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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 all 23 tournaments since coming to Tulsa ... played in four tournaments in Fall 2010 ... posted a 75.2 stroke average ... won the ORU Shootout with a five-over 221, her first collegiate tournament victory ... low round in the fall was 69, shot at the Alamo Invitational ... as a sophomore, had five top-30 finishes in 10 tournaments, including three among the top-10 . . . had the second-best stroke average this season at 77.5 in 28 rounds . . . tallied a 76.2 stroke average during the fall season . . . tied her best career finish with a third-place performance at the Marilynn Smith Sunflower Invitational . . . was a second-team All-C-USA selection as a true freshman in 2009 . . . had a team-leading 76.3 stroke average in 2009 . . . her career-best finish was third-place in her collegiate debut at the Topy Cup in Tanagura, Japan . . . was named Conference USA Golfer of the Week once as a true freshman.
Other - Won the Norwegian Championship in 2007 and 2010 ... Shot a course-record 64 on the first day of the 2010 Norwegian Championship ... tied for fifth at the Felix Finnish Ladies Open on the SAS-Masters Tour (Sweden) ... has won two P-4 Tour (Norway) tournaments.
Personal - Began playing golf at age 13 . . . favorite PGA golfer is Tiger Woods . . . lists Whispering Pines Golf Club as her favorite course . . . her favorite book is "Gone with the Wind" . . . the most memorable place she has ever visited is South Africa . . . has an older brother and sister . . . parents are Jan Morten and Elsebeth . . . majoring in arts & sciences.
























