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Women’s Golf Finishes Strong at Big Ten Championship
Apr 21 | Women's Golf
MAINEVILLE, OH – Women's golf placed 12th with a 604 total at the weather-shortened Big Ten Championship, played Friday and Sunday at TPC River's Bend. After Saturday's round was cancelled, the Scarlet Knights improved two positions in the final standings on Sunday against six programs ranked among the Golfstat top 50 to conclude their record-setting season.
Graduate senior Ashleigh Greenham and sophomore Harriet Allsebrook led the charge, both carding 71 on the 6,357-yard, par 72 championship course. The efforts helped RU surpass Nebraska and Iowa and finish the season with a 300.07 scoring average, topping last season's 304.69 for best in the team's annals.
"Today capped off the best season in program history," said head coach Kari Williams. "I am proud of the way the team battled back and played today after a slow start in the first round. Ash and Harriet put together nice rounds to finish the event and led the team well this weekend. It was a fitting end to Ash's celebrated career to post one final round under par for the team."
Playing in first position, Allsebrook tallied a tournament-best 28 pars and was minus three on par five holes to tie for 11th in the 84-player field with a 145 (74-71). The performance reduced her 27-round average to 74.22, the best season scoring average in program history. Allsebrook's 11th place finish marked the best individual showing for a Scarlet Knight at the Championship after Emily Mills tied for 12th in 2016.
"I was able to give myself more opportunities out on the course today in the final round," said Allsebrook. "I got tripped up on one hole but fought to keep my round going. We are very proud of Ash for leading us one more time and ending her career on a high note and posting another great round for the team."
Greenham was minus two on par fives and had an eagle to finish tied for 24th with a 148 (77-71). It marked the final collegiate event for the co-captain, who carded 14 of her 86 rounds at par or less and tallied 169 birdies with Rutgers.
"It was a great to go out and play one last round with my team today," said Greenham. "We fought hard to move up the leaderboard and I am so proud of what we have accomplished this year."
Juniors Carrie-Ann Lee and Ana Cortes, freshman Maeve Rossi, and sophomore Lori Char comprised the RU scorecard for the Championship, which utilized a six player format with the top four scores counted. Lee tied for 61st with a 154 (79-75), Rossi tied for 72nd with a 157 (84-73), Cortes tied for 80th with a 163 (85-78) and Char was 83rd with a 166 (87-79).
Ohio State took home the title after shooting a one-under par 575 (294-281) to earn the conference's automatic berth to the NCAA Championship. Illinois, Indiana and Purdue tied for second place, three strokes off the pace with 578 totals. Ohio State's Nikolette Schroeder and Purdue's Melati Putri tied for medalist honors with six-under 138 efforts.
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Graduate senior Ashleigh Greenham and sophomore Harriet Allsebrook led the charge, both carding 71 on the 6,357-yard, par 72 championship course. The efforts helped RU surpass Nebraska and Iowa and finish the season with a 300.07 scoring average, topping last season's 304.69 for best in the team's annals.
"Today capped off the best season in program history," said head coach Kari Williams. "I am proud of the way the team battled back and played today after a slow start in the first round. Ash and Harriet put together nice rounds to finish the event and led the team well this weekend. It was a fitting end to Ash's celebrated career to post one final round under par for the team."
Playing in first position, Allsebrook tallied a tournament-best 28 pars and was minus three on par five holes to tie for 11th in the 84-player field with a 145 (74-71). The performance reduced her 27-round average to 74.22, the best season scoring average in program history. Allsebrook's 11th place finish marked the best individual showing for a Scarlet Knight at the Championship after Emily Mills tied for 12th in 2016.
"I was able to give myself more opportunities out on the course today in the final round," said Allsebrook. "I got tripped up on one hole but fought to keep my round going. We are very proud of Ash for leading us one more time and ending her career on a high note and posting another great round for the team."
Greenham was minus two on par fives and had an eagle to finish tied for 24th with a 148 (77-71). It marked the final collegiate event for the co-captain, who carded 14 of her 86 rounds at par or less and tallied 169 birdies with Rutgers.
"It was a great to go out and play one last round with my team today," said Greenham. "We fought hard to move up the leaderboard and I am so proud of what we have accomplished this year."
Juniors Carrie-Ann Lee and Ana Cortes, freshman Maeve Rossi, and sophomore Lori Char comprised the RU scorecard for the Championship, which utilized a six player format with the top four scores counted. Lee tied for 61st with a 154 (79-75), Rossi tied for 72nd with a 157 (84-73), Cortes tied for 80th with a 163 (85-78) and Char was 83rd with a 166 (87-79).
Ohio State took home the title after shooting a one-under par 575 (294-281) to earn the conference's automatic berth to the NCAA Championship. Illinois, Indiana and Purdue tied for second place, three strokes off the pace with 578 totals. Ohio State's Nikolette Schroeder and Purdue's Melati Putri tied for medalist honors with six-under 138 efforts.
Follow Rutgers women's golf on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. For additional news and updates, download the Rutgers Athletics Gameday App.
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