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BuckeyeGolf: OSUWG – Buckeyes 4th at Mercedes-Benz Collegiate Championships
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On Monday and Tuesday, the Ohio State Women’s Golf (OSUWG) team teed it up at Cherokee Country Club (Knoxville, TN) for the Mercedes-Benz Collegiate Championships. This is a large event with 14 teams participating. This is a three round (54 hole) event. The course is a tight 5,870 yards long and plays to a par 71. The format is ‘play five count four’, where a school fields 5 players, and the low 4 scores for each round are counted. in addition, almost all teams had a 6th player play as an “Individual”.
The five players participating in the team score were: junior Jessica Porvasnik, junior Katja Pogacar, RS sophomore Rio Watanabe, freshman Nikolette Schroeder and freshman Jaclyn Lee. The Individual was RS junior Zoe-Beth Brake. This is Lee’s 1st event as a Buckeye.
Overall
The Buckeyes finish in 4th place, with a team total of 868 (+16). Coming off a so-so performance the previous week, this was a step in the right direction. From a team perspective, the 1st round (+5) wasn’t too bad of an opening round. The 2nd round (-1) was an exceptionally well played round. The 3rd round sort of got away from the Buckeyes, shooting a team (+12). Although they carded 15 birdies, there were far too many bogeys and double bogeys to make up any ground. The 3rd place finisher (Iowa State) was too far ahead of them.
Ten of the fourteen teams shot worse in the 3rd round than they did in the 2nd round, so something was going on. However, enough teams improved in the 3rd round, better scoring could still have been had.
First Round
The Buckeyes shot a team score of 289 (+5), placing them in T-5th position, which wasn’t too bad a position since 1st place Tennessee was at 280. The Buckeyes were led by Niki Schroeder 70 (-1) and Rio Watanabe 72 (+1). Katja Pogacar 74 (+3) and Jessica Porvasnik 73 (+2) also contributed to the team score. Not unexpected in her inaugural event, Jaclyn had a bumpy round with 2 double bogeys and a triple bogey, enroute to a 79 (+8).
Niki had a bit of color on her scorecard with 1 double bogey, 2 bogeys, 3 birdies and an eagle. Although Jessica double bogeyed the par-5 5th hole, she also scored 3 birdies on her front 9. Rio also had 3 birdies, but a double bogey on the par 3 14th undid some of her work for the day.
Zoe-Beth finished the day at 71 (E). She had a fairly stress-free scorecard of 2 birdies, 2 bogeys and 14 pars. That’s a nice way to go about your business.
Second Round
For the 2nd round, the Buckeyes improved a bit to shoot a team score of 289 (-1) which moved them into 4th place. The Buckeyes were led by Jaclyn Lee 68 (-3) and Rio Watanabe 70 (-1). Jessica Porvasnik 72 (+1) and Katja Pogacar 73 (+2) also contributed to the team score. Niki Schroeder shot a 75 (+4).
Jaclyn had a great bounce-back round with her -3. She had 1 bogey, 4 birdies and 14 pars. The interesting thing is, she did not let first round issues throw her off her game. For example, in the 1st round, she double bogeyed the par 5 4th hole; in the 2nd round, she birdied it. In the first round, she triple bogeyed the par 3 8th hole; in the second round she birdied it. That is some pretty fearless play.
Meanwhile, Rio fooled around on her front 9 with a 37 (+2) then got down to business on her back 9 with 2 birdies and an eagle to score a 33 (-3) for the back side.
Zoe-Beth stumbled a bit in this round, shooting a 77 (+6), due primarily to 2 double bogeys.
Third Round
For the 3rd round, the Buckeyes didn’t do that well; shooting a 296 (+12) while still maintaining their 4th place standing. The Buckeyes were led by Niki Schroeder 72 (+1) and Katja Pogacar 73) (+2). Jessica Porvasnik 75 (+4) and Rio Watanabe 76 (+5) also contribute to the team score.
Niki and Katja had pretty ‘humdrum’ (in a good way) rounds with each recording 3 birdies and a scattering of bogeys. Rio also had 3 birdies, but was undone by 2 double bogeys. Jaclyn showed both her youth, poise and potential. She had a disastrous front 9 of 44 (+9) then bounced back with 3 birdies on her back 9 for a 33 (-3).
The potential for scoring was there with the team scoring 13 birdies and an eagle (Zoe-Beth Brake) but 6 double bogeys, an triple bogey and a slew of bogeys undid their fine work.
Zoe-Beth finished the event with a 76 (+5). She recorded 13 pars and 1 birdie, but two double bogeys killed any momentum tha she had.
