Texas Tech University Athletics
Women's Golf Finishes Third At Big 12 Championship
June 21, 1999 | Women's Golf
April 21, 1999
BOULDER, Colorado - The No. 44 Texas Tech women's golf team shot a final round 305 to finish third at the Big 12 Conference Women's Golf Championship held at the 6166 yard, par 72 Boulder Country Club. The third place showing is the highest ever for the Red Raiders in the Big 12 Championship.
For the tournament Tech shot 911, falling five strokes short of champion Oklahoma State and three strokes behind Texas.
Senior Brooke Lowrance who was the individual leader coming into today's play finished in a tie for second place with Wendy Martin of Oklahoma. Lowrance and Martin lost to Oklahoma State's Maria Boden in a playoff. All three shot 219 for the tournament.
Senior Beth Covington was the second highest finisher for the Red Raiders, tying for 16th place at 230. Junior Jamie Vannoy shot 232 to finish tied for 22nd place. Freshman Jennifer Newhouse shot a solid final round 77, giving her a total of 233 for the tournament which tied her for 25th. Junior Heather Wrede improved with each day of the event. Her final round 77 was one stroke better than the day before and a five stroke improvement from the opening round. Wrede came in 38th.
Texas Tech will be in action again on May 6-8 at the NCAA West Regional tournament in Houston. Rice University will be the host school.
Results: Texas Tech 301-305-305=911 3rd Brooke Lowrance 71-73-75=219 t2nd Beth Covington 76-76-78=230 t16th Jamie Vannoy 76-80-76=232 t22nd Jennifer Newhouse 78-78-77=233 t25th Heather Wrede 82-78-77=237 38th
Team Standings: 1 Oklahoma State 296-308-302=906 2 Texas 304-304-300=908 3 Texas Tech 301-305-305=911 4 Texas A&M 306-299-313=918 5 Oklahoma 318-301-301=920 6 Missouri 303-307-314=924 7 Baylor 318-300-307=925 8 Nebraska 316-309-304=929 9 Colorado 313-302-317=932 10 Iowa St. 312-314-316=942 11 Kansas 310-314-327=951 12 Kansas St. 318-322-326=966
Individual Top 10 1 *Maria Boden Oklahoma St. 70-77-72=219 2 Brooke Lowrance Texas Tech 71-73-75=219 Wendy Martin Oklahoma 78-71-70=219 4 Sarah Bellinger Colorado 76-74-73=223 5 Eva-Lotta Stromlid Oklahoma St. 73-76-75=224 6 Jamie Tucker Missouri 74-73-78=225 Laura Blessey Texas 76-74-75=225 8 Elizabeth Bahensky Nebraska 79-76-71=226 Kristin Dufour Texas 77-73-76=226 10 Ali Brewer Baylor 81-71-75=227 Randi Meadows Texas 75-76-76=227 Mimi Epps Texas A&M 76-76-75=227
* = won on playoff hole
