Oklahoma State University Athletics
Cowgirl Golfers to Compete in NCAA Championships
May 20, 2007 | Cowgirl Golf
Sixth-Ranked Oklahoma State
at the NCAA Division I Women’s
Golf Championships
QUICK FACTS
Tues-Fri, May 22-25
LPGA International — Legends Course
Daytona Beach, Fla.
72-hole stroke play
par 72 • 6,351 yards
| Golfer | Class | Height | Handed | Rds-Stks | Average |
| Pernilla Lindberg | So. | 5-5 | Right | 30-2191 | 73.03 |
| Karin Kinnerud | So. | 5-3 | Right | 30-2254 | 75.13 |
| Sarah Bradley | Fr. | 5-8 | Right | 24-1819 | 75.79 |
| Mallorie Underwood | Sr. | 5-8 | Right | 30-2295 | 76.50 |
| Amanda Johnson | So. | 5-9 | Right | 24-1836 | 76.50 |
Cowgirls to Compete in NCAA Championships
Oklahoma State’s Cowgirl Golf team will travel to Daytona Beach, Fla., to compete in the NCAA Division I Women’s Golf Championships, hosted by the University of Central Florida and the Central Florida Sports Commission. The tournament will be held at the LPGA International — Legends Course on Tuesday through Friday, May 22-25, with practice rounds on Sunday and Monday, May 20-21. Oklahoma State is making its seventh-consecutive appearance at the NCAA Championships, just one of eight teams to do so. The NCAA Championships will begin at 8 a.m. Eastern time each day on the par-72, 6,351-yard course. The Cowgirls will tee off on Tuesday at 1:20 p.m. off the first tee and will be paired with UCLA and Georgia. On Wednesday, those same three teams will start off the No. 10 teebox at 8:50 a.m.
Cowgirls Tie for Team Title at West Regional
Oklahoma State’s Cowgirl golf team finished first at an NCAA regional tournament for the first time since the NCAA adopted the format in 1993 at the West Regional, tying Stanford for the top spot. OSU sophomore Pernilla Lindberg claimed medalist honors, her third victory of the season. Trailing by four strokes after the first round, Oklahoma State blistered the Entrada at Snow Canyon Country Club course on day two, shooting a 290. The Cowgirls had a four-stroke lead entering the final round and carded a nine-over 293 to tie the Cardinal. Top-ranked Arizona State finished third, just two strokes back, while Denver finished fourth and BYU and UC Irvine tied for fifth. Lindberg shot 68-68-70 for a three-day total of 206, tying for the lowest three-round tournament in school history. Sophomore Amanda Johnson was solid throughout the tournament and finished tied for seventh, her best collegiate finish. Freshman Sarah Bradley shot 72-73 during the final two rounds and finished 15th individually. It marked OSU’s sixth top-four finish in the last seven tournaments.
Oklahoma State at the NCAA Championships
The Cowgirls are competing in their seventh-consecutive NCAA Championships as a team, and making their 16th appearance overall. OSU’s inaugural appearance was in the first-ever NCAA Women’s Golf Championships in 1982, when the Cowgirls finished third. Oklahoma State has 10 top-10 finishes at the NCAA Championships, and five top-five finishes, including three in the last six years. OSU’s best performance at the NCAA Championships came three years ago in Opelika, Ala., when the Cowgirls finished as national runner-up to UCLA. OSU has two third-place finishes, first in 1982 and then again in 1989. The Cowgirls have finished fifth in two of the last six tournaments, first in 2001 at the Mission Inn Golf & Tennis Resort, and then at the 2003 Championships in West Lafayette, Ind., at Purdue’s Kampen Golf Course. In 2004, Karin Sjödin had the highest finish by a Cowgirl individual at the NCAA Championships as she finished second. It marked just the seventh time in school history that a Cowgirl had finished in the top-10 individually.
