Texas Tech University Athletics
Red Raiders 12th After Opening Round
June 21, 1999 | Women's Golf
May 6, 1999
HOUSTON, Texas - The 42nd-ranked Texas Tech women's golf team began play in the 1999 NCAA Women's Golf Championship West Regional by shooting an opening round total of 312, placing it in a tie for 12th place with the University of Tulsa.
The tournament is being held at the 6119 yard, par 72 Pine Forest Country Club. Texas A&M is the host school.
Junior Jamie Vannoy was the top Red Raider and is tied for 31st overall with a 77. Senior Brooke Lowrance and junior Heather Wrede are tied for 44th place. Both finished the day at 78. Senior Beth Covington carded a 79 which was good for a tie at 59th. Freshman Jennifer Newhouse shot an 88 placing her 101st.
Stanford leads the event after shooting a four-over-par total of 292. Arizona State and USC are tied for second at 299.
The individual leader is Arizona's Jenna Daniels who shot a two-under-par 70. USC's Nicole Dalkas, Nevada's Angie Yoon and Sasha Medina of New Mexico St. are all one stroke back at 71.
The top 10 teams and two individuals will advance to the NCAA Championships on May 19-22 in Tulsa, Oklahoma, joining the top nine squads and two individuals from the NCAA East Regional.
The three-day tournament will continue with 18 holes tomorrow, May 7 with the first tee time slated for 7:30 am.
Results: Texas Tech 312 t12th Jamie Vannoy 77 t31st Brooke Lowrance 78 t42nd Heather Wrede 78 t42nd Beth Covington 79 t57th Jennifer Newhouse 88 101st
Team Standings: 1 Stanford 292 2 Arizona St. 299 USC 299 4 Arizona 300 New Mexico St. 300 6 Oregon 302 7 Oklahoma St. 307 8 TCU 308 Texas 308 10 Pepperdine 310 11 San Jose St. 311 12 Texas Tech 312 Tulsa 312 14 Texas A&M 313 15 Washington 315 16 San Diego St. 316 17 Oregon St. 318 18 Missouri 320 19 UCLA 321 20 New Mexico 326
Individual Top 10 1 Jenna Daniels Arizona 70 2 Angie Yoon Nevada 71 Sasha Medina New Mexico St. 71 Nicole Dalkas USC 71 5 Jody Niemann Arizona St. 72 Julie Dunn Stanford 72 7 Katie Dunn New Mexico St. 73 Maria Boden Oklahoma St. 73 Pam Sowden Oregon 73 Michelle Sperry Stanford 73 Hilary Homeyer Stanford 73 Kristin Dufour Texas 73
