Oct. 4, 2011
Golf, like most sports, can be very humbling. And, the University of New Mexico women’s golf team received a huge dose of humility today.
Less than 24 hours after shooting one of the best rounds of the Windy City Collegiate Championship, the Lobos endured one of the worst as they ended in a tie for 12th place at the Glen View Club (par 72, 6,333 yards) in Glen View, Ill.
After firing a 6-over 294 in round two, New Mexico began the final round in a tie for fourth with host Northwestern. However, a 19-over 307 today dropped the Lobos eight places in the standings. UNM (304-294-307) and Purdue tied for 12th in a 15-team field that featured six teams ranked in the top-25 of the latest Golf World/NGCA poll.
No. 19 Oklahoma State (882) edged 12th-ranked Arizona by one shot and Ohio State by two strokes to take the team title.
The final standings were compact as the Lobos were just seven shots behind fourth-place finisher TCU.
UNM was hanging around the upper part of the team standings for the first half of the day. After losing seven shots on the first five holes, the Lobos played par golf the rest of the front nine and remained in a tie for fourth place at the turn.
The back nine was a different story, though as New Mexico gave back 12 strokes, including a pair of harmful double bogeys on 18.
UNM sophomore Sammi Stevens continued her steady play in the fall season. She shot 74 today to finish in a tie for 11th at 5-over 221 (77-70-74). Stevens has a team-best 73.17 stroke average after six rounds.
Senior Rebecca Hellbom (77-75-75) and sophomore Manon De Roey tied for 31st at 227. De Roey (73-75-79) was stung by one of those double bogeys on the final hole.
Sophomore Sofia Hoglund, the winner of last week’s Branch Law Firm Dick McGuire Invitational in Albuquerque, tied for 53rd at 231 (77-74-80). Three double bogeys on par 4s were costly.
Junior Beth Buchner tied for 66th at 236 (80-77-79).
Arizona’s Isabelle Boineau and Kelsey Vines from Oklahoma State shared medalist honors at 2-under 214.
UNM continues its fall schedule Oct. 16-18 at the Susie Maxwell Berning Classic in Norman, Okla.