Women's Golf Places 11th at Cougar Classic

Courtesy: NC State

Release: 09/14/2009

Final Results

Courtesy: Karl DeBlaker
http://www.gopack.com/
Brooke Baker, a junior transfer from Tulsa, led the Wolfpack by tying for 25th at (+4).

HANAHAN, S.C. – The NC State women’s golf team finished 11th at the season-opening Duramed Cougar Classic at Yeaman’s Hall Golf Club.

Playing in her first tournament at NC State, Brooke Baker, a junior transfer from Tulsa, led the Wolfpack by tying for 25th at (+4) 71-74-75=220. In today’s final round she came up with four birdies and nine pars to highlight her effort.

Senior Emily Street moved up 13 places on the field after a one-over 73 today. She finished the 54-hole event tied for 39th at +8 (79-72-73=224). The Forest City, N.C., native had a second-straight steady round with three birdies and four bogeys.

Sophomore Meghan Chapman shot a final round five-over 77 to tie for 45th at +8 (72-76-77=225). Her morning round featured three birdies and three bogeys for an even-par 72. She was unable to get much rolling today with just one birdie.

Raleigh native Julie Saleeby played well today with a two-over 74 to finish tied for 56th at +13 (75-80-74=229). She had one birdie and just three bogeys in her final round this morning.

Senior Kathleen Strandberg shot a three-over 75 in today’s third round. She finished 91st in the field because her first round score was disqualified. She had a second-round score of five-over 77.

Georgia’s Marta Silva Zamora won the tournament with a score of –8 (208). In the team standings , Georgia won by seven strokes at –14 (850), followed by Florida State at –7 (857).

NC State will take the next two weeks to prepare for the UNCG-Starmount Fall Classic at Starmount Country Club in Greensboro, N.C. The three-day event takes place Sept. 27-29.

Team Scoring

1. Georgia 280-283-287=850 (-14)

2. Florida State 292-283-282=857 (-7)

3. North Carolina 288-290-291=869 (+5)

4. Tennessee 294-289-289=872 (+8)

5. Furman 291-284-298=873 (+9)

6. Wisconsin 288-295-295=878 (+14)

7. Vanderbilt 286-293-302=881 (+17)

8. Texas 304-290-292=886 (+22)

9. Maryland 300-292-295=887 (+23)

10. College of Charleston 295-291-305=891 (+27)

11. NC State 297-299-297=893 (+29)