Women's Golf in Seventh After First Round
6/21/1999 12:00:00 AM | Women's Golf
October 16, 1998
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. - The 19th-ranked Wake Forest women's golf team recorded a team round of 311 to stand in seventh place after the first round of play at the Mercedes-Benz Women's Collegiate Championships. The 54 hole event is being contested at the 5,985-yard, par 72 layout of the Gettysvue Polo, Golf & Country Club in Knoxville, TN.
The Demon Deacons' first round total of 311, or 23-over-par, puts them just ten shots off the pace of team leader Tulsa at 301. Filippa Hansson of Duke is the individual leader at 34-36=70 and is one of only three players under par after the first round of play.
Leading the Deacon individuals in the field is freshman Kate Brenny (Little Falls, MN/Little Falls) who carded a 37-39=76 in the first round to stand in a five-way tie for 13th place. Joining Brenny in the tournament's top 20 is junior Kelly Kirwin (Grand Rapids, MN/Grand Rapids) who is part of an eleven-player logjam in 18th place at 40-37=77.
Following Brenny and Kirwin in the field are sophomore Marta Prieto (Sevilla, Spain) at 39-40=79 and senior Kristen Wagner (Martinsville, IN/Martinsville) at 32-47=79, both of whom are among four players tied for 36th place. The remaining Deacon individual in the field is freshman Camille Lee (Orlando, FL/Dr. Phillips) at 39-48=87 who is tied with two other players in 81st place.
The Mercedes-Benz Collegiate Championships continue tomorrow with the second round of play.
FINAL TEAM STANDINGS
1. Tulsa 301
2. LSU 304
3. Duke 306
4. Swedish National 307
Auburn 307
6. Memphis 310
7. Wake Forest 311
8. Georgia 312
9. Ohio State 313
Tennessee 313
11. San Jose State 315
12. Alabama 318
13. Texas A&M 319
14. Furman 321
North Carolina 321
16. South Carolina 323
17. Florida 337
TOP 10 INDIVIDUALS1. Filippa Hansson, Duke 34-36=70 2. Robin Cook, Auburn 34-37=71 Niina Laitinen, Tulsa 34-37=71 4. Katy Wilkinson, LSU 34-38=72 Filippa Helmersson, Tulsa 33-39=72 6. Tina Howard, LSU 39-35=74 Marie Hedberg, Sweden 39-35=74 Angela Jerman, Georgia 37-37=74 Stacy Prammanasudh, Tulsa 35-39=74 Linda Sorensen, Alabama* 35-39=74WAKE FOREST COMPETITORS
T13. Kate Brenny, Wake Forest 37-39=76
T18. Kelly Kirwin, Wake Forest 40-37=77
T36. Marta Prieto, Wake Forest 39-40=79
Kristen Wagner, Wake Forest 32-47=79
T81. Camille Lee, Wake Forest 39-48=87
* competing as an individual only