Texas Tech University Athletics
Red Raiders Second After Opening Round of Big 12 Tournament
June 21, 1999 | Women's Golf
April 19, 1999
BOULDER, Colorado - Led by senior Brooke Lowrance's blistering 71, the No. 44 Texas Tech women's golf team finished the first round of the Big 12 Women's Golf Tournament alone in second place, five strokes behind leader and seventh-ranked nationally Oklahoma State University.
Tech shot an opening round total of 301 at the 6166 yard, par 72 Boulder Country Club. Oklahoma State shot 296.
The individual leader is Maria Boden of Oklahoma St. She shot a two-under-par 70 which tops Lowrance by one stroke. Boden's OSU teammate Eva-Lotta Stromid is third at 73.
Lowrance's one-under-par 71 was good for second place in the opening round of the tournament. Not far behind Lowrance are teammates Jamie Vannoy and Beth Covington. They both fired rounds of 76 which tied them for 10th place overall. Freshman Jennifer Newhouse tied for 27th place after shooting a solid 78. Heather Wrede came in with a score of 82 tying her for 51st.
The three-day tournament will continue with 18 holes tomorrow, April 20 with the first tee time slated for 8:30 am. The event will conclude with 18 holes on Wednesday, April 21.
Results: Texas Tech 301 2nd Brooke Lowrance 35-36=71 2nd Jamie Vannoy 34-42=76 t10th Beth Covington 36-40=76 t10th Jennifer Newhouse 39-39=78 t27th Heather Wrede 40-42=82 t51st
Team Standings: 1 Oklahoma State 296 2 Texas Texh 301 3 Missouri 303 4 Texas 304 5 Texas A&M 306 6 Kansas 310 7 Iowa St. 312 8 Colorado 313 9 Nebraska 316 10 Baylor 318 Oklahoma 318 Kansas St. 318
Individual Top 10 1 Maria Boden Oklahoma St. 70 2 Brooke Lowrance Texas Tech 71 3 Eva-Lotta Stromid Oklahoma St. 73 4 Jane Yi Kansas St. 74 Mandy Munsch Kansas 74 Jamie Tucker Missouri 74 7 Randi Meadows Texas 75 Tobi Probst Missouri 75 Abbie Noon Colorado 75 10 Beth Covington Texas Tech 76 Jamie Vannoy Texas Tech 76 Noel Jacobusse Iowa St. 76 Anna Jonsson Texas A&M 76 Jo Jo Roberston Oklahoma St. 76 Anna Becker Texas A&M 76 Sarah Bellinger Colorado 76 Amelia Moses Missouri 76 Laura Blessey Texas 76 Mimi Epps Texas A&M 76 Lisa Dernick Texas 76
