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Cowgirls Look To Defend Big 12 Title
April 22, 2010 | Cowgirl Golf
April 22, 2010
Cowgirl Golf Looks To Three-Peat At Big 12 Championship
Oklahoma State's women's golf team will look to win its third-straight title at the Big 12 Championship this weekend at Jimmie Austin Golf Club in Norman, Okla. The second-seeded Cowgirls will be paired with No. 1 seed Texas A&M and third-seeded Texas for their first round on Friday. The trio will begin on the No. 10 tee at 8:50 a.m. (CST) at the par-72, 6,322-yard layout. The 54-hole event will consist of 18 holes each day beginning with Friday's first round and concluding on Sunday.
OSU At The Big 12 Championship
OSU leads the league with its seven Big 12 crowns. The Cowgirls first won the event in 1999 in Boulder, Colo. OSU then began its run of three consecutive championships with its victory in 2001 in Harvester, Iowa. After winning the 2002 tourney in Manhattan, Kan., the Cowgirls closed out their string with their triumph in Columbia, Mo. in 2003. OSU won the 2005 title in Austin, Texas before claiming the 2008 title on its home course, Karsten Creek, in Stillwater. Last year, OSU repeated with a victory at The Rawls Course in Lubbock, Texas.
Cowgirls At The Big 12 Championship
OSU has been equally successful in the individual Big 12 race as it has been in the team race, having six players claim medalist honors during the history of the event. In 1999, Maria Bodén became the first Cowgirl to win the event and regained the title in 2001. Emma Zackrisson grabbed top honors in 2002, while Annie Thurman followed two years later with back-to-back victories in 2004 and 2005. Jaclyn Sweeney won the event in 2008 to become the school's most recent champion.
Big 12 Rewind ... 2009 Big 12 Championship
For the second-straight year, the Cowgirls posted double-digit victory over the field at the Big 12 Championship. A year after rolling to a 27-shot victory on its home course, OSU closed play at The Rawls Course in Lubbock, Texas with a 312 to finish at 909 and 13 shots clear of runner-up Texas A&M. The Cowgirls also had four players finish in the top 10 and earn All-Tournament Team honors for the second-straight year as well. Pernilla Lindberg and Caroline Hedwall tied for third place at 226, while Amanda Johnson was two strokes back and alone in fifth place. Caroline Masson rounded out the quartet, finishing ninth with a 231 total.
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