March 9, 2013
Mesa, Arizona -
The Tulsa women's golf team is in eighth place after two rounds at the 2013 Clover Cup, while Hurricane senior Kristina Merkle is in 10th place individually after carding identical rounds of 72 on Saturday at the par-72 Longbow Golf Club.
First round action on Friday was postponed due to rain, forcing two rounds on Saturday with a shotgun start.
The Hurricane carded rounds of 303-295 for a 598 total, just three strokes out of fifth place. Oklahoma leads the team race with a six-under par 570 score, as four of the Sooners' golfers sit among the top-seven individuals. SMU (583), Northwestern (588), Texas Tech (589) and Florida International (595) round out the top five teams.
Merkle had four birdies and four bogeys on her first 18 holes today, while in the second round she had four bogeys two birdies and an eagle on the par-5 18th hole, which was Merkle's ninth hole on the day after starting her round on the 10th hole.
Fellow senior Shu-Yin Liu is in 21st place after carding rounds of 77 and 72 for a 149 total, while freshman Antonia Von Wnuck is in 32nd place with a 36-hole total of 151 on rounds of 77 and 74. Karson Bizell has a 156 total for 59th place, while Heather Smith is in 79th place with a score of 161.
SMU's Jenny Haglund leads the individual race with a six-under par score of 138 after scoring rounds of 71 and 67.
Final round action will begin with a shotgun start on Sunday at 8:00 am (MT).
Team Results
1. Oklahoma 281-289=570
2. SMU 299-284=583
3. Northwestern 285-303=588
4. Texas Tech 296-293=589
5. FIU 305-290=595
6. Notre Dame 298-298=596
7. Tulsa 303-295=598
8. Minnesota 296-304=600
9. Colorado 301-308=609
T10. Michigan 303-307=610
T10. Mississippi 303-307=610
12. Kansas 312-301=613
13. Nebraska 312-312=624
14. Georgetown 315-310=625
15. Cincinnati 322-310=632
16. Illinois 321-321=642
Tulsa Individuals
T10. Kristina Merkle 72-72=144
T21. Shu-Yin Liu 77-72=149
T32. Antonia Von Wnuck 77-74=151
T59. Karson Bizzell 77-79=156
T79. Heather Smith 84-77=161
Top-5 Individuals
1. Jenny Haglund, SMU 71-67=138 (-6)
2. Hana Lee, Northwestern 66-73=139 (-6)
3. Jade Staggs, Oklahoma 68-72=140 (-4)
4. Chirapat Jao-Javanil, Oklahoma 71-70=141 (-3)
T5. Hannah Arnold, Texas Tech 72-70=142 (-2)
T5. Emily Collins, Oklahoma 71-71=142 (-2)
T5. Taylor Schmidt, Oklahoma 70-72=142 (-2)
T5. Melanie White, SMU 75-67=142 (-2)
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