U-M Closes Central District Classic With 15th-Place Finish

Tuesday, February 23

Parrish, Fla.

8:00 AM

Michigan

Central District Classic

U-M Closes Central District Classic With 15th-Place Finish

2/23/2010 12:00:00 AM | Women's Golf

Feb. 23, 2010

• Notes & Quotes

Site: Parrish, Fla.
Course: River Wilderness Golf Club (par 72, 6,902 yards)
Event: Central District Classic
U-M Standing: 15th Place of 15 Teams (320-299-304/923)
Top U-M Individual: Ashley Bauer, tie-27th (74-76-76/226)
Next Event: Fri-Sun., March 5-7 -- at Rio Verde Collegiate (Rio Verde, Ariz.)

PARRISH, Fla. -- With 13 of the 15 teams in the field ranking among the top 50 in the country, the University of Michigan women's golf team closed the challenging Central District Classic with a 15th-place finish today (Tuesday, Feb. 23) at the River Wilderness Golf Club. After a slow start, the Wolverines closed with a 923 54-hole team total.

Despite senior captain Ashley Bauer's (Grand Blanc, Mich./Grand Blanc HS) opening round of two-over 74, U-M got off to a slow start yesterday (Monday, Feb. 22), posting a 320 in the first round. However, after making the turn, the Wolverines rebounded with a 21-shot improvement, posting their sixth team round under 300 with a 299.

Senior Andrea Ratigan (Tucson, Ariz./Sabino HS) and junior Min Yean Tan (Penang Island, Malaysia/Hills International College [Australia]) paced the play for U-M in the second round as each posted rounds of two-over 74, while sophomore Meagan Bauer (Grand Blanc, Mich./Grand Blanc HS) had a three-over 75. With the added momentum, Ratigan highlighted the final round today with a U-M tournament best one-over 73 as the Wolverines closed with a 304.

As she has done all season long, Ashley Bauer closed as the top Wolverines, tying for 27th at 226 (74-76-76), while Ratigan used her final-round 73 to vault into the top 40, closing tied for 39th at 229 (82-74-73). Tan (83-74-77) and Meagan Bauer (81-75-78) each tied for 60th, while junior/sophomore Jenn Cleary (East Lansing, Mich./East Lansing HS) started her first collegiate event, finishing 74th at 254 (84-83-87).

With midterms ending and spring break beginning, the Wolverines will head to Arizona for their annual training trip. As the trip winds down, U-M will play at the 2010 Rio Verde Collegiate, Friday through Sunday (March 5-7). The 54-hole tournament will be played at the Rio Verde Country Club.

Team Standings

 1. Florida          290-281-286 = 857 (-7) 2. TCU              295-296-295 = 886 3. Purdue           295-303-291 = 889 4. Michigan State   294-313-288 = 895 5. LSU              295-303-300 = 898    Ohio State       302-303-293 = 898    Texas A&M        295-308-295 = 898 8. Arkansas         303-293-304 = 900 9. Kent State       306-299-299 = 90410. Texas            304-302-300 = 90611. South Carolina   301-309-305 = 915    Northwestern     302-310-303 = 91513. Missouri         306-309-304 = 91914. Notre Dame       310-308-303 = 92115. MICHIGAN         320-299-304 = 923

Top Individuals

 1. Isabelle Lendl, Florida           74-67-71 = 212 (-4)    Marika Lendl, Florida             72-70-70 = 212 3. Kelli Shean, Arkansas             71-69-76 = 216 4. Mia Piccio, Florida               72-73-72 = 217    Rachel Raastad, TCU               72-72-73 = 217 6. Valentine Derrey, TCU             68-74-76 = 218    Evan Jensen, Florida              72-71-75 = 218 8. Numa Gulyanamitta, Purdue         72-76-71 = 219 9. Julia Boland, Texas A&M           73-73-75 = 221    Melissa Loh, TCU                  74-76-71 = 221    Aimee Neff, Michigan State        72-76-73 = 221    Caroline Powers, Michigan State   71-80-70 = 221    Sarah Zwartynski, Texas A&M       71-78-72 = 221

Michigan Individuals

T27. Ashley Bauer     74-76-76 = 226T39. Andrea Ratigan   82-74-73 = 229T60. Min Yean Tan     83-74-77 = 234T60. Meagan Bauer     81-75-78 = 234 74. Jenn Cleary      84-83-87 = 254

N O T E S

• Michigan's second round tally of 299 marked the sixth time this season U-M has posted a team round under 300.

• After finishing tied for 27th individually, Ashley Bauer has now finished as the top Wolverine in 26 of her 43 career events. Bauer has led U-M in all seven events this season -- sharing the top spot on two occasions.

• Jenn Cleary made her first collegiate start. Prior to this weekend's event in Parrish, Fla., Cleary had played in four career events, all as an individual.

• With her start at the Central District Classic, Ashley Bauer has still yet to miss a tournament in her career, playing in 43 straight events. Bauer is one of two Wolverines with consecutive-event streaks along with Min Yean Tan, who has played in 31 straight events in her three seasons.

Q U O T E S

Michigan Head Coach Cheryl Stacy
On the Central District Classic ... "It was a disappointing finish, but I also realize we were playing against an extremely strong field. I was very happy with the way the girl's bounced back in the second round after a terrible first round. That showed me a lot of heart and fight. They went out this morning being really positive, but we just had a few bad shots that cost us, so I think they were a little disappointed with how they finished today. However, our second round was the real positive, especially since it was in some tough conditions with the winds picking up throughout the end of the round. We beat a lot of teams that second round, so we can take a lot of positives from that. It was a good experience for us to play against such tough competition. We now know what is out there and how tough it can be. We are just going to continue to look ahead and keep improving every day."

Contact: Tom Wywrot (734) 763-4423