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05.14.2009  |  Women's Golf  |  Viewed 598 times
Results
RAPID CITY, S.D. - Trevecca Nazarene University moved up two spots in the standings after posting their best day of play at the NAIA women's golf national championships on Thursday. The team posted their tournament best round of 338 on their third round and final round today at Meadowbrook Golf Course. The 338 improved the team score enough to move TNU from 24th to 22nd after three rounds of play.

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The five-time defending TranSouth champion Trojans will not advance to the final round of play on Friday. Only the top 17 teams and 40 individuals advance to the final round. The Trojans posted a (339-367-338) 1044 overall team score, which moved them ahead of their two playing partners on Thursday. Lindenwood University finished in 23rd place with a (343-356-348) 1047 and Walsh University carded a (345-360-355) 1060 to finish 24th.
 
Of the first 14 teams to finish Thursday's round, only NAIA No. 14 Southern Nazarene matched Trevecca's 338 team score. That group included No. 25 Lindenwood, #24 St. Ambrose, #23 Northwood Texas, #20 Dakota Wesleyan, No. 16 Rocky Mountain and #8 William Woods

Ashley Birdwell was Trevecca's top performer all year and came through with the best tournament performance again. Birdwell, the TranSouth Player of the Year, finished 64th after posting a (83-87-81) 251Junior Betsy Beaver followed in 78th with her (80-91-83) 254. Alyssa Moe carded a (87-91-86) 264 and senior Brooke Dillehay's final round a as a Trojan was a (89-98-88) 275.
 
Trevecca coach Michael Johnson was very pleased with his teams' final round, "I'm so proud of the way the team responded today and finished strong. Though the weather was noticeably better, the greens had taken the brunt of the conditions and were nearly fried - making approach shots and putting treacherous at times."
 
"We played at the same level or better today than some really good team, our final round score today was better than six teams ranked in the final Top 25 poll, including the eighth ranked team and tied the score of the No. 14 team."
 
"It's been an amazing experience for our team and we proved that we belonged out here. I was told time and again by our playing partners this week how enjoyable it was for them to play with our team."

Trevecca's third round score was 29 strokes better than their second round score and each player moved up several spots in the standings.

Birdwell...T64 (up from T81)
Beaver...T78 (up from T86)
Moe...109 (up from T112)
Dillehay...T121 (up from T124)

Four-time defending national champion Oklahoma City (915) will head into Friday's final round with a 24 stroke lead over Bethel, Ind. (939) and have the to two scorers in Sydney Cox (77-73-73, 223) and Ashley Sholer (76-77-73, 226) on their side.

Live scoring is available through the tournament website.
The link is listed here:NAIA Championships Information
 
Dakota Diary - Keep up with the Lady Trojans in the Dakotas

The tournament is being held at Meadowbrook Municipal Golf Course. The course is playing to a par of 72 over 6000 yards. There 28 teams and 144 golfers competing.

Championships Format:  A four-round tournament consisting of a maximum of 144 golfers. Competition is stroke play. Each team competes with five golfers (minimum of four) and the top four scores posted each day are counted toward the team standings.

The tournament field is cut after 54 holes and reduced to the top 17 teams and 40 individuals (including ties). Pairings and starting times shall be established by the tournament director in consultation with officers of the NAIA-WGCA.

Meadowbrook Golf Course, an 18-hole links Championship Facility, located at the foot of the beautiful Black Hills of Western South Dakota.

Designed in the mid 1970's, by David Gill and Associates, Meadowbrook is traditional in its layout. At over 7,100 yards in total length, the course is an impressive challenge and offers a wonderful golf experience. Rapid Creek flows through the course and comes into play on five of the eighteen holes. The large undulating greens are vey well protected by more than 60 bunkers. Meadowbrook is considered one of the very best Championship Facilities in the country.