McArdle Wins Minnesota Tournament

Nebraska women's golfer Chrissie McArdle claimed the Minnesota Stroke Play Championship, Wednesday, by three strokes at Wayzata Country Club in Wayzata, Minn.

 

McArdle finished the 54-hole event with a five-over par, 221 after shooting two-over par 72 in the final round of competition.  She defeated players from at least five different Division I schools, including Minnesota, Oklahoma, Michigan and IowaState.  McArdle outclassed the rest of the talented field, defeating runner-up Leigh Klasse by three strokes.  Lisa Meshke finished four strokes off McArdle’s pace at 225.

 

McArdle owns the best returning stroke average for the 2005-06 Nebraska women’s golf team at 77.56 and has four career top 10 finishes along with eight career top 20 finishes. 

 

The Huskers begin competition for the 2005-06 season at the Ptarmigan Invitational in Fort Collins, Colo., Sept. 12-13 at 8:30 a.m.  They will host their annual Chip-N Club Tournament at Wilderness Ridge Golf Course on Sept. 26 and 27, beginning at 8 a.m.  NU will return to Lincoln to host the Big 12 Championships held at the Country Club of Lincoln, April 17-19.