Michigan State University
Badger Invitational
Women's Golf Takes The Lead At Badger Invitational
9/13/2003 12:00:00 AM | Women's Golf
Sept. 13, 2003
VERONA, Wis. - The Michigan State women's golf team sits in first place after completing the first round of the Badger Invitational at University Ridge Golf Course on Saturday (Sept. 13). MSU finished the day strong, shooting an opening-round 303. Purdue sits six strokes behind the Spartans in second place (309) and Northwestern (316) rounds out the leaderboard's top-three.
Heavy rains on Friday (Sept. 12) forced the first round of play to be postponed and completed on Saturday. Second-round action was scheduled to be played on Saturday, but was suspended around 1:20 p.m. due to poor weather conditions. Second-round play is now set for Sunday (Sept. 14), and the final round has been cancelled.
Leading the way for the Spartans are seniors Allison Fouch (Grand Rapids, Mich.) and Sarah Martin (Grosse Isle, Mich.), who are tied for second place, each shooting a 73. They sit one stroke behind tournament leader Malinda Johnson of Wisconsin (72).
Sophomore Dayna Burleigh (Horsham, Pa.) is tied for sixth place overall with a 77, freshman Heather Rose (Chillicothe, Ohio) sits tied for 17th with an 80, and senior Ann Marie Kersten (Oak Harbor, Ohio) rounds out the Spartan squad tied for 20th with an opening-round 81.
Tournament play continues Sunday morning with teams teeing off at 9 a.m. Following the Badger Invitational, Michigan State will host the Mary Fossum Invitational at Forest Akers Golf Course in East Lansing Sept. 20-21.
Badger InvitationalUniversity Ridge Golf Course (Verona, Wis.)Sept. 12-14, 2003
Team Standings (after round one)Place Name Scores1 Michigan State 3032 Purdue 3093 Arkansas-Little Rock 3144 Northwestern 3165 Wisconsin 320T6 Illinois 323T6 Minnesota 3238 Iowa 3349 West Florida 352
Top 10 Individual Results (after round one)Place Name, School Scores1 Malinda Johnson, Wisconsin 72T2 Allison Fouch, Michigan State 73T2 Sarah Martin, Michigan State 73T2 Beth Hermes, Purdue 735 Mary Ellen Grzebien, N'western 76T6 Dayna Burleigh, Michigan State 77T6 Onnarin Sattayabanphot, Purdue 77T6 Terra Petsinger, Minnesota 77T6 Laura Walker, Ark.-Little Rock 77T6 Nicki Morse, Wisconsin 77T6 Kelly Robb, Northwestern 77T6 Linda Svensson, Ark.-Little Rock 77
MSU Individual Standings (after round one)Allison Fouch 73 (tied for second)Sarah Martin 73 (tied for second)Dayna Burleigh 77 (tied for sixth)Heather Rose 80 (tied for 17th)Ann Marie Kersten 81 (tied for 20th)
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