Oklahoma State University Athletics
Karin Kinnerud
September 04, 2008 | Cowgirl Golf
Junior Season (2007-08)
• Was named to the NGCA All-American Scholar Team.
• Was also a first-team Academic All-Big 12 selection.
• Started all 12 events for the Cowgirls and leads the team with 34 career starts
• Cracked the top 20 on three occasions during the year.
• Tied for 12th place at the Arizona Wildcat Invitational with a 223 total.
• Tied for fourth place at the Donnis Thompson Invitational after opening with consecutive 73s on her way to a 221 total.
• Best finish of the year was her runner-up at the Big 12 Championship.
• Finished with a 13-over 229 total at Karsten Creek.
Sophomore Season (2006-07)
• Was named to the NGCA All-American Scholar Team.
• Was one of three Cowgirls named to the All-Big 12 squad.
• Also named a first-team Academic All-Big 12 selection.
• Was also named to the Big 12 Championships all-tournament squad after finishing eighth at the conference tourney.
• Was one of three players to compete in all 11 of the squad's events.
• Finished second on the squad with a 75.12 stroke average and four rounds below par.
• Posted her first top-20 finish of the season at the Tar Heel Invitational where she finished 16th after a final round 71.
• Finished 12th at the Las Vegas Collegiate Showdown after posting a career-best 69 during her second round.
• Finished 20th at the Northrup Grumman Regional Challenge as well.
• Posted three eighth-place finishes in four outings, beginning with the Lady Puerto Rico Classic.
• Also finished eighth at the Texas A&M “Mo” Morial Invitational and the Big 12 Championship.
Freshman Season (2005-06)
• Was named to the All-Big 12 second team and ranked ninth in the league in scoring average.
• She was named a scholar All-American by the National Golf Coaches Association for her work in the classroom.
• Played in all 11 tournaments for the Cowgirls her freshman season.
• Her top finish was a runner-up outing at the Susie Maxwell Berning Classic, where her lowest tournament score of 216 was one stroke behind teammate Pernilla Lindberg.
• Had three other top-20 finishes, including a 15th-place finish at the NCAA Central Regional.
• Finished 0-1-1 at the Hooters Collegiate Match Play Championship, losing to Purdue's Christel Boeljon 2-up before halving her match against Tennessee's Golda Johansson.
Amateur
• Advanced to the third round of the 2007 Ladies' British Open Amateur Championships.
• Finished second at the European Lady Junior Team Championship in 2007.
• Won the 2006 European Lady Junior Team Championship, defeating Spain's Belen Mozo in the finals.
• Competed for the Swedish Junior National squad at the Mercedes-Benz Women's Championship in October of 2004 and finished 16th individually, carding a three-round 74-76-73—223.
• Was a five-year member of the Swedish National team and achieved the first order of merit on the Swedish Junior Tour in 2004.
• Won the bronze medal at the European Ladies Team Championship in 2004.
• Her best amateur score was a four-under-par 68, shot at the Swedbank Junior Open in Vara Bjertorp, Sweden.
• Won that championship, as well as the Bankboken Tournament on the Swedish Junior Tour in Ljunghusen, Sweden.
• Also played tennis for six years and badminton for two years.
• She was also recruited by Arizona, Baylor and TCU.
Personal
Born Nov. 5, 1986. Karin is the daughter of Dag and Ingrid Kinnerud. She has two sisters, Matilda and Lisa. Karin is majoring in international business at Oklahoma State.
• Was named to the NGCA All-American Scholar Team.
• Was also a first-team Academic All-Big 12 selection.
• Started all 12 events for the Cowgirls and leads the team with 34 career starts
• Cracked the top 20 on three occasions during the year.
• Tied for 12th place at the Arizona Wildcat Invitational with a 223 total.
• Tied for fourth place at the Donnis Thompson Invitational after opening with consecutive 73s on her way to a 221 total.
• Best finish of the year was her runner-up at the Big 12 Championship.
• Finished with a 13-over 229 total at Karsten Creek.
Sophomore Season (2006-07)
• Was named to the NGCA All-American Scholar Team.
• Was one of three Cowgirls named to the All-Big 12 squad.
• Also named a first-team Academic All-Big 12 selection.
• Was also named to the Big 12 Championships all-tournament squad after finishing eighth at the conference tourney.
• Was one of three players to compete in all 11 of the squad's events.
• Finished second on the squad with a 75.12 stroke average and four rounds below par.
• Posted her first top-20 finish of the season at the Tar Heel Invitational where she finished 16th after a final round 71.
• Finished 12th at the Las Vegas Collegiate Showdown after posting a career-best 69 during her second round.
• Finished 20th at the Northrup Grumman Regional Challenge as well.
• Posted three eighth-place finishes in four outings, beginning with the Lady Puerto Rico Classic.
• Also finished eighth at the Texas A&M “Mo” Morial Invitational and the Big 12 Championship.
Freshman Season (2005-06)
• Was named to the All-Big 12 second team and ranked ninth in the league in scoring average.
• She was named a scholar All-American by the National Golf Coaches Association for her work in the classroom.
• Played in all 11 tournaments for the Cowgirls her freshman season.
• Her top finish was a runner-up outing at the Susie Maxwell Berning Classic, where her lowest tournament score of 216 was one stroke behind teammate Pernilla Lindberg.
• Had three other top-20 finishes, including a 15th-place finish at the NCAA Central Regional.
• Finished 0-1-1 at the Hooters Collegiate Match Play Championship, losing to Purdue's Christel Boeljon 2-up before halving her match against Tennessee's Golda Johansson.
Amateur
• Advanced to the third round of the 2007 Ladies' British Open Amateur Championships.
• Finished second at the European Lady Junior Team Championship in 2007.
• Won the 2006 European Lady Junior Team Championship, defeating Spain's Belen Mozo in the finals.
• Competed for the Swedish Junior National squad at the Mercedes-Benz Women's Championship in October of 2004 and finished 16th individually, carding a three-round 74-76-73—223.
• Was a five-year member of the Swedish National team and achieved the first order of merit on the Swedish Junior Tour in 2004.
• Won the bronze medal at the European Ladies Team Championship in 2004.
• Her best amateur score was a four-under-par 68, shot at the Swedbank Junior Open in Vara Bjertorp, Sweden.
• Won that championship, as well as the Bankboken Tournament on the Swedish Junior Tour in Ljunghusen, Sweden.
• Also played tennis for six years and badminton for two years.
• She was also recruited by Arizona, Baylor and TCU.
Personal
Born Nov. 5, 1986. Karin is the daughter of Dag and Ingrid Kinnerud. She has two sisters, Matilda and Lisa. Karin is majoring in international business at Oklahoma State.
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