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Auburn Tiger-Derby Invitational
OSU's Thurman In Third Place At Derby Invitational
November 01, 2002 | Cowgirl Golf
Nov. 1, 2002
Auburn, Ala. - Oklahoma State's Annie Thurman carded a two-under-par 70, and is tied for third place individually after the first round here Friday afternoon at the Auburn Tiger/Derby Invitational. The Cowgirls are in ninth place as a team, recording a 12-over-par 300, 11 strokes behind first-place Tennessee.
Thurman, who is ranked 17th nationally, shot 34-36 for her first-round score, and is one stroke back of first place. Summer Sirmons of Georgia and Auburn's Diana Ramage each scored a 69. Cowgirl sophomore Lisa Jean is tied for 14th place after the first round with a one-over-par 73, while sophomore Jenny Karr, playing as an individual, is tied for 33rd with a 76.
Senior Linda Wessberg is tied for 41st with a 77, while freshman Karin Sj?din shot an 80 and senior Christi Cano shot an 83.
Auburn, the host school, is two strokes back of Tennessee at 291 and is in second place. Duke and Texas are tied for third at 294, while Arizona and USC are tied for fifth at 296. Georgia (seventh at 298) and South Carolina (eighth at 299) both lead the Cowgirls.
The tournament will continue on Saturday with another round of 18 holes, and conclude on Sunday with a final round of 18.
Auburn Tiger/Derby Invitational
Auburn University Club *Auburn, Ala.
Nov. 1-3, 2002 * par 72 * 6,262 yards
Team Results
1. Tennessee 289
2. Auburn 291
3. Duke 294
Texas 294
5. Arizona 296
USC 296
7. Georgia 298
8. South Carolina 299
9. OKLAHOMA STATE 300
10. Florida 303
11. Vanderbilt 308
12. TCU 310
13. LSU 311
Individual Results
1. Summer Sirmons, Georgia 69
Diana Ramage, Auburn 69
3. ANNIE THURMAN, OKLAHOMA STATE 70
Jessica Reese, Texas 70
Golda Johansson, Tennessee 70
Leigh Anne Hardin, Duke 70
Other OSU Scores
14. Lisa Jean 73 33. Jenny Karr * 76 41. Linda Wessberg 77 56. Karin Sjodin 80 68. Christi Cano 83* playing as an individual.
