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10/7/2001 1:00:00 AM | Women's Golf
Oct. 7, 2001
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. - For the fifth consecutive year, the Duke women's golf team brought home the Franklin Street Trust Tar Heel Invitational on Sunday at the Finley Golf Course in Chapel Hill, N.C. The Blue Devils fired a final round best 296 and won by 17 strokes over host North Carolina.
Duke, ranked No. 1 in the Golf World rankings, finished the 54-hole invitational with an 894 with North Carolina (911), Vanderbilt (914), Wake Forest (921) and Georgia (922) rounding out the top five.
In the individual competition, junior Kristina Engstrom recorded a tournament best round of 70 on Sunday to win her second collegiate tournament with a three-over-par 219 (73-76-70). The native of Djursholm, Sweden, posted three birdies and only one bogey in the final round and Engstrom's 219 equalled her collegiate best 54-hole total. She won by three strokes over Vanderbilt's Nicki Cutler (225).
Junior Leigh Anne Hardin (Martinsville, Ind.) and freshman Niloufar Aazam-Zanganeh (Lausanne, Switzerland) each notched top 10 finishes with a tied for sixth and tied for ninth finish, respectively. Hardin turned in a 75 on Sunday and ended with a 73-78-75=226 (+10), while Aazam-Zanganeh posted a 78 in the final round to finish with an 11-over-par 227 (72-77-78).
Virada Nirapathpongporn rebounded from her worst collegiate round (81) on Friday with a 74 on the final two days to finish tied for 14th overall. The native of Bangkok, Thailand, turned in an 81-74-74=229 (+13). Junior Maria Garcia Estrada (Tenerife, Spain) concluded the invitational with a 77 on Sunday and finished tied for 27th (75-82-7=234, +18).
Duke will next travel to Knoxville, Tenn. to play in the Mercedes-Benz Women's Collegiate on Oct. 12-14. The tournament will be played at the Gettysvue Country Club and hosted by Tennessee.
1 Duke University 293 305 296 894
1 Kristina Engstrom 73 76 70 219
T 6 Leigh Anne Hardin 73 78 75 226
T 9 N. Aazam-Zanganeh 72 77 78 227
T 14 V. Nirapathpongporn 81 74 74 229
T 27 Maria Garcia-Estrada 75 82 77 234
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FINAL RESULTS Franklin Street Trust/Tar Heel * Individual Finley Golf Course Chapel Hill, NC Dates: 10/05 - 10/06 (Today:10-07-2001) Par: 72 Yardage: 6181
Fin. Top 20 Teams Scores 1 Duke University 293 305 296 894 2 North Carolina, U of 300 306 305 911 3 Vanderbilt Univ. 301 307 306 914 4 Wake Forest Univ. 309 308 304 921 5 Georgia, U. of 310 302 310 922 6 Furman University 300 313 316 929 7 Tulane University 321 316 305 942 8 So. Florida, U. of 315 312 316 943 9 Kentucky, U. of 309 312 324 945 10 N. Car. Wilmington 311 331 307 949 11 N. Car.- Greensboro 314 317 322 953 12 Memphis Univ of 314 323 326 963 13 Florida State Univ. 313 324 331 968 North Carolina State 330 319 319 968
FINAL RESULTS Franklin Street Trust/Tar Heel * Individual Finley Golf Course Chapel Hill, NC Dates: 10/05 - 10/06 (Today:10-07-2001) Par: 72 Yardage: 6181
Fin. Name School Scores 1 Kristina Engstrom Duke 73 76 70 219 +3
2 Nicki Cutler Vanderbilt 74 73 75 222 +6
3 Nuria Clau Wk. Forest 75 74 74 223 +7
4 Meredith Ward Vanderbilt 73 75 76 224 +8
5 Abby Spector N Carolina 74 77 74 225 +9
6 Summer Sirmons Georgia 79 71 76 226 +10 Ashley Prange N Carolina 74 76 76 226 +10 Leigh Anne Hardin Duke 73 78 75 226 +10
