Wake Forest Athletics
Women's Golf Finishes Eighth at Palmetto Dunes
6/21/1999 12:00:00 AM | Women's Golf
November 8, 1998
HILTON HEAD ISLAND, S.C. - The Wake Forest women's golf team finished play at the Golf World/Palmetto Dunes Collegiate Invitational with a team round of 309 to finish eighth in the final team standings. The 54 hole event was contested at the 6,257-yard, par-72 layout of the Arthur Hills Golf Club at Palmetto Hall in Hilton Head Island, SC.
The Demon Deacons finished with a three-day team total of 305-308-309=922, or 58-over-par. That score put them 27 shots off the pace of team champion Arizona at 303-300-292=895. The Wildcats captured the team title by defeating Southern California (298-297-300=895) in a playoff. Southern California's Jennifer Rosales took home individual medalist honors as she finished play with a three-day total of 71-71-72=214.
The Deacon individuals in the field were led by sophomore Marta Prieto (Sevilla, Spain), who had her first top 10 finish of the year as she was among four players tied for sixth place at 76-73-73=222.
Joining Prieto in the field's final top 20 was freshman Kate Brenny (Little Falls, MN), who was part of a five-way tie for 19th place at 73-75-80=228. Following Brenny in the individual standings was junior Kelly Kirwin (Grand Rapids, MN), who tied with two others in 32nd place with a 54-hole total of 77-78-76=231.
Rounding out the Deacon individuals in the field were freshman Camille Lee (Orlando, FL), who finished in a three-way tie for 54th place at 79-82-80=241, and senior Kristen Wagner (Martinsville, IN), who completed play in the three-day event with a total of 81-83-82=246.
The Golf World/Palmetto Dunes Collegiate Invitational concluded Wake Forest's fall schedule and the Deacons will not be in action again until February 8-10 when they travel to Los Angeles, CA for SMU-OSU Regional Challenge at the Palos Verdes Golf Club.
FINAL TEAM STANDINGS
1. Arizona** 303-300-292=895 2. Southern California 298-297-300=895 3. Duke 307-298-292=897 4. Stanford 302-298-298=898 5. Tulsa 305-295-299=899 6. Tennessee 308-300-295=903 7 Georgia 304-298-306=908 8. Wake Forest 305-308-309=922 9. Texas 316-301-312=929 10. LSU 316-311-303=930 11. New Mexico 309-315-308=932 12. Arizona State 317-313-316=946 **Won in Playoff
TOP 10 INDIVIDUALS
1. Jennifer Rosales, S. California 71-71-72=214
2. Beth Bauer, Duke 76-74-66=216
3. Jenna Daniels, Arizona 76-72-72=220
Niina Laitinen, Tulsa 72-75-73=220
5. Young-A Yang, Tennessee 75-72-74=221
6. Marta Prieto, Wake Forest 76-73-73=222
Stacy Prammanasudh, Tulsa 74-73-75=222
Jill Gomric, Arizona 75-78-69=222
Krissie Register, Arizona 76-72-74=222
10. Hilary Homeyer, Stanford 73-71-79=223
WAKE FOREST COMPETITORS
T19. Kate Brenny, Wake Forest 73-75-80=228 T32. Kelly Kirwin, Wake Forest 77-78-76=231 T54. Camille Lee, Wake Forest 79-82-80=240 58. Kristen Wagner, Wake Forest 81-83-82=246
