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TULSA FINISHES 21ST AT NCAA CHAMPIONSHIP - Tulsa placed 21st at the NCAA Division I Women's Golf National Championship. The Hurricane carded a final round 308 and finished with a score of 1257 on the par-72 Kampen Course at the Birck Boilermaker Golf Complex.
USC captured the team title with a 45-over par 1197 total. The Trojans led from day one and on the final day carded an eight-over par 296 score and held on for a 15-stroke victory over second-place Pepperdine. The Waves shot a 16-over par round today for a 1212 total.
On the final day, Tulsa counted four rounds all in the 70s, with two 76s, one 77 and a 79. Individually, junior Julie Tvede shot a final round 76 and finished in 40th place with a 19-over par score of 307.
Freshman Christine Fernandez used a 77 today and finished with a 312 total for 66th place. Fellow freshman Courtney Jones placed 93rd overall with a 322 total following today's 79, and Tulsa's third freshman Cas Bridge carded her best round of the tournament today with a 76. She finished with a 326 total, while junior Suzie Fisher finished with a score of 327 .
TULSA GRABS RECORD FIFTH STRIAGHT WAC TITLE - Tulsa shot a final day 300 to break away from the pack and capture the 2003 Womens Golf WAC Championships at the Kapolei Golf Course in Hawaii. The Golden Hurricane finished with a three-day total of 914 to give them a nine-stroke victory over second-place Nevada.
It was a record-setting win for the Golden Hurricane who picked up their fifth straight WAC title. The previous record for consecutive titles was held by New Mexico (1993-96). After holding just a one-stroke advantage over Nevada and San Jose State through the first two rounds, nationally-ranked Tulsa took control with three players finishing in the top 10, including a brilliant performance by Julie Tvede. Tvede's two-under-par 70 in the final round helped lift the Golden Hurricane to the championship and gave her the individual title in convincing fashion. The Tulsa junior, who led by one stroke after the first two rounds, totaled 218 for the tournament to win by nine strokes over Ashley Gomes (227) of San Jose State. Tai Kinney of San Jose State and Marie Beasley of Boise State finished in a tie for third place with a total of 228.
Boise State finished in fourth place with a total of 947, followed by UTEP (958), host Hawaii (975), and SMU (979).
2003 WAC HONORS - At the conclusion of the Championship, the 2003 WAC honors were handed out. The WAC Coach of the Year was first-year head coach Holley Hair of Tulsa. Hair guided the Golden Hurricane to their fifth straight WAC title. Entering the championship, Tulsa was ranked 25th by Golfstat with a 304.5 team strokes-per-round average. Tulsa picked up another honor, when Christine Fernanadez was named the WAC Freshman of the Year. Fernandez owned the WACs top freshman average at 76.55 strokes per round. The WAC Player of the Year went to Nevadas Alanda Condon. The junior posted a season average of 75.25 to lead the WAC and a was 54th in the nation by Golfstat, picking up one win.
HAWAIIS STUBBLEFIED JOINS HALL OF FAME Hawaii women's golf coach Marga Stubblefield has been selected as a 2003 inductee into the Hawaii Golf Hall of Fame. Stubblefield enjoyed a brilliant amateur and college career before joining the LPGA in 1976. The Honolulu native won numerous events as an amateur, including the 1972 Jeannie K. Wilson Invitational. She captured a victory in the 1974 Army Women's Invitational and qualified for the U.S. Women's Open and Western Amateur. Stubblefield continued with a stellar run in college. As a Rainbow Wahine, she competed twice in the AIAW Golf Championships, finishing second in 1975 and fifth the following year. In 1976, she became the first UH golfer to join the LPGA, where she played for nearly a decade before injuries forced her to bow out. After the Tour, she became an instructor at Olomana Golf Links and in 1998 returned to the Manoa campus as the head coach of the women's program.