9 Shelley McKevitt N Carolina 73 77 77 227 +11 N. Aazam-Zanganeh Duke 72 77 78 227 +11
11 Meaghan Francella Memphis 76 76 76 228 +12 Rachel Lester Kentucky 75 77 76 228 +12 Angela Jerman Georgia 74 78 76 228 +12
14 V. Nirapathpongporn Duke 81 74 74 229 +13 Natilia Nicholls Georgia 78 74 77 229 +13
16 Fany Schaeffer So Florida 78 74 78 230 +14 Courtney Pomeranz UNCW 75 76 79 230 +14 Brandi Jackson Furman 72 78 80 230 +14
19 Alexis Wooster Tulane 80 76 75 231 +15 Leigh Turner Furman 74 81 76 231 +15
21 Yunuen Sanchez UNCW 79 79 74 232 +16 *Maria Beautell Wk. Forest 79 75 78 232 +16
23 Sarah Bonner NC State 80 76 77 233 +17 Jennifer Perri Furman 77 77 79 233 +17 Beth Lever N Carolina 79 76 78 233 +17 Courtney Wood Vanderbilt 75 78 80 233 +17
27 Kathy Schafer Tulane 79 78 77 234 +18 Kelly Anders Kentucky 76 76 82 234 +18 Deborah Means Wk. Forest 74 84 76 234 +18 Kelly Martin So Florida 79 77 78 234 +18 Maria Garcia-Estrada Duke 75 82 77 234 +18
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FINAL RESULTS Franklin Street Trust/Tar Heel * Individual Finley Golf Course Chapel Hill, NC Dates: 10/05 - 10/06 (Today:10-07-2001) Par: 72 Yardage: 6181
Fin. Name School Scores 32 Carolin Landmann Tulane 82 81 72 235 +19 Katie Brenny Wk. Forest 81 79 75 235 +19 Christine Hallstrom Wk. Forest 83 73 79 235 +19
35 Zuzana Kamasova NC Greensb 75 85 77 237 +21 Briana Vega NC Greensb 77 75 85 237 +21
37 Kristin Tamulis Florida St 83 78 77 238 +22 Katie Ruhe So Florida 80 79 79 238 +22
39 Sarah Jacobs Vanderbilt 83 81 75 239 +23 *Amelie Farrah UNCW 82 78 79 239 +23
41 Jenny Gleason NC Greensb 82 81 77 240 +24 Yunny Cho Georgia 79 79 82 240 +24
43 Jennifer Jaszek Memphis 80 81 80 241 +25 Heather McMunn UNCW 77 88 76 241 +25 Jameica Duncombe So Florida 78 82 81 241 +25 Jessica Fought NC Greensb 80 78 83 241 +25 Sarah Johnston Furman 77 83 81 241 +25 Alison Zimmer Florida St 71 87 83 241 +25 Meghan Adams N Carolina 81 81 79 241 +25
50 Caroline Stetler Wk. Forest 79 82 81 242 +26 Marianne Ruud Memphis 78 82 82 242 +26 Marcela Gonzalez Tulane 80 81 81 242 +26 Joni Gossett Vanderbilt 79 81 82 242 +26
54 Leslie Stubblefield NC State 85 79 79 243 +27
55 *Colby Cobb NC State 85 81 78 244 +28
56 Malin Claesson NC State 85 80 80 245 +29 Eva Gessner Kentucky 83 77 85 245 +29 *Romi Irons N Carolina 79 80 86 245 +29
59 Becky Berzonski UNCW 80 89 78 247 +31
60 Carrie Sordel Florida St 86 77 85 248 +32 Sarah Trew Georgia 88 79 81 248 +32 Cimmie Shahan Furman 87 77 84 248 +32
63 Lindsay Hulwick Tulane 84 81 84 249 +33
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FINAL RESULTS Franklin Street Trust/Tar Heel * Individual Finley Golf Course Chapel Hill, NC Dates: 10/05 - 10/06 (Today:10-07-2001) Par: 72 Yardage: 6181
Fin. Name School Scores 64 Alison Curdt Florida St 79 84 87 250 +34
65 Rebecca Randolph NC State 84 84 83 251 +35 Ashlee Dean NC Greensb 83 83 85 251 +35 Stacy Springer Kentucky 84 82 85 251 +35 Katie Quinney Florida St 80 85 86 251 +35
69 Sandra Hellsvik Memphis 80 84 88 252 +36
70 Jill Crowe So Florida 87 85 82 254 +38 Rebecca Dean UNCW 81 88 85 254 +38
72 *Stacy Hilton N Carolina 86 89 82 257 +41
73 Erica Wein NC State 81 88 89 258 +42
74 *Tara Schultz Furman 83 89 88 260 +44
75 Abby More Memphis 83 91 90 264 +48
76 *Lauren Quinn N Carolina 95 93 92 280 +64
