M as she holds the scoring records for all four types of tournaments -- 18-hole (68, -3), 36-hole (148, shared), 54-hole (209, -4) and 72-hole (283, -5).
• Ashley Bauer crushed the U-M record for a single-round total with a seven-under 65 in the second round of the Big Ten Championships on Friday (April 23). She became the first Wolverine to shoot below 68. There were five members of U-M's "68 Club," with Bauer the only Wolverine to post multiple record rounds -- four of them. In addition to Bauer, Kim Benedict (2000-03), Laura Olin (2002-05), Amy Schmucker (2003-06) and LeAnna Wicks (1999-2002) have shot 68.
• Ashley Bauer's seven-under 65 set a Big Ten record and tied Wisconsin's University Ridge 18-hole record. Bauer posted seven birdies and 11 pars en route to the record round. Bauer's 18-hole total broke the Big Ten record of 66 set by Maria Hernandez of Purdue in the third round in 2008 Big Ten Championships. The University Ridge record was shared by two individuals, with Grace Park of Arizona State shooting 65 twice during the 1998 NCAA Championships, while Duke's Jenny Chuasiriporn also had a 65 in that event.
• With her one-under 71 in the third round of the Big Ten Championships, Ashley Bauer has 11 rounds of par or better this season. She has lowered her scoring average to 72.79, well on pace to crush the U-M single-season record of 75.03 by Amy Schmucker in the 2005-06 season.
• Meagan Bauer closed her second Big Ten Championships with a new career-best 72-hole tournament total, closing with a 318 tally. She lowered last year's tally of 335 by 17 strokes. In addition, playing in their first conference championship, Katelin Davis (324) and Caramia Sitompul (336) posted career-best 72-hole totals.
• Ashley Bauer made her fourth appearance at the Big Ten Championships, while Andrea Ratigan and Min Yean Tan played in their third. Meagan Bauer made her second trip, while Katelin Davis and Caramia Sitompul both played in their first conference event.
• Ashley Bauer has yet to miss a tournament in her career, playing in 47 straight events. Bauer is one of two Wolverines with lengthy consecutive-event streaks along with Min Yean Tan, who has played in 35 straight events in her three seasons. The U-M record for consecutive events played is held by Laura Olin (2002-05), who started 50 consecutive events.
Q U O T E S
Michigan Head Coach Cheryl Stacy
On early thoughts of her season and the Big Ten Championships ... "The highlight for me -- in my first year -- was knowing our team continued to improve with each and every event. They worked so hard day in and day out. You can see the results in our scoring average. Last year we shot around 310 per round and this year we were down to 302. I am just so encouraged by the improvement from each player. I really thought we would play better overall this weekend. Yes, it's disappointing, but knowing Ashley (Bauer) played so well really makes it special for us. She was right there. Conditions were super tough, and in the end someone just had a better day than her. She should be proud of the way she played. I am proud of her. I am happy she was able to represent Michigan the way she did."
On what Ashley Bauer has meant to this program ... "She has inspired so many people with her play and with the way she is as a person. She set so many records that a lot of the freshmen coming in next year have already talked about how Ashley is the greatest and that they want to play as well as she did. From that standpoint, for her to leave her mark on this program like that where recruits and even current players on this team want to strive for what she accomplished is really special. They know, and have even seen, how hard she worked every day, and that is something they can draw inspiration from. She has meant so much to this program. I was glad to just have the opportunity to coach her and be a part of her life."
U-M Senior Ashley Bauer
On her Big Ten Championships run ... "It was a great weekend. It was a terrific field. I just gave it all I had. I didn't know what was going to happen after this weekend. Unfortunately you go in with high hopes to win. I played well, but those couple of [double bogeys] will kill you every time. Winning with doubles is pretty hard to do. So, that in itself was pretty disappointing. I left some shots out there, but I had some good points. I am clearly disappointed with how I finished. I wanted to bring home the title for Michigan, but it just didn't happen. Overall though, it was a good weekend."
On what she has meant to the program ... "Michigan and the coaches have given me the opportunity to play for a great university. It was a dream come true. I never pictured in a million years I would be sitting here. Freshman year I didn't really know what to expect, and four years later I gave it all I had. That is where I am today and hopefully that will help kick-start the program in the right way next year and motivate the girls. They are my best friends. I am going to miss them a lot. It's been a tough couple of days realizing that this was going to be it. Walking up 18 today (pause) ... was pretty hard. But every end is a new beginning as they say. This is just mine."
Players Mentioned
