Northwestern University Athletics
Women's Golf Finishes Third at Lady Buckeye Invitational
6/21/1999 12:00:00 AM | Women's Golf
April 25, 1999
EVANSTON, Ill. - The Northwestern women's golf team finished in third place at this weekend's Lady Buckeye Invitational, played at Ohio State's Scarlet Course in Columbus, Ohio. NU posted rounds of 312-309-310 for a final team score of 931. Ohio State won the tournament at 907 followed by Purdue at 929.
Karen England (Paris, Ontario, Canada/Paris District) took top Wildcat individual honors, tying for seventh place. England recorded one of only two eagles during the tournament, holing in on Saturday at the par-5, 415-yard 12th hole. Amylou Dueck (Mesa, Ariz./Red Mountain) tied for 17th place at 237 while freshman Emily Gilley (Flossmoor, Ill./Homewood-Flossmoor) tied for 19th place at 238. Purdue's Angela Blythe won the event at 220.
As a team, the Wildcats recorded the second-most birdies at the tournament (25) and led all teams in scoring on the par-5 holes, averaging 5.11 strokes per hole. England led all individuals on the par-5 holes, shooting five-under-par for the weekend. Beystehner tied for ninth on the par-5s, finishing even par for the weekend. NU travels next weekend to West Lafayette, Ind., for the Big Ten Conference Championships (April 30-May 2).
Final Team Standings 1. Ohio State 304-297-306=907 2. Purdue 315-307-307=929 3. Northwestern 312-309-310=931 4. Pepperdine 309-313-311=933 5. Michigan State 322-310-304=936 6. Minnesota 322-318-315=955 7. Wisconsin 320-316-320=956 8. Kent 328-327-319=974 9. Toledo 326-327-324=977 10. Ohio 328-327-331=986 11. Winthrop 327-335-325=987 12. Notre Dame 332-332-326=990 13. Cincinnati 346-351-327=1024 14. Xavier 353-345-339=1037 15. Bowling Green 354-344-350=1048
Final Northwestern Individual Results T-7 Karen England 76-80-76=232 T-17 Amylou Dueck 79-76-82=237 T-19 Emily Gilley 84-77-77=238 T-26 Christie Hermes 79-76-85=240 T-31 Kristen Beystehner 82-85-75=242 T-45 Colleen Kiely 78-86-82=246
