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11/07/2011
Tulsa Golden Hurricane Sports Weekly Review
Issue #11
11/02/2011
Women's Golf Finishes Second at Betsy Rawls Invite
Merkle ties for sixth to lead Golden Hurricane in final fall tournament
11/01/2011
Merkle Holds onto Third after Two Rounds at Betsy Rawls Invite
Golden Hurricane sits in third place heading into final round
10/31/2011
Merkle in Third after One Round at Betsy Rawls Invite
Golden Hurricane tied for fourth after first day
10/10/2011
Tulsa Golden Hurricane Sports Weekly Review
Issue #7
Tulsa - Has played in 18 career tournaments ... played in four tournaments in Fall 2010 ... posted a 76.2 stroke average, low round was 72 at the Alamo Invitational; best finish was tied for ninth at the ORU Shootout ... as a sophomore, played in all 10 events ... had a 77.9 stroke average in 28 rounds . . . her best performances of the year included a fifth-place finish at the Texas A&M-CC Classic and sixth place at the Conference USA Championships . . . her best career performance was second place at the 2009 C-USA Championships, and thus giving her all-tournament team accolades . . . played in five tournaments as a true freshman in 2008-09, all coming in the spring . . . had a 78.5 stroke average in 15 rounds as a true freshman.
Other -- Tied for 105th at the 2010 U.S. Women's Amateur ... was a first-team all-Orange County selection as a senior at Mission Viejo High School . . . was her schools' Team Captain and Team MVP both her junior and senior seasons . . . earned second-team all-Orange County accolades as a junior . . . placed fifth at the Women's Southern Section Championships in November 2007 . . . placed 13th at the WSCGA High School Southern Section Finals in November 2007 . . . finished in second-place at the CIF Southern Section Team Finals with a round of 73 on November 5, 2007 . . . had a ninth-place performance at the SCPGA Toyota Tour Cup in September 2007 . . . placed 10th at the AJGA Hamni Bank Junior Open in June 2008 . . . had a third-place performance at the SCPGA Spring Series Championship in May 2008.
Personal -- Began playing golf at age 7 . . . her favorite LPGA golfer is Annika Sorenstam, while Ian Poulter is her favorite PGA golfer . . . her favorite professional athlete is soccer star David Beckham . . . her favorite golf course is Dove anyon Country Club . . . lists the Hacienda Country Club as the toughest course she has ever played . . . holds a black belt in karate . . . her nickname is "E.T." . . . parents are David and Nancy Elliot . . . majoring in international business.
























