Weekly Release #5
10/20/2003 12:00:00 AM | Women's Golf
Upcoming Schedule
Fri-Sun., Oct. 24-26 -- at Lady Paladin Invitational (Greenville, S.C.)
Fall season completed
Next on the Tee: Lady Paladin Invitational
The University of Michigan women's golf team will close out its fall season with a trip to Greenville, S.C., and the 2003 Lady Paladin Invitational, Friday through Sunday (Oct. 24-26) at the Furman University Golf Course. The 17-team field will include teams from around the South and Midwest playing 54 holes over the three-day tournament. The course will be set up for a par of 72 and 5,917 yards.
A Look at the Tournament Field
The Lady Paladin Invitational features 17 teams: Appalachian State, Coastal Carolina, College of Charleston, East Carolina, Furman, Georgia, LSU, Louisville, Memphis, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, UNC-Greensboro, UNC-Wilmington, TCU, Tulsa and Winthrop.
The Tournament Schedule
The Lady Paladin Invitational will consist of 54 holes, 18 holes being played each day starting Friday (Oct. 24) and concluding Sunday (Oct. 26).
| Thursday, Oct. 23 | Practice Round | Tee times throughout the day |
| Friday, Oct. 24 | First Round | 12:24 p.m. (tee times off No. 1 and 10) |
| Saturday, Oct. 25 | Second Round | 8 a.m. (tee times off No. 1) |
| Sunday, Oct. 26 | Final Round | 9 a.m. (shotgun) |
The Tournament Scoring Format
Scoring for the Lady Paladin Invitational will be five players, count the low four scores each round. Selected teams will be allowed an individual player.
The Michigan Lineup at the Lady Paladin Invitational
The Maize and Blue will carry five players and one individual to the Lady Paladin Invitational. Junior Laura Olin (Eden Prairie, Minn./Eden Prairie HS) and sophomore Amy Schmucker (Cold Springs, Minn./Rocori HS) will head up the travel squad. Freshman Brianna Broderick (Richmond, Mo./Richmond HS), freshman Ali Stinson (Penticton, B.C./Penticton Secondary) and sophomore Brandi Zielinski (Sylvania, Ohio/St. Ursula Academy) will round out the Wolverine team. Redshirt freshman Molly Spalding (Monroe, Mich./Monroe HS) will travel as the individual.
Last Time on the Links: U-M Finishes Sixth at Kansas State
The Wolverines used a final-round 320 to climb one spot into sixth place at the Marilynn Smith/Sunflower Invitational (Oct. 13-14) at Colbert Hills in Manhattan, Kan. The Maize and Blue opened the tournament with team score of 315 but. fighting rain and fierce winds, slipped in the second round, carding a 323. The Wolverines improved with a 320 in the final round, the fourth lowest team score of the final day, to leapfrog Illinois State into sixth place with a two-day total of 958. Laura Olin and Amy Schmucker guided the Wolverines, both posting their best scores of the tournament in the third round. Olin opened with rounds of 78 and 81 but shaved her score to a 77 to finish tied for 14th. Likewise, Schmucker carded rounds of 81 and 80 before rebounding with a four-over 76 on the final day to tie for 18th place. Other Wolverine finishes included: Brandi Zielinski, who competed as an individual, tied for 26th (79-82-79/240); Ali Stinson, 29th (77-82-82/241); Brianna Broderick, tied for 32nd (79-80-85/244); and Courtney Goebel, 55th (85-87-89/261).
Making the Most of the Home Tournament
With the team title at the Wolverine Invitational (Oct. 4-5), Michigan has now won five titles in the tournament's 13-year history. In addition, with Laura Olin winning medalist honors, it marks the sixth individual title a Maize and Blue player has won at the Wolverine Invitational. Olin joins Linda Drillock (1981), Becky Hayes (1990), Wendy Bigler (tri-winner, 1991), Cortney Reno (2000) and Misia Lemanski (2001) as Maize and Blue medalists at the Wolverine.
Putting a Couple of More on the Shelves
With Michigan winning the Wolverine Invitational it gives the program 20 total team trophies all-time. It marks the first time the Wolverines grabbed a tournament title since the 2001-02 season, when U-M won its second straight Hawkeye Invitational (April 13-14, 2002). With Laura Olin winning medalist honors at the Wolverine Invitational, it gives the Maize and Blue 18 medalist titles all-time. Olin, who won her first collegiate title, is the 10th Wolverine to win a title.
Getting the First One
Laura Olin won her first career tournament title at the Wolverine Invitational. Her previous top finish in a tournament was fourth, which she has recorded three times -- 2002 Wolverine Invitational (tie-4th, 229), 2002 Central District Classic (tie-4th, 220) and the 2002 Hawkeye Invitational (4th, 222).
Olin Sets Mark in Final Round
Laura Olin's final round of one-under 71 set the Wolverine Invitational single-round scoring record. It marked the second time a player has tallied a round under par at the tournament. The previous record was 72, held by Indiana's Karen Dennison in 2002, when par was 72, and Ohio State's Amy Langhals in 1996, when par was 73.
Streaks Continue To Grow
Laura Olin extended her consecutive tournament streak to 29 by playing at the Marilynn Smith/Sunflower Invitational. She has not missed a tournament in her three seasons. Amy Schmucker also added to her streak as she sits at 17 straight tournaments. Former Wolverine Kim Benedict has the U-M record, playing in all 49 tournaments during her four-year career.
Resetting Career Numbers
Amy Schmucker's third-place finish at the Wolverine Invitational is her career-best finish, topping the tie for fourth she had at the 2002 Wolverine Invitational in her first collegiate event. Ali Stinson set a new career-best finish, placing ninth at the Wolverine Invitational for her first top 10. Her previous best was a tie for 31st at the Mary Fossum Invitational, her first collegiate tournament. Courtney Goebel recorded a career-best tournament finish with a tie for 10th place at the Wolverine Invitational, her first top 10. Her previous best was a tie for 15th at the 2002 Wolverine Invitational.
Contact: Tom Wywrot (734) 763-4423
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