10/21/2003 12:00:00 AM | Women's Golf
Oct. 21, 2003
COLUMBUS, Ohio – The Ohio State women’s golf team captured its first tournament title of the season as the Buckeyes posted a final-round of 296 to edge out Oklahoma State by one stroke at the 2003 Mercedes-Benz Championships. The women finished the event with a three-round total of 884. The event was being held at the par 72, 6,201-yard Fox Den Country Club in Knoxville, Tenn.
The Buckeyes victory in Knoxville marked the first tournament victory since the 2003 Big Ten Championships.
“It was a good field and we knew we were going to have to play well to win,” Ohio State Head Coach Therese Hession said. “I think we did a good job. There were some things, that if you asked my players, they think they could have done better. A win is a win and I am never going to complain about a win, especially with the field that they had here this week.”
Senior Allison Hanna (Portland, Ore./David Douglas) tied for first after three-rounds and defeated Courtney Mahon from Arkansas in a playoff to earn medalist honors as she made her second playoff appearance during the fall season. Hanna’s first playoff of the fall came during the Lady Northern Intercollegiate in Columbus, Ohio. Hanna finished the tournament with a three-round total of 217.
“I have been in so many playoffs over the summer and in my last tournament,” Hanna said. “I am starting to get a little more comfortable and this time I tried to go out and see what I could do. I wanted to make a birdie instead of just count on a par.”
Teammate Lindsay Knowlton (Jr., Toronto, Ont./Havergal College) also posted a strong performance for the Buckeyes as she posted a three-round total of 220 tying for seventh.
The Buckeyes return to action Nov. 2-4 as they travel to Myrtle Beach, S.C. to compete in the Hooters Collegiate Match Play.
Team Standings Pl. Team Rd.1 Rd.2 Rd.3 Total 1. Ohio State 296 292 296 884 2. Oklahoma State 291 298 296 885 3. Swedish Jr. Nat. 291 314 287 892 4. Tulane 296 304 293 893 5. Georgia 299 292 306 897 6. Arkansas 305 300 296 901 7. Northwestern 307 297 301 905 8. Michigan State 301 307 299 907 9. UNLV 303 302 305 910 T10. Tennessee 300 311 308 919 T10. Louisiana State 301 309 309 919 12. Kent State 311 302 308 921 13. South Carolina 304 307 315 926 14. Alabama 310 307 311 928 15. Penn State 318 303 309 930 16. Virginia 327 308 297 932 17. Purdue 310 308 317 935
Ohio State Individuals Pl. Individual Rd.1 Rd.2 Rd.3 Total T1. Allison Hanna 73 69 75 217 T7. Lindsay Knowlton 73 73 74 220 T17. Kristen White 74 78 71 223 T38. Jennifer Selfinger 76 75 78 229 T45. Allyson Harvie 80 75 76 231
