Wisconsin Badgers
Challenge at Onion Creek
Badgers take 9th in final tournament of the season
November 03, 2009 | Women's Golf
Nov. 3, 2009
The Badgers concluded their fall season on Tuesday with a ninth place finish, carding an 870 (295-284-291), at the 2009 Challenge at Onion Creek in Austin, Texas.
In the 21-team tournament, Texas A&M notched the first place position with a 1-under-par 839 (286-275-278) at the par-70, 5,938-yard Onion Creek Club North Course. Julie Boland and Ashley Freeman of Texas A&M placed in the top two spots, tallying a 206 (67-70-69) and 207 (74-66-67), respectively.
Several of the Wisconsin women's golfers finished the tournament with season-best 18, 36 or 54- hole scores.
Sophomore Jessie Gerry led the Badgers with a score of 216 (76-67-73). The Madison, Wis., native proved her ability to bounce back strong after struggling through the first 18-holes with seven bogeys and only one birdie. Gerry snagged her best 18-hole score of the season in the second round when she had six birdies to card a 3-under-par, 67. After completing round three with a score of 73, she tied for 27th place overall out of 108 participants.
Finishing just one stroke behind Gerry was freshman Alyssa Elliott (Madison, Wis.). It was a career day for Elliott as she carded her best 18, 36 and 54 holes. In the first round she beat her former best single-round score of 73, tallied at the Lady Cougar Classic from Sept. 13-14 with a 2-over-par, 72. In round two, despite stroking a 2-over-par 6 on No. 10, she finished the first 36-holes with an impressive 144. Elliott topped off the day tying for 30th overall, carding her best 54-hole score of her career with a 7-over-par, 217 (72-72-73).
Senior Molly Schemm (Fort Atkinson, Wis.) finished one stroke behind Elliott with a score of 218 (69-75-74) to tie for 32nd place overall. Schemm carded a 69 in round one to tie for her season-best single-round score. She also tallied a 69 in the first round of the Lady Cougar Classic.
Kenosha, Wis., native, Carly Werwie, was just two strokes behind Schemm, tying for 49th overall with a 10-over-par 220 (79-70-71). The junior made up for a tough first round with a season-low 18-hole score of 70 in the second round. She finished with a 220 at the end of all 54-holes to solidify her best three-round score of the season.
Senior Kelsey Verbeten (Green Bay, Wis.) tied for 100th place with a 233 (78-79-76).
The Badgers will be back in full swing from Feb. 7-9 for the Lady Puerto Rico Classic in Rio Grande, Puerto Rico.
10 Wisconsin, U. of
T 27 Jessie Gerry 76 67 73 216
T 30 Alyssa Elliott 72 72 73 217
T 32 Molly Schemm 69 75 74 218
T 49 Carly Werwie 79 70 71 220
T 100 Kelsey Verbeten 78 79 76 233
finish top 20 schools scores
1 Texas A&M 286 275 278 839 -1
2 San Francisco, U. of 265 288 289 842 +2
3 Texas State 283 291 289 863 +23
4 Texas 288 290 286 864 +24
5 Indiana University 297 286 283 866 +26
T6 Augusta State 287 292 288 867 +27
T6 Iowa State 298 276 293 867 +27
8 Texas Tech 292 296 281 869 +29
9 Wisconsin, U. of 295 284 291 870 +30
10 Nebraska 290 292 289 871 +31
11 Kentucky, U. of 293 296 284 873 +33
12 Kennesaw State 293 285 296 874 +34
T13 Baylor 292 288 295 875 +35
T13 Arkansas-Little Rock 289 292 294 875 +35
15 Michigan 294 292 291 877 +37
16 Washington State U. 291 282 309 882 +42
17 Illinois, U. of 287 294 302 883 +43
18 University of Texas - San Antonio 292 292 303 887 +47
19 Iowa, U of 304 285 299 888 +48
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