March 18, 2012

Mesa, Arizona - The Tulsa women's golf team placed third with a 54-hole score of 892 at the 2012 Clover Cup on Sunday afternoon on a day when the tournament was slowed due to two rain delays. Hurricane junior Kristina Merkle finished in fourth place individually with a final score of 217 at the par-72 Longbow Golf Club.

Colorado led from start to finish as the Buffaloes shot a final round 297 for a 54-hole total of 855. Oklahoma finished in second place (886) and was followed by Tulsa (892), Texas Tech (904) and host Notre Dame (905) to round out the top-five teams.

Merkle, who started the day in a first-place tie, turned in a final round of 79 today to close the 54-hole event with a score of one-over par 217. Merkle bogeyed six of her first 10 holes on Sunday and played one-over par the rest of the way.

Senior Kamryn Ruffin turned in Tulsa's best round of the day with a two-over par 74 and finished in 11th place with a score of 223. Fellow senior Marita Engzelius shot a 76 today and finished in 19th place overall with a score of 226.

Sophomore Kayla Riede finished in 26th place with a total score of 229 after today's round of 79. Senior Sarah Elliot had an eagle on her 15th hole of the day, the par-4 fourth hole, and she finished with a final round total of 77 to close out the tournament in 42nd place with a score of 235.

Three Tulsa golfers played as individuals at the tournament -- Anna Young finished 44th, Shu-Yin Liu finished in 60th place and Nanna Nielsen placed 71st.

Individually, Colorado's Jessica Wallace, Alex Stewart and Emily Talley took the first three places, each with under-par scores for the 54-hole tournament.

Team Results
1.	Colorado	277-281-297=855
2.	Oklahoma	289-293-305=886
3.	Tulsa	        294-292-306=892
4.	Texas Tech	296-303-305=904
5.	Notre Dame	288-296-321=905
6.	Minnesota	293-307-308=908
7.	FIU      	292-307-310=909
T8.	Iowa State	295-304-316=915
T8.	Furman     	292-320-303=915
10.	Michigan	306-316-310=932
11.	SMU	        302-331-319=952
12.	Cincinnati	323-318-319=960
Tulsa Team Individuals
T4.	Kristina Merkle	68-70-79=217
T11.	Kamryn Ruffin	77-72-74=223
T19.	Marita Engzelius76-74-76=226
T26.	Kayla Riede	73-74-79=229
T42.	Sarah Elliot	82-76-77=235
Tulsa Golfers Competing as Individuals
T44.	Anna Young	78-80-78=236
T60.	Shu-Yin Liu	81-78-86=245
71.	Nanna Nielsen	89-88-96=273
Top-5 Individuals
1.	Jessica Wallace, Colorado	70-69-72=211 (-5)
2.	Alex Stewart, Colorado	        68-71-74=213 (-3)
3.	Emily Talley, Colorado	        66-72-77=215 (-1)
T4.	Kristina Merkle, Tulsa	        68-70-79=217 (+1)
T4.	Chirapat Jao-Jananil, Oklahoma	71-71-75=217 (+1)