Oct. 9, 2001
Franklin, Ind. - The University of Missouri women's golf team put together its strongest outing of the 2001 fall season, and finished 8th of 19 teams in the Shootout at the Legends, which wrapped up today with 18 holes of play at The Legends Golf Course, in Franklin, Ind.
Head Coach Stephanie Cooper's Tigers shot a team round of 310 on Tuesday, and ended with a three-round total of 909, which was just four strokes shy of fifth place for the tournament. The 909 was 14 strokes better than the team's previous season best of 923 turned in at Nebraska in September.
Senior Nisha Sadekar (Aurora, Ontario) led the way individually for MU, as she shot a three-round total of 220 to tie for 6th place. Sadekar shot a two-under par 70 in Monday's opening round, and followed with rounds of 74 and 76, to finish just eight shots back of the leaders. Her 70 on Monday, as well as her 220 total, were career bests, and her 6th-place finish equaled a career best.
Junior Elin Ohlsson (Vetlanda, Sweden) notched her third consecutive top-25 fall finish, as she shot rounds of 75, 72 and 75 to tie for 11th place with a total of 222. Ohlsson's even-par 72 on Monday tied a personal best, and her 222 total broke her previous collegiate best by one stroke.
Freshman Maria Ohlsson (Vetlanda, Sweden) shot a career-best 74 in Monday's opening round, and finished at 231 for the tournament, which tied her for 42nd overall.
Other Tiger competitors included freshman Mindy Bullard (Warrensburg, Mo.) and sophomore Tara Jacobsen (Lebanon, Mo.), who tied for 69th place and 86th place, respectively. Bullard established a career best with her three-round total of 238, while Jacobsen made her first appearance of the fall.
The Tigers are off for over two weeks, before the they close the fall campaign at the Alabama Capstone Intercollegiate, to be held Oct. 26-28 in Tuscaloosa, Ala.
TEAM STANDINGS Pl Team 1st 2nd 3rd Total 1 Michigan 290 294 293 877 2 Wisconsin 289 289 301 879 3 Kent St. 294 291 300 885 4 Indiana 295 299 304 898 5 Texas A&M 302 294 309 905 6 Purdue 297 305 304 906 7 Illinois 299 308 300 907 8 MISSOURI 298 301 310 909 9 Minnesota 304 305 303 912 10 Iowa 302 305 307 914 11 Iowa St. 305 303 313 921 Penn St. 296 309 316 921 13 Louisville 301 304 319 924 14 Campbell 303 305 318 926 15 Toledo 297 311 322 930 16 Kansas 307 311 321 939 17 Arkansas 319 312 320 951 18 Wichita St. 317 313 324 954 19 Notre Dame 309 325 322 956INDIVIDUAL STANDINGS Pl Player (School) 1st 2nd 3rd Tot 1 Kim Benedict (Mich.) 68 74 70 212 Martina Gillen (Kent) 71 69 72 212 3 Emily Hendricks (Wisc.) 71 70 74 215 4 Katie Connelly (Wisc.) 71 73 73 217 5 Kari Damron (Purdue) 74 70 75 219 6 Nisha Sadekar (MU) 70 74 76 220 11 Elin Ohlsson (MU) 75 72 75 222 42 Maria Ohlsson (MU) 74 77 80 231 69 Mindy Bullard (MU) 79 78 81 238 86 Tara Jacobsen (MU) 83 81 79 243