Michigan State University
Big Ten Championship
Women's Golf Finishes Fifth At Big Ten Championship
4/27/2003 12:00:00 AM | Women's Golf
April 27, 2003
IOWA CITY, Iowa - The Michigan State women's golf team shot a 310 on the final day of competition at the Big Ten Championship on Sunday (April 27) and finished fifth out of 11 teams in the 72-hole event. MSU shot a four-round total score of 1234 (307-318-299-310) at the par 73, 6,053-yard Finkbine Golf Course in Iowa City.
Ohio State defended its 2002 Big Ten title, posting a four-round score of 302-303-295-294-1194, 29 strokes in front of second-place Wisconsin (309-311-296-307-1223). However, a total of just five strokes separated the third- through fifth-place teams as Northwestern (319-314-297-300-1230) finished third, Purdue (312-317-305-298-1232) was fourth and MSU (1234) placed fifth.
Junior captain Allison Fouch (Grand Rapids, Mich.) was the Spartans' top finisher, placing tied for 11th with a four-round score of 79-76-72-76-303. Fouch was 1-over on the front nine and was 2-over on the back nine with a birdie on hole 11 in Sunday's final round. Indiana's Karen Dennison (70-75-72-77-294) and Ohio State's Allison Hanna (70-78-73-73-294) shared medalist honors as both players finished the tournament with a 294.
Freshman Dayna Burleigh (Horsham, Pa.) placed 16th with a 70-81-75-79-305. She was 3-over 39 on the front nine and 3-over 40 on the back nine on Sunday. Junior Sarah Martin (Grosse Ile, Mich.) finished tied for 26th with a four-round score of 77-82-76-78-313. Martin had a pair of birdies on the back nine at holes 10 and 17 on Sunday.
Also competing for the Spartans were senior Jessica Till (Fort Wayne, Ind.), who finished tied for 44th (84-82-76-78-320); red-shirt freshman Jennifer Johnson (Okemos, Mich.), who placed tied for 47th with a 321 (84-79-80-78-321) in just her second collegiate tournament; and junior Ann Marie Kersten (Oak Harbor, Ohio), who tied for 56th place with a 329 (81-82-84-82).
The Spartans, who are currently ranked 11th in the Central Region, will find out this week if they qualify for the NCAA Regional Championships. The regional championships will be held at three different sites (East - Winston-Salem, N.C.; Central - Lincoln, Neb.; West - Tempe, Ariz.) from May 8-10.
Big Ten ChampionshipFinkbine Golf Course (Iowa City, Iowa)April 25-27, 2003
Final Team StandingsPlace Name Scores1 Ohio State 303-303-295-294-11942 Wisconsin 309-311-296-307-12233 Northwestern 319-314-297-300-12304 Purdue 312-317-305-298-12325 Michigan State 307-318-299-310-12346 Michigan 313-307-305-310-12357 Illinois 309-315-300-312-12368 Indiana 311-309-296-315-12379 Minnesota 317-310-306-305-123810 Iowa 323-310-301-305-123911 Penn State 312-309-308-312-1241
Top 10 Final Individual ResultsPlace Name, School ScoresT1 Karen Dennison, Indiana 70-75-72-77-294T1 Allison Hanna, Ohio State 70-78-73-73-2943 Malinda Johnson, Wisconsin 76-72-72-76-2964 Terra Petsinger, Minnesota 75-75-75-73-298T5 Liz Bennett, Iowa 80-75-72-73-300T5 Lindsay Knowlton, Ohio State 78-71-74-77-300T7 Elizabeth Burden, Northwestern 76-80-73-72-301T7 Katie Connelly, Wisconsin 74-79-74-74-301T9 Katie Futcher, Penn State 78-72-76-76-302T9 Ina Kim, Northwestern 78-77-70-77-302
MSU Individual Standings (after day one)Allison Fouch 79-76-72-76-303 (tied for 11th)Dayna Burleigh 70-81-75-79-305 (tied for 16th)Sarah Martin 77-82-76-78-313 (tied for 26th)Jessica Till 84-82-76-78-320 (tied for 44th)Jennifer Johnson 84-79-80-78-321 (tied for 47th)Ann Marie Kersten 81-82-84-82-329 (tied for 56th)
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