2007-08 Season Review LSU
Total Page:16
File Type:pdf, Size:1020Kb
2007-08 Season Review LSU Cougar Classic Mercedes-Benz Championship INTRO Hanahan, S.C.-Sept.9-11, 2007 Knoxville, Tenn.-Oct. 12-14, 2007 COACHES Yeamans Hall-Par 72 Cherokee Country Club-Par 71 TIGERS REVIEW Youth led the way for the Lady Tigers in its first tournament of the year. LSU arrived in the state of Tennessee for the second time in less than a Freshmen Megan McChrystal, Amalie Valle and Nicole Crochet helped guide month and was looking to improve upon its last visit. After struggling on the HISTORY LSU to the first round lead after the team's two-under 286. After holding the front nine, the Lady Tigers posted an even par back nine on its way to an 11- THIS IS LSU overnight lead, however, the Lady Tigers found themselves falling to fifth place over 295 in round one placing 10th. The Lady Tigers posted scores of 299 and after the second round, making way for Tennessee to overtake the lead. LSU 294 over their final two rounds to finish ninth. Megan McChrystal earned her finished the tournament in fifth in the 20-team field after a final round 10-over first career top 10 finishing in a tie for 10th. 298. Megan McChrystal led the Lady Tigers in her first collegiate event with a two-over 218, tying her for 12th. Top Teams 1. Florida 289-288-288-865 +13 Top Teams 2. Purdue 291-291-288-870 +18 1. Notre Dame 287-292-291-870 +6 3. Arkansas 285-297-296-878 +26 2. Tennessee 288-288-295-871 +7 4. Auburn 292-296-291-879 +27 t3. Texas 288-293-294-875 +11 5. Kent State 296-297-288-881 +29 t3. Alabama 286-298-291-875 +11 9. LSU 295-299-294-888 +36 5. LSU 286-299-298-883 +19 Top Individuals LSU Results t10. Megan McChrystal 72-73-71-216 +3 t12. Megan McChrystal 73-70-75-218 +2 t27. Lindy LaBauve 71-75-76-222 +9 t22. Caroline Martens 72-78-71-221 +5 t34. Alexis Rather 75-76-72-223 +10 t22. Amalie Valle 69-76-76-221 +5 t57. Amalie Valle 78-75-75-228 +15 t48. Nicole Crochet 72-79-76-227 +11 t75. Kim Meck 77-80-76-233 +20 t60. Rebecca Kuhn 77-75-78-230 +14 Mason Rudolph Championship UA-Ann Rhodes Intercollegiate Franklin, Tenn.-Sept. 14-17, 2007 Tuscaloosa, Ala.-Oct. 26-28, 2007 Ironhorse Course, Vanderbilt Legends Club-Par 72 Northriver Golf Course-Par 71 A young lineup headed to Nashville to play in Vanderbilt's annual event and LSU came into the Alabama-hosted event looking to end its fall season on a it proved to be a learning experience for the Lady Tigers. Freshman Lindy high note. The Lady Tigers posted consistent scores of 304-304-304 to finish LaBauve led the Lady Tigers with her three-under 69 in her first collegiate 10th in the 18-team field. Amalie Valle led the way for the Lady Tigers, narrowly round, helping to land the team in 12th place after one round. The Lady Tigers missing her first career top-10, finishing in a tie for 13th. stumbled a little on the second day posting a 20-over 308 and fell to 14th. LSU finished with event with a 306, good enough to land them in 16th place. Amalie Top Teams Valle finished low among the Lady Tigers with a 223 total (73-76-74). 1. Arkansas 295-300-291-886 +34 2. Auburn 301-300-293-894 +42 Top Teams 3. Florida 307-300-289-896 +44 1. UCLA 281-283-287-851 -13 t4. Notre Dame 298-300-299-897 +45 2. Arizona State 280-293-292-865 +1 t4. Louisville 297-299-301-897 +45 3. Duke 284-292-290-866 +2 10. LSU 304-304-304-912 +60 4. Oklahoma State 292-292-287-871 +7 5. Florida 285-299-292-876 +12 LSU Results t6. Southern California 291-295-291-877 +13 t13. Amalie Valle 74-72-78-224 +11 t6. Arizona 283-300-294-877 +13 t34. Alexis Rather 77-77-75-229 +16 t6. Auburn 288-301-288-877 +13 t54. Megan McChrystal 80-80-74-234 +21 9. Georgia 291-299-290-880 +16 t54. Caroline Martens 73-84-77-234 +21 10. Purdue 294-296-300-890 +26 t70. Lindy LaBauve 81-75-81-237 +24 16. LSU 293-308-306-907 +43 LSU Results t36. Amalie Valle 73-76-74-223 +7 t61. Megan McChrystal 74-81-74-229 +13 t70. Lindy LaBauve 69-83-79-231 +15 t70. Caroline Martens 77-75-79-231 +15 88. Nicole Crochet 82-76-84-242 +26 2008-2009 LSU WOMEN’S GOLF MEDIA GUIDE 25 LSU 2007-08 Season Review INTRO Spring Season LSU/Cleveland Golf Classic COACHES Lady Puerto Rico Classic Baton Rouge, La.