Michigan
Wolverine Invitational
Baylor, U-M Pull Away from Field at Wolverine Invite
9/16/2000 12:00:00 AM | Women's Golf
Site:Â Ann Arbor, Mich.
Course:Â University of Michigan Golf Course (par 73, 5962 yards)
Tournament:Â Wolverine Invitational (Day 1)
U-M Standing:Â 2nd Place of 12 Teams (323-317/640) after Day 1
Next Event:Â Sunday, Sept. 17 -- Wolverine Invitational (U-M Golf Course), 8:30 a.m.
ANN ARBOR, Mich. -- The University of Michigan women's golf team kicked off the 2000-01 season by hosting the Wolverine Invitational Saturday (Sept. 16) and sits in second place just five strokes behind leader Baylor after the first day of play.
The Michigan Blue team finished with team totals of 323 and 317 for a 640 two-round total, while the Bears shot 320 and 315 for a 635 total. Arkansas-Little Rock (335-328/663) sits in third place after the first two rounds, 23 strokes behind the Wolverines.
Michigan junior Cortney Reno (Grosse Ile, Mich./Grosse Ile HS) wasted no time getting on track in the opening tournament of the year as she sits atop the leaderboard with a three-stroke lead. She carded a 78 in the first round and then an invitational-low 75 in the second round for a 153 total. Baylor's Tara Bateman (78-78/156) and Hanna Svenningson (80-76/156) share second place. U-M sophomore Kim Benedict (Rochester Hills, Mich./Rochester Adams HS) dropped four strokes from the first to the second round and sits in fourth place after firing rounds of 81 and 77 for a 158 total.
Junior Bess Bowers (Bloomington, Ind./Bloomington North HS) also played well for the Michigan Blue team and is tied for ninth after rounds of 81 and 82 for a 163 total. She is tied with Wolverine senior Trish Watkins (Darien, Conn./Darien HS), who carded rounds of 82 and 81 to lead the Michigan Maize team, which sits in eighth place after back-to-back rounds of 345 for a 690 team total.
The Wolverine Invitational concludes Sunday (Sept. 17) with an 8:30 a.m. shotgun start for the final round at the U-M Golf Course.
Team Standings (After Day 1)
1. Baylor 320-315 = 635 2. Michigan (Blue) 323-317 = 640 3. Arkansas Little-Rock 335-328 = 663 4. Ohio 340-324 = 664 5. Toledo 341-335 = 676 6. Eastern Michigan 348-334 = 682 7. Xavier 339-345 = 684 8. Michigan (Maize) 345-345 = 690 9. Cincinnati 343-356 = 699 10. Bowling Green 357-347 = 704 11. Western Michigan 355-350 = 705 12. Grand Valley State 362-359 = 721
Top Individuals (After Day 1)
1. Cortney Reno, Michigan (Blue) 78-75 = 153 2. Tara Bateman, Baylor 78-78 = 156 Hanna Svenningson, Baylor 80-76 = 156 4. Kim Benedict, Michigan (Blue) 81-77 = 158 5. Julee Sovesky, Ohio 84-77 = 161 Melanie Hagewood, Baylor 81-80 = 161
Michigan Blue Team Individual Scores
1. Cortney Reno 78-75 = 153 4. Kim Benedict 81-77 = 158 T9. Bess Bowers 81-82 = 163 T18. Misia Lemanski 83-84 = 167 T18. LeAnna Wicks 84-83 = 167 T22. Sarah Kruer 83-86 = 169
Michigan Maize Team Individual Scores
T9. Trish Watkins 82-81 = 163 T22. Amy Talbot 88-81 = 169 T24. Sarah Rector 81-89 = 170 T66. Stephanie Bezilla 94-94 = 188
NOTES
• Michigan is trying to win its first Wolverine Invitational team title since 1991, and Cortney Reno is bidding to become the first U-M player to earn medalist honors at the Wolverine Invitational since Wendy Bigler finished in a three-way tie for first in 1991 with a 241 total. (Note: There was no tournament from 1992-95.)
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