Cowgirls Stand at Eighth in The Desert
TEMPE, Ariz. – Oklahoma State’s women’s golf team posted a 4-over 292 during its first round at the Ping/ASU Invitational on Friday to stand in a tie with Arizona for eighth place at ’s Karsten Golf Course.
The Cowgirls, who entered play as the event¹s defending champion, finished
the day just one shot behind a quartet of teams for fourth place at the
par-72, 6,230-yard layout. Tournament host Arizona State fired a 9-under 279
and leads Southern California by two shots.
Individually, a pair of players fired 68s to lead by one as ’s Carlota
Ciganda and Tulsa¹s Kristina Merkle came in at 4-under par for the day.
sophomore Caroline Hedwall and freshman Courtney McKim found themselves
just two shots off the pace after carding 2-under 70s. The duo joined three
other players at 2-under par for the day and tied for sixth.
Freshman Victoria Park was just outside the top 10, finishing the day tied
for 11th with a 71.
’s freshmen duo of Hillary Wood and Eyglo Oskarsdottir came in tied for
83rd place with 81s.
The Cowgirls will return to the course tomorrow at 8:00 a.m. () and will
be grouped with Denver and Arizona.
Updated 04-10-2010
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