-March 14-16, 2008 TIGERS San Juan, Puerto Rico-Feb. 24-26, 2008 University Club-Par 72 Coco Beach Golf Club-Par 72 REVIEW After coming in eighth at last year's event, LSU looked to defend its home HISTORY The Lady Tigers were looking for nice, warm weather during the winter turf at its annual tournament. The Lady Tigers had a strong showing, never THIS IS LSU month of February and found it in San Juan, Puerto Rico. After the first round, dropping out of the top three, but came up just short of a victory. Florida State LSU found itself in good position, only four shots off the lead and in fifth place. led wire-to-wire and also took the top individual honors when Caroline Westrup LSU continued to move up the leader board in the second round with both shot rounds of 73-68-67 to win by four. Senior Rebecca Kuhn led the way for Megan McChrystal and Alexis Rather posting scores of 69, a career low for the Lady Tigers finishing third, her second top five in the LSU event. Rather… The Lady Tigers finished the tournament strong with a 296, placing them in second place in their first tournament of the spring… McChrystal Top Teams posted her second top ten of the season with her fourth place finish. 1. Florida State 293-294-297-884 +20 2. LSU 300-300-290-890 +26 Top Teams 3. Wake Forest 300-300-294-894 +30 1. Alabama 293-297-290-880 +16 4. North Carolina State 303-298-295-896 +32 2. LSU 297-290-296-883 +19 5. Alabama 302-297-298-897 +33 t3. Kent State 299-287-301-887 +23 t3. TCU 294-300-293-887 +23 LSU Results t5. Arkansas 296-293-299-888 +24 3. Rebecca Kuhn 71-73-71-215 -1 t5. Purdue 299-298-291-888 +24 7. Megan McChrystal 76-74-71-221 +5 t18. Alexis Rather 76-76-72-224 +8 LSU Results t26. Lindy LaBauve 75-82-70-227 +11 4. Megan McChrystal 75-69-71-215 -1 t41. Nicole Crochet 78-80-72-230 +14 t12. Alexis Rather 77-69-75-221 +5 t52. Caroline Martens 77-79-76-232 +16 t34. Amalie Valle 73-76-77-226 +10 t52. Abby Oberthier 78-76-78-232 +16 t34. Rebecca Kuhn 74-79-73-226 +10 t64. Amalie Valle 81-77-78-236 +20 t44. Caroline Martens 75-76-77-228 +12 t73. Kim Meck 79-81-78-238 +22 UCF Challenge Liz Murphey Collegiate Sorrento, Fla.-March 9-11 Athens, Ga.-March 21-23, 2008 Red Tail Golf Club-Par 72 UGA Golf Course-Par 72 Megan McChrystal once again led the way for the Lady Tigers, posting her The Lady Tigers headed to Georgia to play in its third event in two weeks, second round in the 60's and just narrowly missing her third top 10 of the but you could not see any fatigue after the first round. LSU led the event after season. LSU was in 11th place going into the final round, but made a move up shooting a nine-over 296 and Megan McChrystal led the individual race after the leaderboard on the last day to finish ninth. shooting her third round under 70 this season. The winds picked up the second day and LSU fell to sixth, allowing host team Georgia to take the lead. Top Teams Georgia ended up taking the event in a playoff with Purdue with LSU in ninth. 1. Duke 282-282-287-851 -13 2. Purdue 289-283-288-860 -4 Top Teams 3. UCLA 286-291-286-863 -1 t1. Georgia 302-300-298-900 +36 (Won in Playoff) 4. Florida 292-283-290-865 +1 t1. Purdue 302-303-295-900 +36 5. Southern California 281-294-293-868 +4 3. Alabama 302-307-303-912 +48 9. LSU 290-294-294-878 +14 4. Arkansas 305-305-306-916 +52 t5. Kent State 303-307-308-918 +54 LSU Results t5. Duke 314-300-304-918 +54 t12. Megan McChrystal 76-71-68-215 -1 9. LSU 297-316-315-928 +64 t24. Caroline Martens 70-74-74-218 +2 t47. Amalie Valle 71-76-76-223 +7 LSU Results 62. Rebecca Kuhn 76-73-76-225 +9 t24. Megan McChrystal 69-87-76-232 +16 t67. Alexis Rather 73-77-77-227 +11 t37. Alexis Rather 76-81-77-234 +18 t43. Lindy LaBauve 80-75-81-236 +20 t50. Rebecca Kuhn 77-79-81-237 +21 t56. Caroline Martens 75-81-82-238 +26 26 2008-2009 LSU WOMEN’S GOLF MEDIA GUIDE 2007-08 Season Review LSU Crimson Tide Classic NCAA Central Regional INTRO Tuscaloosa, Ala.-April 4-6, 2008 Austin, Texas-May 8-10 COACHES Ol' Colony-Par 72 University of Texas Golf Course-Par 72 TIGERS REVIEW The rain that filled the first day at Alabama's second event of the year In the most pressure-filled tournament of the year, the Lady Tigers knew softened up the golf course and led to low scores the next two days.