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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)