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Landfall Tradition
Wildcats Maintain Ninth Spot Through Final Round of Landfall Tradition
10/26/2008 12:00:00 AM | Women's Golf
Oct. 26, 2008
Landfall Tradition Final Standings/Results
WILMINGTON, N.C. -- Northwestern finished the final round of the seventh-annual Landfall Tradition right where it started, shooting a 23-over 311 to place ninth with a three-day total of 78-over 942. The Wildcats finished six strokes better than 10th-place UNC Wilmington, marking the second top-10 finish for head coach Emily Fletcher's team this year.
Sophomore Kelsey Lindenschmidt (West Chester, Ohio/Ursuline Academy) continued her impressive start to the season, shooting a 5-over 77 to finish the 54-hole tournament at 15-over 231, good enough for a tie for 19th place. It marks the first top-20 finish for Lindenschmidt on the season, and the fourth of her Wildcat career. She was two strokes better than senior Jennifer Hong (Windermere, Fla./The First Academy), who also shot a 5-over 77 on the day. Hong closed out the tournament with a 17-over 233, finishing in a tie for 25th place.
Freshman Kylie Fuller (Temecula, Calif./Chapparal) had the most impressive round of the day for Northwestern, compiling a 4-over 76 over the final 18 holes to finish at 19-over 235 and in a tie for 32nd place, her best finish of her NU career. Freshman Alexandra Lederhausen (Hinsdale, Ill./Hinsdale Central) and sophomore Innapha Tantanavivat (Bangkok, Thailand/David Leadbetter Academy) each shot a 9-over 81, finishing the Tradition at 29-over 245 and 32-over 248, respectively.
Wake Forest defended its 2007 Landfall Tradition title by cruising to the repeat victory, finishing the tournaemt with a 16-over 880. The Demon Deacons dominated from the opening tee, defeating second-place Ohio State by 28 strokes while Michigan and North Carolina tied for third at 52-over 916, 36 shots behind Wake. Florida (55-over), East Carolina (58-over), Notre Dame (63-over) and North Carolina State (72-over) rounded out the top eight.
Individually, Wake Forest's Dolores White shot a 2-under 70 in the final round to capture the individual championship, finishing with a 2-over 218 over the course of 54 holes. She edged out East Carolina's Abby Bools by two strokes and teammate Jean Chua by three en route to taking home the trophy.
Northwestern now prepares for its final tournament of the fall season as the Wildcats head to San Marcos, Texas, to compete in the Challange at Wolfdancer on Nov. 2 and 3. NU captured the 2007 Challenge team championship and looks to defend its title.