Cowgirls Have Recent Success at NCAAs
Oklahoma State is one of just seven teams that have competed in each of the last six NCAA Championships, including this season. The Cowgirls, along with Duke and Purdue, have joined four Pac 10 squads in an elite group that has made each of the past seven NCAA Championships. Those four Pac 10 schools are USC, UCLA, Arizona State and Stanford. Duke has six top-10 finishes in the last six NCAA Championships and is the only team with more top-10 finishes than Oklahoma State’s four.
Cowgirls Garner Postseason Accolades
Oklahoma State had three golfers earn All-Big 12 honors this season. Sophomores Pernilla Lindberg and Karin Kinnerud, along with freshman Sarah Bradley, were all named to the all-conference team. It was the second such honor for both Lindberg and Kinnerud, as Lindberg was an All-Big 12 first team selection a year ago and Kinnerud was a second-team selection last season. Bradley was one of three freshman named to the 2007 All-Big 12 team. Prior to this season, only five freshman had been named to the All-Big 12 first team. Bradley is one of four Cowgirl freshmen to receive the honor. All three Cowgirl golfers, along with sophomore Amanda Johnson, were also members of the Big 12 Championships all-tournament team. In the past, the conference coaches voted on two separate five-person squads, a first and second team. This year, it was decided to vote on one 10-person team.
Four Cowgirls Named Academic All-Big 12
Oklahoma State had four golfers named to the Academic All-Big 12 first team, tying for the most by any school this season. Sophomores Amanda Johnson and Karin Kinnerud both qualified with perfect 4.0 grade point averages, while senior Mallorie Underwood and sophomore Pernilla Lindberg both made the first team with a 3.2 or better GPA.
Lindberg Named National Golfer of the Week
Cowgirl sophomore Pernilla Lindberg was named the National Player of the Week by Golfweek.com for the period ending May 13. She won the individual title at the NCAA West Regional by seven strokes over her nearest competitor. It was the first such honor for a Cowgirl golfer in recent memory.
National Golfstat Rankings
Oklahoma State ranks among the nation’s best in several categories. The Cowgirls are second nationally in putts on greens in regulation at 1.889 putts on GIR. That trails just Duke, which averages 1.887 putts on GIR. Oklahoma State is third nationally in 3-putt holes, averaging just 1.01 per round. The Cowgirls are eighth nationally as a team in par-4 scoring, averaging 4.24 strokes per hole. OSU is eighth nationally with an average of 2.31 sub-par strokes per round.
Individually, sophomore Pernilla Lindberg is fourth nationally in eagles with three, fourth in par-three scoring at 3.04, ninth in putts on GIR at 1.842 and 10th in sub-par strokes per round at 3.27.
Lindberg leads the team in both fairways hit (77.8 percent) and greens in regulation (70.2 percent). Sophomore Karin Kinnerud leads the team in putts per round at 30.6 and up & downs at 57.3 percent. Sophomore Amanda Johnson leads the squad in sand saves at 45.8 percent.
Cowgirl Individuals Rank High Nationally
Based on the Golfweek/Sagarin Performance Ratings Index, the Cowgirls rank among the best in the field. Pernilla Lindberg ranks ninth in the country while Karin Kinnerud ranks 57th nationally. Freshman Sarah Bradley is 81st, Amanda Johnson is 129th and Mallorie Underwood ranks 133rd.
OSU vs. the Field
Oklahoma State is 30-30-6 (50.0 winning percentage) overall this season against the field represented in the NCAA Championships. The most frequent opponents on the Cowgirls’ schedule this season have been UCLA (2-3-1) and Arizona State (2-4). Please note that OSU finished no higher than ninth place in its first three tournaments, a span in which OSU picked up 21 of its 30 losses. Since the Cowgirls’ team victory at the Las Vegas Collegiate Showdown, Oklahoma State has finished no worse than sixth place. Over that span, OSU is 27-9-5, good for a 72.0 winning percentage.
OSU Schedule Strength Ranks in Top 10
Based on the Golfweek/ Sagarin Performance Ratings Index, Oklahoma State’s schedule this season is the 10th-toughest in the nation. Oklahoma State has played in the same tournament as one of the top-10 teams in the country a combined 31 times. The Cowgirls have played members of the top-25 a combined 76 times in 10 events this season.
