Michigan Places 12th, Bauer 11th at Lady Puerto Rico Classic

Tuesday, February 14

Rio Grande, Puerto Rico

7:30 AM AT

Michigan

Lady Puerto Rico Classic

Michigan Places 12th, Bauer 11th at Lady Puerto Rico Classic

2/14/2012 12:00:00 AM | Women's Golf

Feb. 14, 2012

Site: Rio Grande, Puerto Rico
Course: Rio Grande Country Club, the River Course (par 72, 6,191 yards)
Tournament: Lady Puerto Rico Classic
U-M Standing: 13th Place of 15 Teams (310-309-309/928)
Top U-M Individual: Meagan Bauer, 11th (73-73-76/222)
Next Event: Mon-Tue., Feb. 20-21 -- at Central District Classic (Parrish, Fla.)

RIO GRANDE, Puerto Rico -- Using a team-best 11th-place individual finish from senior Meagan Bauer (Grand Blanc, Mich./Grand Blanc HS), the University of Michigan women's golf team opened its spring season tallying a 928 54-hole total to finish 12th today (Tuesday, Feb. 14) at the 2012 Lady Puerto Rico Classic.

In an event that featured 12 top-50 teams, the Wolverines opened with a 310 tally Sunday (Feb. 12), paced by a one-over 73 from Bauer, before posting back-to-back rounds of 309 over the next two days

After posting back-to-back 73s, Bauer found herself among the top 10 after the first 36 holes, just six shots off the pace. With a final-round 76, Bauer just slipped out of the top 10. Sophomore Yugene Lee (Athens, Ga./Oconee County HS) posted her sixth straight top-40 individual finish, tying for 33rd with a 230. After opening her spring season with a 79, she followed with descending totals of 77 and 74.

Other finishes for the Wolverines included freshman Linda Luo (Bradenton, Fla./Lakewood Ranch HS) tying for 53rd at 237 (80-80-77), freshman Lauren Grogan (Columbus, Ohio/Bishop Watterson HS) tying for 69th at 242 (78-82-82) and sophomore Alyssa Shimel (Pemberville, Ohio/Eastwood HS) closing 81st at 250 (85-79-86). Junior Caramia Sitompul (Jakarta, Indonesia/Bradenton Prep [Fla.]) played as an individual, tying for 72nd at 243 (79-82-82).

The Wolverines return to Ann Arbor for six days before heading back south to Parrish, Fla., next Monday and Tuesday (Feb. 20-21) as they will play in the 2012 Central District Classic. The 54-hole event, hosted by Michigan State, will be played the River Wilderness Country Club.

Final Team Standings

 1. LSU              294-292-298 = 884 2. Georgia          294-291-301 = 886 3. Oklahoma State   300-290-300 = 890 4. Arkansas         297-293-302 = 892 5. Northwestern     306-296-297 = 899 6. Purdue           310-286-305 = 901 7. Texas Tech       296-298-308 = 902 8. N.C. State       302-296-313 = 911 9. Iowa State       305-309-300 = 91410. Kent State       305-309-310 = 924    SMU              310-301-313 = 92412. MICHIGAN         310-309-309 = 92813. TCU              305-312-316 = 93314. Nebraska         309-314-312 = 93515. Penn State       321-308-315 = 944

Top Individuals

 1. Marta Silva Zamora, Georgia       74-66-73 = 213 (-3) 2. Emilie Burger, Georgia            66-74-75 = 215    Laura Gonzalez, Purdue            75-65-75 = 215    Emily Tubert, Arkansas            71-70-74 = 215 5. Austin Ernst, LSU                 71-72-73 = 216 6. Kelsey Vines, Oklahoma State      71-74-73 = 218 7. Gabriella Dominguez, Texas Tech   73-71-75 = 219 8. Madeleine Sheils, Nebraska        72-76-72 = 220 9. Alex Lederhausen, Northwestern    72-76-73 = 221    Tessa Teachman, LSU               73-74-74 = 22111. MEAGAN BAUER, U-M                 73-73-76 = 222

Other Michigan Individuals

T33. Yugene Lee         79-77-74 = 230T53. Linda Luo          80-80-77 = 237T69. Lauren Grogan      78-82-82 = 242 81. Alyssa Shimel      85-79-86 = 250T72. Caramia Sitompul   79-82-82 = 243* * played as individual

N O T E S

• Michigan opened its spring season playing in the Lady Puerto Rico Classic for the fifth straight season.

• With her 11th-place finish, Meagan Bauer has posted three top-15 individual finishes this season.

• Yugene Lee's tie for 33rd continued her streak of finishing among the top 40 in all six events this season.

Contact: Tom Wywrot (734) 763-4423