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Big 12 Championships
Cowgirl Golf Wins Big 12 Championship
April 21, 2002 | Cowgirl Golf
April 21, 2002
Manhattan, Kan. - Oklahoma State senior Emma Zackrisson shot a final-round 79, but it was good enough to hold off Kansas State's Christine Boucher as the Cowgirl won the individual title by one stroke here at the Big 12 Women's Golf Championships Sunday afternoon. Zackrisson and the rest of the Cowgirls as earned the team title with a three-stroke win over second-place Oklahoma.
Zackrisson started the tournament on Friday with a three-under-par 69, the only sub-par round of the day. Despite carding a 75-79 during the second and third rounds, the other golfers' scores went up as well. Junior Christi Cano, who was in second place by three strokes after day one and just one stroke after the second round, finished sixth after carding an 82 on the final round. She and Zackrisson were both named to the All-Tournament team.
Freshman Annie Thurman finished 13th with a 230, two strokes ahead of junior Linda Wessberg, who finished 17th with a 232. Freshman Jenny Karr, who finished with a 237 and in 27th place, had her score used twice during the tournament.
The Oklahoma Sooners finished second, three strokes behind the Cowgirls at 912. Texas, which was in fourth place after two rounds, hurdled the Baylor Bears and finished third with a 921. BU dropped to fourth with a 926, and then there was a huge gap, with Iowa State rounding out the top five with a 942.
The title is Oklahoma State's third Big 12 championship in six years, and the Cowgirls' 17th conference title overall. OSU becomes the first team to win back-to-back titles in the Big 12 Conference.
With Zackrisson's medalist honors, she becomes the 19th Cowgirl to win the conference individual title in the school's 27-year history. It is her second championship as a Cowgirl, and her second this season. She won the Rainbow Wahine Invitational earlier this spring.
Oklahoma State's next event will be the NCAA Regional Championships, May 9-11, at a site yet to be determined.
Big 12 Women's Golf Championships
Colbert Hills Golf Course *Manhattan, Kan.
April 19-21, 2002 * par 72 * 6,067 yards
Final Results
Team Results
1. OKLAHOMA STATE 293-302-314--909 2. Oklahoma 306-297-309--912 3. Texas 312-299-310--921 4. Baylor 306-302-318--926 5. Iowa State 317-305-320--942 6. Kansas State 313-308-330--951 7. Nebraska 322-314-316--952 8. Texas Tech 318-308-327--953 9. Texas A&M 321-316-317--954 10. Missouri 321-316-319--956 11. Colorado 322-310-337--969 12. Kansas 332-321-336--989
Individual Results
1. EMMA ZACKRISSON, OSU 69-75-79--223
2. Christine Boucher, KSU 76-71-77--224
3. Lisa Ferrero, Texas 77-74-74--225
Allison Johnson, OU 78-72-75--225
5. Kristin Dufour, Texas 77-71-78--226
Other OSU Scores
6. Christi Cano 72-73-82--227 13. Annie Thurman 74-78-78--230 17. Linda Wessberg 78-76-78--232 27. Jenny Karr 78-80-79--237
