Tulsa's Stacy Prammanasudh was named the WAC Player of the Year for the second-straight time.
May 7, 2001The top four finishers - Tulsa, TCU, San Jose State and Nevada - at the 2001 WAC Women's Golf Championship were selected to play in NCAA Regional tournaments later this week, May 10-12. Two individuals and eight teams from four 21-team regions will advance to the NCAA Championship to be held May 22-25 in Florida.
Western Athletic Conference Divots:Postseason Awards
The WACs highest-rated player throughout the season, Tulsas Stacy Prammanasudh was named the WAC Player of the Year for the second-straight time. Blazing the greens for the only under-par total of the tournament, Prammansudh built a seven-stroke lead to win the WAC individual title and help Tulsa defend its crown. The junior heads into the NCAA championships with a top-10 ranking and is the top player in the Central Region according to MasterCard Collegiate Golf Rankings. The tournament victory for Prammanasudh was the third of the season and sixth of her collegiate career. To date, she has finished among the top-20 in 29 of 31 collegiate tournaments and among the top-10 in 23 events.
In her first season at the helm, Tulsas Melissa McNamara, a former TU golfer, guided the Hurricane to its third-straight WAC title and was named the WAC Coach of the Year.
The Freshman of the Year honor went to TCUs Courtney Wood. As the Frogs top player, Wood landed a personal-best and TCU season-best third-place finish at the WAC Championship. Wood, who owns three top-10 finishes this season, mustered a three-over-par 219 for the tournament, edging fellow freshman Suzie Fisher of Tulsa by one stroke.
Named to the WACs first team All-WAC were Shannon Barr, TCU; Suzie Fisher, Tulsa; Stacy Prammanasudh, Tulsa; Courtney Wood, TCU and Angie Yoon, Nevada. Second team All-WAC include: Brenda Anderson, TCU; Jessica Krantz, San Jose State; Marcela Leon, San Jose State; Jennifer Patterson, TCU and Maiko Senda, Tulsa.
WAC Championship RecapEn route to its third-straight team title, the Hurricane broke every WAC record possible. On the final day, Tulsa, then-ranked 12th tore up the Golf Club at Castle Hills in Lewisville, Texas, to the tune of a 275, turning a two-stroke lead into a 25-shot victory. The Hurricane set the single round record (275), breaking the previous mark of 292 set by San Jose State in 1997. The three individual 68s by Prammanasudh, Dani Mallon and Maiko Senda is a new record, while Prammanasudhs 54-hole total of 211 broke the previous mark of 220. In position to repeat as champions, Tulsas score of 589 after two rounds was also a WAC record, breaking the previous total of 592 set by the Spartans four years ago. All five TU golfers placed in the top nine to finish the tournament at even-par 864 to break the previous 54-hole total of 892 set by San Jose State in 1997.
For the second year, TCU found itself finishing behind Tulsa. Three Frogs finished among the fields top 10, while all five players wound up in the top 20. After shooting a final-round 298, TCU tallied an 889, outdistancing third-place San Jose State (894) by five shots. In fourth, behind the second-round rally by Angie Yoon, was Nevada, followed by host SMU in fifth. Hawai`i and UTEP rounded out the seven-team field. Four Teams Prepare for NCAA Regionals
Headed to Regionals May 10-12 are the WACs top four finishers. TCU, the fourth seed, and San Jose State, the 11th seed, will play in the 21-team East Regional that will be played at Finley Golf Course, Chapel Hill, N.C., hosted by North Carolina. Tulsa is the second seed in the Central Region to be played at the Birck Boilermaker Golf Complex in West Lafayette, Ind., hosted by Purdue. As the 11th seed, Nevada will play in the West Regional which will be played at the Trysting Tree Golf Course in Corvallis, Ore., hosted by Oregon State.
A total of 321 participants representing five districts will participate in three regionals to determine the championships field of 126 competitors. Complete lists of the fields can be found on the