Women’s golf to play Oklahoma tournament

Friday, April 3, 2009

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Baylor 61 OU 66 Kansas 79 K-State 111

The Kansas women’s golf team will finally have the opportunity to face off against some Big 12 opponents this weekend at the Susie Maxwell Berning Classic in Norman, Okla. Junior Meghan Gockel said she was looking forward to facing off with some familiar opponents and thought the team would finish well at this tournament.

“I think we can finish in the top three at this tournament,” Gockel said. “That would be a pretty respectable finish for us.”

After a brief and rough tournament in Georgia last weekend, the team is prepared for a good tournament, said Gockel. Four weeks ago, the team took the title at the Duramed Collegiate Classic with Gockel taking the individual title as well. Gockel said the team tries not to be result-oriented but felt confident about their level of play for Oklahoma.

“We try to take it shot by shot and just add it up at the end,” Gockel said.

The Jayhawks will play against Baylor, Kansas State and Oklahoma at the tournament. Baylor took the first-place title at the Cincinnati Invitational last weekend. Kansas State took 14th and Oklahoma took 17th in the Mountain View Classic last weekend. Junior Emily Powers said that Kansas has played against these three teams before.

“This should be familiar for all of us,” Powers said. “All of us have played against these girls and on this course before.”

With the Big 12 tournament only three weeks away the team will try to get in as many rounds as possible said Coach Erin O’Neil. O’Neil said this will be a good matchup for the team and said she thought they would do well against these Big 12 teams. The tournament will be held at the Jimmie Austin OU Golf Course, which is a par 72 course.

“This is a very playable course and the girls can score well on it,” O’Neil said.

This will be a two-day tournament with 36 holes on Sunday and 18 holes on Monday. Play will begin at 7 a.m. on Sunday and 8 a.m. on Monday. Gockel said this was a normal format for the players even though it was scheduled for a Sunday and Monday, and that they should be able to handle the all-day play on Sunday.

“We’re out there before the sun comes up and we play until after dark,” Gockel said. “We’ve all developed the endurance to do this so we should do well.”

Kansas will send five golfers to the tournament: juniors Powers and Gockel, and sophomores Meghna Bal, Grace Thiry and Sydney Wilson.

— — Edited by Liz Schubauer

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