Michigan
Indiana Invitational
Wolverines Finish 10th at Indiana Invitational
4/9/2000 12:00:00 AM | Women's Golf
Site:Â Bloomington, Ind.
Course: Indiana University G.C. (par 74, 6,134 yards)
Event:Â Indiana Invitational
Michigan Finish:Â 10th Place of 15 Teams (337-325/662)
Top U-M Individual:Â Kim Benedict, tie-7th (83-76/159)
Next U-M Event:Â Sat-Sun., April 15-16 -- at Hawkeye Invitational (Iowa City, Iowa)
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. -- Despite inclement weather and two player disqualifications in the first round, the University of Michigan women's golf team still used consistent play to capture its fourth 10th-place team finish of the year at the Indiana Invitational on Saturday and Sunday, April 8-9. The Wolverines fired rounds of 337 and 325 to finish with an invitational total of 662.
Originally scheduled for 54 holes, the invitational was shortened to 36 holes (18 Saturday, 18 Sunday) by rainy and windy weather conditions. Host Indiana won the team title on its home course, firing a tournament-best 637 to finish two strokes ahead of runner-up Ohio State (639). The Hoosiers' Theresa McDermott won the individual title by just a single stroke with rounds of 77-76 for a 153 total. Indiana teammate Natalie Tucker and Wisconsin's Allie Blomquist tied as the tournament runner-up with totals of 154.
After Michigan started the first day off with consistent scores, junior Jennifer Baumann (Okemos, Mich./Okemos HS) and sophomore Cortney Reno (Grosse Ile, Mich./Grosse Ile HS) were disqualified for improperly signing their scorecards. Reno rebounded on the second day with an 81, the team's second-lowest score of the day.
The Wolverines responded with solid second-round play as freshman Kim Benedict (Rochester Hills, Mich./Rochester Adams HS) led the charge, finishing in a tie for seventh after rounds of 83 and 76 for a 159 tournament total. Sophomore Bess Bowers (Bloomington, Ind./North HS) followed in a tie for 33rd after shooting rounds of 81 and 86 for a 167 finish. Sophomore Misia Lemanski (Grosse Ile, Mich./Grosse Ile HS) finished tied for 45th (84-85/169) and junior Trish Watkins (Darien, Conn./Darien HS) finished tied for 58th (89-83/172).
The Wolverines will head west to Iowa City, Iowa, to participate in their last tournament before the Big Ten Championship as they will play in the Hawkeye Invitational, April 15-16 at the Finkbine Golf Course.
Team Standings
1. Indiana 314-323 = 637
2. Ohio State 317-322 = 639
3. Wisconsin 324-321 = 645
4. Northwestern 323-324 = 647
5. Michigan State 321-331 = 652
6. Iowa 325-329 = 654
7. Purdue 329-326 = 655
Minnesota 332-323 = 655
9. Kent 326-333 = 659
10. MICHIGAN 337-325 = 662
11. Illinois 347-329 = 676
12. Illinois State 343-337 = 680
13. Southern Illinois 339-343 = 682
14. Northern Illinois 347-346 = 693
15. Notre Dame 353-341 = 694
Top Individuals
1. Theresa McDermott, Indiana 77-76 = 153
2. Natalie Tucker, Indiana 75-79 = 154
Allie Blomquist, Wisconsin 80-74 = 154
4. Katie Bakken, Minnesota 79-76 = 155
5. Lisa Strom, Ohio State 82-75 = 157
6. Mollie Fankhauser, Ohio State 76-82 = 158
7. Kim Benedict, U-M 83-76 = 159
Stacy Orschell, Purdue 81-78 = 159
Jan Dowling, Kent 79-80 = 159
Kelli Carney, Iowa 77-82 = 159
Other Michigan Individuals
T33. Bess Bowers 81-86 = 167 T45. Misia Lemanski 84-85 = 169 T58. Trish Watkins 89-83 = 172 -- Jennifer Baumann DQ-89 -- Cortney Reno DQ-81
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