Columbus, Ohio - Charlotte Wendner closed a solid tournament with a final-round 77 to finish in a tie for 26th to lead the Nebraska women's golf team at the Lady Buckeye Spring Invitational on The Scarlet Course Sunday.
Wendner, a junior from Bjarred, Sweden, produced NU's top three rounds of the tournament with rounds of 79, 78 and 77 to finish at 234. Fellow junior JC Stevenson managed a tie for 48th with a 240, after posting a final-round 80. True freshman Natalie Gleadall added an 80 of her own in the third round of the 54-hole event on the par-72, 6,228-yard layout at The Scarlet Course. Fellow freshman Maddie Sheils rounded out the Huskers' scoring with a 94 on Sunday, as NU finished 15th in the the 15-team field at 977.
The Huskers, who were already hindered by the loss of sophomore Mary Kate Bird to a wrist injury after Saturday's first-round, were unable to overcome more adversity between the second and third rounds. Sheils' first-round 80 was dropped from the Huskers' opening-round score by disqualification following Saturday's second round. The disqualification forced NU's first-round score to slip three strokes from a 319 to 322, as the Huskers had to count Bird's opening-round 83, dropping them out of a tie for 13th into 14th place before Sunday's golf began.
With only four golfers in the event on Sunday, Nebraska settled for a final-round 331, counting Wendner's 77, a pair of 80s from Stevenson and Gleadall and Sheils' 94.
The hosts from Ohio State cruised to the team title with a three-round score of 895, 10 strokes ahead of runner-up Kent State. Washington finished third, 16 strokes off Ohio State's pace, with a 911. The Buckeyes' In Hong Lim added an individual title for Ohio State with a three-round score of 217. Lim held off Michigan State's Laura Kueny, who finished just one shot back at 218. Both golfers fired final-round 75's on Sunday. Washington's Anya Alvarez took third at 220 after a final-round 71.
Nebraska returns to action at the Big 12 Championships in Lubbock, Texas, April 24-26.
2009 Lady Buckeye Spring Invitational
The Scarlet Course (Columbus, Ohio)
Par 72/6,228 Yards
April 18-19
Final Team Standings
1. Ohio State - 295-294-306-895
2. Kent State - 299-304-302-905
3. Washington - 302-308-301-911
4. Northwestern - 299-300-316-915
5. Indiana - 299-310-310-919
6. Michigan State - 307-304-309-920
7. Rollins College - 310-316-312-938
8. Illinois - 313-308-320-941
T9. Kansas - 309-314-327-950
T9. Penn State - 310-319-321-950
11. Wisconsin - 313-317-324-954
12. Iowa - 327-310-325-962
13. Minnesota - 321-322-324-967
14. Kansas State - 328-319-325-972
15. Nebraska - 322-324-331-977
Final Individual Leaderboard
1. In Hong Lim, Ohio State - 68-74-75-217
2. Laura Kueny, Michigan State - 74-69-75-218
3. Anya Alvarez, Washington - 71-78-71-220
4. Martina Gavier, Kent State - 72-75-75-222
5. Kirby Dreher, Kent State - 73-78-73-224
T6. Anita Gahir, Indiana - 74-77-74-225
T6. Jessica Hauser, Ohio State - 77-73-75-225
T6. Vicky Villanueva, Ohio State - 73-75--77-225
T9. Rebecca Lederhausen, Northwestern - 73-74-80-227
T9. Gemma Webster, Ohio State - 79-71-77-227
Nebraska Individuals
T26. Charlotte Wendner - 79-78-77-234
T48. JC Stevenson - 81-79-80-240
T52. Natalie Gleadall - 79-82-80-241
79. Maddie Sheils - D-85-94-179
W. Mary Kate Bird - 83-W-W-W