French Lick, IN – University of Central Florida, led by Katie Mitchell, Monifa Sealy, and Kaitlyn Price, shot a final round 289 and rolled to a 5 shot victory in the Lady Northern Intercollegiate hosted by Indiana University and held on the historic Donald Ross Course at French Lick Resort in Southern Indiana. The premier ladies Invitational featured some of the top Big Ten schools and other leading programs from the Midwest and South including three squads ranked in the top 50.
UCF, No 54 in the Golfweek/Sagarin Rankings, claims their first victory of the season. Mitchell, Sealy, Price, and Caroline Pinegger combined to be 35-over par on the difficult Ross course and edged out Ohio State University by a close 5 shots.
Meagan Bauer of the University of Michigan claimed individual honors shooting a three-day total even-par 213, holding off Katie Mitchell from UCF by 4 shots. Rounding out the top five individuals were Casey Kennedy of Augusta State at 5-over, Kristin Paulson of Iowa State at 7-over and Kendall Prince of Ohio State at 8-over.
The highlight of the tournament was two hole-in-ones during competition by Lauren English of Iowa and Madeleine Sheils of Nebraska. English scored her ace on day one on the 130-yard No. 6 with an 8-iron and Sheils made hers in the final round on hole No. 16 measuring 133 yards also using an 8-iron.
Ohio State finished second with a final round 309 and a 54-hole total of 892. Rounding out the top five in the 12-team field include Michigan 41-over, Iowa State 44-over, and Augusta State 50-over respectively.
Other collegiate teams from the Big Ten included Indiana University finishing 6th at 64-over, Illinois 7th at 72-over, Penn State and Wisconsin T-8th at 73-over, Iowa 10th at 74-over, Nebraska 11th at 79-over, and Minnesota finishing 12th at 87-over. For more information visit www.golfstat.com.
French Lick Resort, a “Top 75 U.S. Mainland Resort” by Conde Nast Traveler overlooking the beautiful Hoosier National Forest in southern Indiana, features 45-holes of championship golf. The host course for the event was the historic Donald Ross Course, which underwent a $4.6 million restoration project that has brought the course back to Ross’s original plans. The par – 71 course played to 6,037 yards.
The Ross course is a parkland gem, which meanders up and down the rolling hills a few miles from the main resort. The wonderful routing of the holes take full advantage of the many elevation points for classic Ross green sites, which are sloped heavily from back to front. The course brings a rich history to the French Lick Resort. The course was site of the 1924 PGA Championship won by the legendary Walter Hagen and hosted other golf greats and celebrities such as Gene Sarazen, Chick Evans, and Bing Crosby.
French Lick Resort will also host the Men’s and Women’s Big Ten Golf Championships in 2012, 2013, and 2014.
For more information visit www.frenchlick.com.
About French Lick Resort
French Lick Resort is a $500 million historic restoration and casino development project that includes the West Baden Springs Hotel, French Lick Springs Hotel and the new French Lick Casino. This premier resort and casino destination in Southern Indiana features 686 guest rooms and suites; a 51,000-square-foot, single-level casino; 45 holes of golf, including the fully restored 1917-designed Donald Ross Course at French Lick and the new, 18-hole Pete Dye Course at French Lick; two full-service spas with a combined 36 treatment rooms totaling 42,000 square feet; meeting and event space totaling 115,000 square feet and an array of dining and entertainment options. Visit www.frenchlick.com.
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