Rain Cancels Final Round of Big 12s

College Station, Texas ? Due to heavy rains, thunder and lightening, the last round of the 2004 Women's Big 12 Golf Championships was cancelled and called final after 36 holes.

 

The teams played 18 holes each on Friday-Saturday, April 23-24, at Pebble Creek Country Club’s 6,242-yard, par-72 golf course.  Nebraska’s second-round, 10th-place finish on Saturday will remain the Huskers final score.

 

Standing out for the Huskers was sophomore Jackie Beste (Sauk Centre, Minn.), who played two solid rounds of golf for a tally of 151 (75-76).  Beste finished in a tie for 14th, her best finish this spring and fourth top-20 finish for the 2003-04 season.

 

Senior Stephanie Schaefer (Columbus, Neb.) placed in a tie for 25th with a two-round tally of 154. Schaefer’s second round score of 76 was a six stroke drop from her score on Friday.

 

Rounding out the top-30 golfers was junior Merynn Ito (Aiea, Hawaii), who tied for 30th after shooting a pair of six-over par-78s in the two rounds of action.  Freshman Christine McArdle (Eden Prairie, Minn.) finished tied for 47th with a final score of 161 after shooting a first and second round of 81 and 80, respectively.  Not far behind was sophomore Sara Sackett (Cambridge, Neb.), who hit an 84 and 80 over the 36-hole tournament to finish tied for 54th.

 

The 2004 Big 12 Champion Texas had a first-round low of 292 and finished with a final score of 592.  Nebraska was thirty strokes out away from the first-place Longhorns.  The individual conference champion was awarded to Oklahoma State’s Anne Thurman, who fired a 69 and 68 in the first and second rounds, respectively. Thurman’s seven-under par-137 was a course record for 36 holes.

 

Big 12 Championships - April 23-25
College Station, Texas
Pebble Creek Country Club
6,242-yard, par 72

No. Team (One-Two-Total)
1. Texas (292-300-592)
2. Texas A&M (294-305-599)
3. Oklahoma State (306-300-606)
4. Oklahoma (299-308-607)
5. Baylor (304-304-608)
6. Missouri (311-299-610)
7. Texas Tech (306-305-611)
8. Kansas (305-312-617)
9. Kansas State (308-310-618)
10. Nebraska (315-307-622)
11. Iowa State (312-317-629)
12. Colorado (309-322-631)

Nebraska Individuals (One-Two-Total)
T14. Jackie Beste (76-75-151)
T25. Stephanie Schaefer (80-74-154)
T30. Merynn Ito (78-78-156)
T47. Christine McArdle (81-80-161)
T54. Sara Sackett (84-80-164)