WD *Camille Lee Wk. Forest 86 WD WD DQ Towa Okiyama Kentucky 75 DQ 81
FINAL RESULTS Franklin Street Trust/Tar Heel Finley Golf Course Chapel Hill, NC Dates: 10/05 - 10/06 (Today:10-07-2001) Par: 72 Yardage: 6181
Fin. School Scores
1 Duke University 293 305 296 894 1 Kristina Engstrom 73 76 70 219 T 6 Leigh Anne Hardin 73 78 75 226 T 9 N. Aazam-Zanganeh 72 77 78 227 T 14 V. Nirapathpongporn 81 74 74 229 T 27 Maria Garcia-Estrada 75 82 77 234
2 North Carolina, U of 300 306 305 911 5 Abby Spector 74 77 74 225 T 6 Ashley Prange 74 76 76 226 T 9 Shelley McKevitt 73 77 77 227 T 23 Beth Lever 79 76 78 233 T 43 Meghan Adams 81 81 79 241
3 Vanderbilt Univ. 301 307 306 914 2 Nicki Cutler 74 73 75 222 4 Meredith Ward 73 75 76 224 T 23 Courtney Wood 75 78 80 233 T 39 Sarah Jacobs 83 81 75 239 T 50 Joni Gossett 79 81 82 242
4 Wake Forest Univ. 309 308 304 921 3 Nuria Clau 75 74 74 223 T 27 Deborah Means 74 84 76 234 T 32 Katie Brenny 81 79 75 235 T 32 Christine Hallstrom 83 73 79 235 T 50 Caroline Stetler 79 82 81 242
5 Georgia, U. of 310 302 310 922 T 6 Summer Sirmons 79 71 76 226 T 11 Angela Jerman 74 78 76 228 T 14 Natilia Nicholls 78 74 77 229 T 41 Yunny Cho 79 79 82 240 T 60 Sarah Trew 88 79 81 248
6 Furman University 300 313 316 929 T 16 Brandi Jackson 72 78 80 230 T 19 Leigh Turner 74 81 76 231 T 23 Jennifer Perri 77 77 79 233 T 43 Sarah Johnston 77 83 81 241 T 60 Cimmie Shahan 87 77 84 248
7 Tulane University 321 316 305 942 T 19 Alexis Wooster 80 76 75 231 T 27 Kathy Schafer 79 78 77 234 T 32 Carolin Landmann 82 81 72 235 T 50 Marcela Gonzalez 80 81 81 242 63 Lindsay Hulwick 84 81 84 249
8 So. Florida, U. of 315 312 316 943 T 16 Fany Schaeffer 78 74 78 230 T 27 Kelly Martin 79 77 78 234 T 37 Katie Ruhe 80 79 79 238 T 43 Jameica Duncombe 78 82 81 241 T 70 Jill Crowe 87 85 82 254
9 Kentucky, U. of 309 312 324 945 T 11 Rachel Lester 75 77 76 228 T 27 Kelly Anders 76 76 82 234 T 56 Eva Gessner 83 77 85 245 T 65 Stacy Springer 84 82 85 251 DQ Towa Okiyama 75 DQ 81
10 N. Car. Wilmington 311 331 307 949 T 16 Courtney Pomeranz 75 76 79 230 T 21 Yunuen Sanchez 79 79 74 232 T 43 Heather McMunn 77 88 76 241 59 Becky Berzonski 80 89 78 247 T 70 Rebecca Dean 81 88 85 254
11 N. Car.- Greensboro 314 317 322 953 T 35 Zuzana Kamasova 75 85 77 237 T 35 Briana Vega 77 75 85 237 T 41 Jenny Gleason 82 81 77 240 T 43 Jessica Fought 80 78 83 241 T 65 Ashlee Dean 83 83 85 251
12 Memphis Univ of 314 323 326 963 T 11 Meaghan Francella 76 76 76 228 T 43 Jennifer Jaszek 80 81 80 241 T 50 Marianne Ruud 78 82 82 242 69 Sandra Hellsvik 80 84 88 252 75 Abby More 83 91 90 264
Fin. School Scores
T 13 Florida State Univ. 313 324 331 968 T 37 Kristin Tamulis 83 78 77 238 T 43 Alison Zimmer 71 87 83 241 T 60 Carrie Sordel 86 77 85 248 64 Alison Curdt 79 84 87 250 T 65 Katie Quinney 80 85 86 251
T 13 North Carolina State 330 319 319 968 T 23 Sarah Bonner 80 76 77 233 54 Leslie Stubblefield 85 79 79 243 T 56 Malin Claesson 85 80 80 245 T 65 Rebecca Randolph 84 84 83 251 73 Erica Wein 81 88 89 258
Fin. Individuals School Scores
T 21 Maria Beautell Wk. Forest 79 75 78 232 T 39 Amelie Farrah UNCW 82 78 79 239 55 Colby Cobb NC State 85 81 78 244 T 56 Romi Irons N Carolina 79 80 86 245 72 Stacy Hilton N Carolina 86 89 82 257 74 Tara Schultz Furman 83 89 88 260 76 Lauren Quinn N Carolina 95 93 92 280 WD Camille Lee Wk. Forest 86 WD WD