Wisconsin Badgers
BADGER INVITATIONAL
Wisconsin leads rain-soaked Badger Invitational
September 25, 2011 | Women's Golf
Sept. 25, 2011
Madison, Wis. - The only opponent who could top the Wisconsin women's golf team Sunday was mother nature, as the Badgers ended rain-shortened play leading the Badger Invitational by 12 strokes over SMU.
Play was suspended for nearly two hours as thunderstorms passed over University Ridge golf course in Madison. By the time the weather cleared, play resumed for less than an hour as darkness set in and tournament officials were forced to push off the conclusion of round two until Monday. Round three is scheduled to start at 9 a.m. following the conclusion of round two which starts at 8 a.m.
The defending tournament champion Badgers shot their seventh-best 18-hole score in school history to open the invitational, scoring a 4-over 292. SMU trailed Wisconsin after the first round by 12 shots, turning in a 304.
Wisconsin's Lindsay Danielson led all golfers after one round with a 3-under- par 69. Danielson had five birdies and just two bogeys in first round play to lead by two over SMU's Felicia Espericueta.
UW redshirt sophomore Kimberly Dinh was tied for fifth with her 1-over par 73 in her college debut. Jessie Gerry, who won this tournament in 2010, had an eagle on the par 5, 488-yard hole No. 2 chipping in from off the green. She added two more birdies for a 2-over par 74 in the first round to place in a tie for sixth.
Meanwhile, Dana Voss, playing for the Wisconsin B team, shot 3-over for the tournament, landing her in a tie for eighth place overall with a 75.
That Wisconsin B squad sits in a tie for fifth place at 47-over in the 10-team field.
Also in the top-15 for Wisconsin is Kris Yoo in 11th place with a 4-over 76 for 18-holes.
Badger Scores:
1 Lindsay Danielson - 69 (-3)
5 Kimberly Dinh - 73 (+1)
T6 Jessie Gerry - 74 (+2)
T8 Dana Voss - 75 (+3)
11 Kris Yoo - 76 (+4)
T14 Abby Busler - 78 (+6)
T25 Aaren Ziegler - 80 (+8)
T30 Ellie Arkin - 81 (+9)
T35 Alyssa Elliott - 82 (+10)
TEAM 18 hole scores
1 Wisconsin A 292, +4
2 SMU 304, +16
3 Georgetown 305, +17
4 Illinois State 310, +22
T5 North Dakota State 313, +26
T5 Wisconsin B 314, +26
7 Drake 317, +29
8 Delaware 318, +30
9 Bucknell 321, +33
10 Illinois-Chicago 349, +61
Top 20 18-hole Scorers
1 Lindsay Danielson Wisconsin 69 -3 - 2 Felicia Espericueta SMU 70 -2 - T3 Amy Anderson North Dakota State 72 E - T3 Alice Choi Georgetown 72 E - 5 Kimberly Dinh Wisconsin 73 +1 - T6 Andrea Slane Delaware 74 +2 - T6 Jessie Gerry Wisconsin 74 +2 - T8 Katie Jean Illinois State 75 +3 - T8 Dana Voss Wisconsin 75 +3 - T8 Maria Elena Villamil SMU 75 +3 - 11 Kris Yoo Wisconsin 76 +4 - T12 Eunae Jo Georgetown 77 +5 - T12 Paige Menze Drake 77 +5 - T14 Joan Dulieu Georgetown 78 +6 - T14 Hannah Bachman Illinois State 78 +6 - T14 Brianna Cooper Illinois State 78 +6 - T14 Lauren Bernard Bucknell 78 +6 - T14 Abby Busler Wisconsin 78 +6 - T14 Isabelle Galantino Georgetown 78 +6 - T20 Kimmy Askelson Drake 79 +7 - T20 Amanda Terzian * Delaware 79 +7
