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WHAT: Women's Golf Championship
WHERE: Kapolei Golf Course - Kapolei, Hawai'i
DATE: Monday-Wednesday,
April 21-23, 2003
TEE TIMES: Monday, April 2110:02 a.m.
Nicole Deacon, SJSU
Chandeni Gill, Nevada
Courtney Jones, Tulsa
10:10 a.m.
Carling Cho, SJSU
Jennie Peek, Nevada
Christine Fernandez, Tulsa
10:18 a.m.
Ashley Gomes, SJSU
Erin LaPlaunt, Nevada
Cas Bridge, Tulsa
10:26 a.m.
Carmina Calle, SJSU
Meghan Ingalls, Nevada
Suzie Fisher, Tulsa
10:34 a.m.
Tai Kinney, SJSU
Alana Condon, Nevada
Julie Tvede, Tulsa
10:42 a.m.
Megan McGuinness, Hawaii
Amber Lenz, SMU
Jenny Judd, Boise State
Linda Chen, UTEP
10:50 a.m.
Bobbie Arakawa, Hawaii
Missy Ryan, SMU
Ashley Hogg, Boise State
Amy Wilmon, UTEP
10:58 a.m.
Brooke Jackson, Hawaii
Ashley Mitchell, SMU
Alissa Lean, Boise State
Amy Young, UTEP
11:06 a.m.
Rene Krause, Hawaii
Jennifer Ackerson, SMU
Jennifer Hedberg, Boise State
Annie Mallory, UTEP
11:16 a.m.
Tara Chappell, Hawaii
Erin Simmons, SMU
Marie Beasley, Boise State
Leslie Hawley, UTEP
Tuesday, April 2210:02 a.m.
Wednesday, April 2310:02 a.m.
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PREVIEW:The WAC Womens Golf Championship heads to the Hawaiian Islands for the first time in WAC history. The 2003 edition will be held at the
Kapolei Golf Course in Kapolei, Hawaii, April 21-25. Tulsa is back to defend its crown for the fourth time, looking for a WAC record fifth-straight and overall title. With Tulsas All-American, Stacy Prammanasudh graduated, there will be the first new individual champion since 2000.
Boise State - The Broncos are looking to better their sixth-place finish from their first season in the WAC, 2002. Boise State is led this season by senior, Marie Beasley. Beasley, who tied for 17th in 2002, has been the top finisher in two of the Broncos four spring tournament, finishing as high as fourth at the Utah 0Dixie Classic. As a team, the Broncos are averaging 314.36 strokes per round, fifth in the WAC.
Hawaii - The Rainbow Wahine come into this years championship having competed in six events already this spring, the most in the WAC. Hawaii hopes to use the rounds to better its seventh-place performance from a year ago. Leading the Wahine heading into Kapolei is freshman Tara Chapell. Chappell has been Hawaiis top finisher twice in 2003, using a 79.93 to top the squad. Hawaiis top finisher from 2002, Rene Krause returns in 2003 with an 81.13 average.
Nevada - Nevada boasts the top golfer in the WAC this year, junior Alana Condon. Condons 75.25 per-round average is tops by almost a full stroke, helping her to lead the Wolf Pack in three of their last four events. She looks to top the fourth-place finish in 2002, missing second by four strokes. Nevada, who posted a third-place finish a year ago, looks to move into the top spot having three top-10 finishes this year. The 308.05 team strokes-per-round average is second in the conference behind Tulsa (304.5).
San Jose State - The Spartans finished second in the 2002, being one of only two teams (Tulsa) that placed four golfers under 230 championship strokes. This year San Jose State will rely on good play from Ashley Gomes and Tai Kinney. The two are ranked fifth and 11th in the WAC with averages of 76.96 and 77.65, respectively. The Spartans had their highest finish of the spring, taking sixth at the Peg Barnard Intercollegiate, Apr. 13. WAC Freshman of the Year in 2002, Nicole Deacon, tied for eighth last year, but ranks third on the Spartans squad.
SMU - The Mustangs boast the WACs only spring tournament champion, Missy Ryan. Ryan took home top honors at the Bearkat Invitational, helping SMU to a second-place team finish (its highest of the spring). Ryan,who led SMU in 2002, tied for 11th, one stroke out of the top-10. Mustang eyes will be on junior Erin Simmons, as she looks to top the squad for the fifth time this season. Simmons 77.4 average is ninth in the WAC and is the only Mustang in the top 20.
UTEP - As a team, the Miners rank fourth in the WAC with a 312.12 per-round average. UTEP was edged by Nevada, 921-919, in 2002 to grab bronze. Leslie Hawley, who finished fourth last year, heads into Kapolei with a 78.14 average, 12th in the conference. Junior Annie Mallory looks to better her 11th-place finish in 2002, leading the Miners to a seventh-place finish at the Maxwell Berning Classic. UTEPs best finish in 2003 was at the Bearkat Invitational, taking third behind the lead of Amy Willmon.
Tulsa - The four-time defending champions are without All-American Stacy Prammansudh and former head coach Melissa McNamara, but head into the 2003 championship ranked 25th in the nation by GolfStat. The Golden Hurricane are in prime shape for a record setting fifth-straight and overall WAC Championship, as they have five of the seven best individual per-round averages in the conference. Tulsa returns Maiko Senda, Suzie Fisher and Julie Tvede, who finished second, seventh and 11th, respectively, in 2002. Fishers 76.11 and Tvedes 76.37 are second and third on the WACs strokes-per-round average list.
WAC RECORDS:Lowest Team ScoresSingle Round, 275 - Tulsa 2001 (Final Round)
First Round, 284 - Tulsa 2002
36 Holes, 573 - Tulsa 2002
54 Holes, 864 - Tulsa 2001
Lowest Individual Scores Single Round, 68 - Stacy Prammanasudh, Tulsa 2001 (Final Round), 2002 (Second Round)
68 - Maiko Senda, Tulsa 2001 (Final Round)
68 - Dani Mallon, Tulsa 2001 (Final Round)
18 Holes, 69 - Stacy Prammanasudh, Tulsa 2002
36 Holes, 137 - Stacy Prammanasudh, Tulsa 2002
54 Holes, 211 - Stacy Prammanasudh, Tulsa 2001, 2002
Largest Winning Margin49 - New Mexico (UW) 1994
Smallest Winning Margin1 - Tulsa (TCU) 1999
Most Consecutive Titles Won By SchoolNew Mexico - 4 (1993-96)
Tulsa - 4 (1999-2002)
Most Individual TitlesNina Laitinen, Tulsa - 2 (1998-99)
Joellyn Erdmann, UNM - 2 (1995-96)
Stacy Prammanasudh, Tulsa - 2 (2001-02)
Most Championships Won By SchoolNew Mexico, 4
Tulsa, 4
Brigham Young, 2
Most Individual Championships Won By SchoolNew Mexico, 4
Tulsa, 4
Brigham Young, 2