Badgers Finish Big Tens in Eighth
April 24, 2005 | Women's Golf
Due to an accumulation of snow in Ann Arbor, Mich. Sunday's final round of the 2005 Big Ten Championships was cancelled, leaving Wisconsin no chance to improve its eighth-place standing after 54 holes.
Wisconsin scored a 979 (324-327-328) in the shortened tournament while Lindsay McMillan led the team in the fifth tournament of the season, placing 25th on 241 strokes (80-78-83).
Katie Elliott's final round 78 tied McMillan the team's lowest round of the tournament, giving her 28th-place with a 241-stroke total (78-85-79). Jill Ries shot a 251 (81-84-86) to manage a 47th-place tie with two others while Melissa Martin finished one stroke back in sole possession of 50th (87-80-85).
Jackie Obermueller shot a 259 to earn a 57th-place tie (85-93-81=259) while Nicki Morse rounded out the Wisconsin effort with a 263-stroke total (86-88-89).
Ohio State captured its third consecutive Big Ten Team title with a 900-stroke score (297-296-307). The Buckeyes claimed the tournament's top four individual spots as well including Kristen White's 222-stroke performance earned the individual medal (73-73-76).
Jill Ries was recognized as a 2005 Big Ten Conference Sportsmanship Honoree.
