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NCAA Central Regional
Cowgirl Golfers Finish Fifth At Central Regional
May 11, 2002 | Cowgirl Golf
May 11, 2002
East Lansing, Mich. - Oklahoma State's sixth-ranked women's golf team shot a final-round score of 296, finishing fifth at the NCAA Division I Women's Golf Central Regional here Saturday afternoon. The top-eight finish will advance OSU to the NCAA Championships in two weeks in Auburn, Wash.
All five Oklahoma State golfers finished in the top 40, including a 19th-place finish by freshman Jenny Karr. Karr shot a 76 during Saturday's final round and finished with a 232. Senior Emma Zackrisson finished one stroke back at 233, good for 30th place. Juniors Christi Cano and Linda Wessberg each finished with a 235, good for 34th place, while freshman Annie Thurman finished one stroke back at 236, in 39th place.
The Tulsa Golden Hurricane shot a tournament-best 290 and won the Central Regional with a team score of 914, four strokes better than second-place Ohio State and Texas. Purdue finished fourth, one stroke ahead of Oklahoma State's 921. Michigan finished sixth with a 929, followed by Oklahoma (931) and Michigan State (932). Kent State, which was in first place after two rounds, shot a final-round 312 and dropped from the top eight and did not advance.
Tulsa's Stacy Prammanasudh won the individual title with a three-over-par 219, four strokes better than Kent State's Martina Gillen. Prammanasudh, an Enid, Okla., native, shot 71-77-71 for her three-day score.
Oklahoma State advanced to the national tournament for the third-consecutive season, and finished fifth at last year's championship. The tournament will begin on Tuesday, May 21, in Auburn, Wash., and will be a 72-hole, stroke-play format.
NCAA Division I Women's Golf Central Regional
Forest Akers West Golf Course *East Lansing, Mich.
May 9-11, 2002 * par 72 * 6,357 yards
Final Results
Team Results
1. Tulsa 315-309-290--914
2. Ohio State 311-310-297--918
Texas 316-310-292--918
4. Purdue 309-314-297--920
5. OKLAHOMA STATE 306-319-296--921
6. Michigan 313-322-294--929
7. Oklahoma 319-306-306--931
8. Michigan State 310-327-295--932
9. Kent State 304-317-312--933
10. Baylor 309-318-309--936
11. TCU 314-320-304--938
12. Wisconsin 324-319-305--948
13. Illinois 324-334-303--961
14. Kansas State 325-326-312--963
Northwestern 325-334-304--963
16. Indiana 339-318-311--968
17. Florida State 327-329-314--970
18. UNC-Wilmington 331-324-318--973
19. Nebraska 339-333-326--998
20. Bradley 337-344-322--1003
21. St. Francis (PA) 358-355-342--1055
Individual Results
1. Stacy Prammanasudh, Tulsa 71-77-71--219
2. Martina Gillen, Kent State 71-77-75--223
3. Caroline Laurens, Purdue 75-76-73--224
4. Melanie Hagewood, Baylor 70-78-77--225
5. Malinda Johnson, Wisconsin 77-76-73--226
OSU Scores
19. Jenny Karr 75-81-76--232
30. Emma Zackrisson 77-82-74--233
34. Christi Cano 78-77-80--235
Linda Wessberg 84-79-72--235
39. Annie Thurman 76-86-74--236
