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Round Three
Golfers Hold On To Tenth In Louisiana
March 15, 2009 | Women's Golf
BATON ROUGE ? The University of Colorado women's golf team managed to hold on to 10th place after carding a one-under 287 in the final round of the LSU Golf Classic here Sunday.
Despite shaving off an impressive 14 strokes from the second round, the Buffs stayed put in the standings in a tie for 10th place, which illustrates the competitiveness of the overall field. Virginia, ranked fourth in the country according to Golfweek, held on to the lead with a three-day total of 856 (-8), five strokes ahead of No. 45 Tulane (861) who shot a tournament-low 278 (-10) in the final round to jump ahead of host school and 11th-ranked LSU (867).
“This was probably one of the best fields that we've played in,” said head coach Anne Kelly. “If you just look at today's score we beat a lot of teams, which was really good for us. Over the course of three days we just improved our putting game. That's the hard thing about golfing in Colorado in the spring. It's hard to get putting going even though we've been working hard. It makes a difference over the course of three days putting on real greens and getting their feel and touch back with the short game. We saw great improvement today.”
Junior Christine Kim led the Buffs from start to finish at the LSU Classic and finished the tournament tied for 25th individually. After starting the day two-over through eight holes, Kim turned things around and carded three birdies in a four-hole span. Sitting at one-under through 12 holes, Kim followed with another bogey before playing the remaining holes to par and posting her second even-par score of the tournament. Kim's three-round total of 219 proved to be her lowest 54-hole score of her career.
“I felt good this weekend,” said Kim. “I didn't really think about anything except playing my game. I knew that I was doing well and I really wanted to have a good third day. I don't usually do as well all three days so I made sure to concentrate on that and it worked.”
Junior Dominique Pytlewski carded CU's best round of the tournament, improving as many as seven strokes from the two previous rounds, as she shot a two-under 70 in round three. Having had troubles with a number of bogeys in the opening two rounds, Pytlewski was three-under through 15 holes before a single bogey on hole 16. Pytlewski's 223 total jumped her up 20 places in the standings and she finished tied for 46th.
“I felt a lot better today,” said Pytlewski. The difference was definitely my putting. I was working on it a lot the last two days and I wasn't hitting in the center of my putter but I could definitely tell today that my putts sounded different and they all had a chance to go in. I messed up two times with a bogey on a par-three and missed a three-foot birdie putt but other than that the round was pretty flawless. I hit the ball better and I gave myself a lot of opportunities.”
Fellow junior Julie Kim followed right behind Pytlewski on the final day, carding a one-under 71 in round three. Kim started the round two-over through eight holes before turning things around and playing the last 10 holes three-under, including three birdies in her last four holes. Kim finished the weekend with a nine-over total of 225, and moved up from 72nd place to a tie for 51st.
“I was a little mad at first because my putting wasn't going well and I wasn't making anything to start,” said Kim. “But I was able to come back and make some good putts including three birdies in the last four holes which helped. I had a bad round yesterday and I just tried to focus on just trying my best today. That was the only thing in my head.”
Freshman Emily Talley also shared the 51st position with Kim after carding a third round score of 74. Talley, who recorded an unfortunate trio of birdies within the first four holes also managed to rebound from the rough start with a birdie on her fifth hole, followed by 13-straight holes played to par.
Sophomore Stephanie Simich, who carded CU's low round yesterday, had to battle through a cold in the final round as she rounded out the scoring for the Buffs with a three-round total of 226, good for a tie for 59th place.
The Buffs will now have a week off before returning to Tucson, Ariz. to host their own MountainView Collegiate Invitational on March 28-29 at the MountainView Golf Course.
Buffalo Individuals
T25 Christine Kim 72-75-72?219
T46 Dominique Pytlewski 77-76-70?223
T51 Julie Kim 74-80-71?225
T51 Emily Talley 75-76-74?225
T59 Stephanie Simich 75-74-77?226
Team Standings
1 Virginia 285-287-284?856
2 Tulane 289-294-278?861
3 LSU 287-297-283?867
4 Arkansas, U. of 298-284-287?869
T5 Wake Forest 284-296-290?870
T5 North Carolina 287-296-287?870
T5 Louisville, Univ. of 296-294-280?870
T8 TCU 290-301-289?880
T8 Kentucky, U. of 293-299-288?880
T10 Colorado, U. of 296-301-287?884
T10 South Carolina 292-305-287?884
12 Notre Dame, U. of 296-301-288?885
13 Furman University 293-305-292?890
14 North Carolina St. 304-298-290?892
15 UNC Wilmington 290-308-296?894
16 Mississippi, U. of 300-303-293?896
17 Charleston, Coll. of 300-307-293?900
18 Mississippi St. U. 308-304-306?918
Top-Five Individuals
T1 Calle Nielson, Virginia 67-71-71?209
T1 Lucy Nunn, Arkansas 72-68-69?209
T1 Benedicte Toumpsin, S.Carolina 70-71-68?209
4 Nannette Hill, Wake Forest 72-70-68?210
T5 Daniela Holmqvist, Tulane 70-74-67?211
T5 Whitney Neuhauser, Virginia 74-67-70?211
