Oklahoma State University Athletics
Cowgirls Set For NCAA Championship Play
May 18, 2009 | Cowgirl Golf
May 18, 2009
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Cowgirl Golf Heads To Maryland For NCAA Championship
Oklahoma State's women's golf team will be in search of its first national title this week when it begins play at the NCAA Championship at Caves Valley Golf Club in Owings Mills, Md. The fourth-ranked Cowgirls will begin the 72-hole event on Tuesday at 12:50 p.m. (EST) on the No. 10 tee and will play with Virginia and TCU. OSU will be grouped with those same two teams on Wednesday and will go off the first tee at 8:20 a.m. at the par-72, 6,443-yard layout. The tournament field consists of 24 teams and six individuals with 18 holes scheduled each day from Tuesday through Friday.
OSU In NCAA Competition
The Cowgirls are competing in their ninth-consecutive NCAA Championship and are making their 18th appearance overall. OSU's inaugural appearance was in the first-ever NCAA Women's Golf Championship in 1982, when the Cowgirls finished third. OSU has 10 top 10s at the tournament, and five top-five finishes. OSU's best performance at the championship came in 2004 when the Cowgirls finished as national runner-up to UCLA in Opelika, Ala. OSU has two third-place finishes, first in 1982 and then again in 1989. In 2004, Karin Sjödin had the highest NCAA Championship finish by a Cowgirl individual as she finished second.
NCAA Rewind ... 2008 NCAA Championship
OSU posted a 315 score during its final round at the NCAA Championship to finish tied for 19th place at the University of New Mexico Championship Course. The Cowgirls finished with a 72-hole total of 1,228, 76-over, to come in tied with Tulsa for 19th place. Junior Amanda Johnson was the top individual performer for the Cowgirls, finishing with a 16-over total of 304. The Tulsa, Okla., native carded a 76, giving her the squad's low round of the day. Senior Tammy Clelland carded an 80 during her final round to finish at 306 and tied for 65th place, while junior Pernilla Lindberg also posted an 80 for a 307 total, tying her for 68th place. Junior Karin Kinnerud tied for 89th place with a 312 total after turning in a 79 during her fourth round. For the third consecutive round, OSU was without the benefit of five players after freshman Jaclyn Sweeney had to withdraw during the second round with an injury. With only four players in competition, the Cowgirls were unable to throw out their high score during the final 54 holes of the event.
Current Cowgirls In NCAA Championship Play
The Cowgirls will enter this year's championship with a wealth of experience to draw from courtesy of their three seniors. All three players have competed in three NCAA Championships during their careers. Pernilla Lindberg's best finish was a 43rd-place showing as a freshman. She also finished 50th in 2007 and 68th as a junior. Amanda Johnson was the squad's top finisher last year, tying for 54th place. She finished 105th as a freshman and 97th in 2007. Karin Kinnerud has the highest two finishes with a 21st-place outing in 2007 and a 38th-place finish in 2006. Last year, she tied for 89th place.
What 2 Watch 4
OSU has finished in the top five in eight of its 10 outings this year ... the Cowgirls finished sixth at Caves Valley last fall at the Duramed Fall Preview ... freshman Caroline Hedwall did earn her first collegiate victory at that event ... OSU earned its ninth-straight NCAA berth after finishing fourth at the NCAA Central Regional.
