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Hannah Burke's 10th Place Effort Not Enough for Women's Golf
April 27, 2008
The Baylor women's golf team could not recover from their last place position at the Big 12 Championship as they posted a third round 339 for a three-day total of 1021. Oklahoma State captured their sixth Big 12 title by a record 27 strokes as they carded a 307 for a combined 912 at Karsten Creek in Stillwater. Sophomore Hannah Burke posted an 80 on the final day, propelling her to a tie for 10th place at 237 (21-over). With the top-10 finish, Burke became the third Bear to earn back-to-back honors to the Big 12 All-Tournament team. OSU's Jaclyn Sweeney became the first freshman to win the individual crown as she turned in a final score of 225, just 9-over par. Freshmen Morgan Chambers and Jordan Rhodes finished with an 87 and 83 respectively while sophomore Kristen Hendrix carded an 89 on the final day. Senior Sian Reddick posted a 90 in the final round of her collegiate career.
After finishing in the top-5 in five of the last seven years, the Bears' 12th place finish marked their poorest performance in the Big 12 Championship. The Bears had not finished worst than 7th since a 10th place effort in 1998. In an effort to gain much needed experience, Coach Sylvia Ferdon went with a young lineup throughout much of the spring, and the Bears entered into the 2008 Big 12 Tournament with four underclassmen on the five-man squad. Though the Bears were not able to capitalize, they are hopeful that the experience will pay off next year. 1. Oklahoma State - 912 2. Texas A&M - 939 3. Texas - 958 4. Missouri - 959 5. Oklahoma - 965 12. Baylor - 1021 1. Jaclyn Sweeney - 225 T10. Hannah Burke - 237 51. Morgan Chambers - 258 T52. Jordan Rhodes - 259 56. Kristen Hendrix - 267 60. Sian Reddick - 274 |