Thoughts
This is the 2nd event of the season for the Buckeyes, and although this is a much better finish than their earlier outing, they again shot a team (+12) on their final round. I know this is not how Coaches Hession and Strom want their team to close out a tournament. I thought it was good to get freshman Jaclyn Lee into her first action of the season. Although she had some inconsistent play, counting for team score 1 of 3 days, she seems to have the capability to blister a course with low scoring.
Sifting through the chaff, here is a “what happened” snap-shot. They played the par 3’s very well, scoring an average of 3.20 strokes per hole, a total of +18 to par; good enough to rank 4th. They played the par 5’s to an average of 4.91 per hole (pretty good), a total of -7 to par, ranking 5th. They played the par 4’s to an average of 4.22 per hole, +23 to par, ranking them 5th. The par 4 scoring was a bit better this week than last.
In terms of “to par” scoring, Ohio State recorded 169 pars (of 270 holes played). That ranked them in 6th in number of pars. They did record 37 birdies, placing them 5th, and recorded 2 eagles, tieing them for 1st in that category.
Right now, the issue is staying away from the “big numbers” of double and triple bogeys. Here’s an example; the Buckeyes had 13 double bogey and 2 triple bogeys. Those holes are 32 over par. In contrast, 3rd place Iowa State had 6 double bogeys and 1 triple bogey; 15 over par. This differential is 17 strokes (32-15), and since Iowas State bettered Ohio State by only 11 strokes, if the Buckeyes could have had 6 less “bad” holes they’d have finished a spot higher.
The OSUWG team has a week off, then travels to Chicago, IL for the Windy City Collegiate event on October 5th-6th.
Go Buckeyes!
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Ken via our good friends at Buckeye Battle Cry
Visit their fantastic blog and read the full article (and so much more) here
On Monday and Tuesday, the Ohio State Women’s Golf (OSUWG) team teed it up at Cherokee Country Club (Knoxville, TN) for the Mercedes-Benz Collegiate Championships. This is a large event with 14 teams participating. This is a three round (54 hole) event. The course is a tight 5,870 yards long and plays to a par 71. The format is ‘play five count four’, where a school fields 5 players, and the low 4 scores for each round are counted. in addition, almost all teams had a 6th player play as an “Individual”.
The five players participating in the team score were: junior Jessica Porvasnik, junior Katja Pogacar, RS sophomore Rio Watanabe, freshman Nikolette Schroeder and freshman Jaclyn Lee. The Individual was RS junior Zoe-Beth Brake. This is Lee’s 1st event as a Buckeye.
Overall
The Buckeyes finish in 4th place, with a team total of 868 (+16). Coming off a so-so performance the previous week, this was a step in the right direction. From a team perspective, the 1st round (+5) wasn’t too bad of an opening round. The 2nd round (-1) was an exceptionally well played round. The 3rd round sort of got away from the Buckeyes, shooting a team (+12). Although they carded 15 birdies, there were far too many bogeys and double bogeys to make up any ground. The 3rd place finisher (Iowa State) was too far ahead of them.
Ten of the fourteen teams shot worse in the 3rd round than they did in the 2nd round, so something was going on. However, enough teams improved in the 3rd round, better scoring could still have been had.
First Round
The Buckeyes shot a team score of 289 (+5), placing them in T-5th position, which wasn’t too bad a position since 1st place Tennessee was at 280. The Buckeyes were led by Niki Schroeder 70 (-1) and Rio Watanabe 72 (+1). Katja Pogacar 74 (+3) and Jessica Porvasnik 73 (+2) also contributed to the team score. Not unexpected in her inaugural event, Jaclyn had a bumpy round with 2 double bogeys and a triple bogey, enroute to a 79 (+8).
Niki had a bit of color on her scorecard with 1 double bogey, 2 bogeys, 3 birdies and an eagle. Although Jessica double bogeyed the par-5 5th hole, she also scored 3 birdies on her front 9. Rio also had 3 birdies, but a double bogey on the par 3 14th undid some of her work for the day.
Zoe-Beth finished the day at 71 (E). She had a fairly stress-free scorecard of 2 birdies, 2 bogeys and 14 pars. That’s a nice way to go about your business.
Second Round
For the 2nd round, the Buckeyes improved a bit to shoot a team score of 289 (-1) which moved them into 4th place. The Buckeyes were led by Jaclyn Lee 68 (-3) and Rio Watanabe 70 (-1). Jessica Porvasnik 72 (+1) and Katja Pogacar 73 (+2) also contributed to the team score. Niki Schroeder shot a 75 (+4).
Jaclyn had a great bounce-back round with her -3. She had 1 bogey, 4 birdies and 14 pars. The interesting thing is, she did not let first round issues throw her off her game. For example, in the 1st round, she double bogeyed the par 5 4th hole; in the 2nd round, she birdied it. In the first round, she triple bogeyed the par 3 8th hole; in the second round she birdied it. That is some pretty fearless play.
Meanwhile, Rio fooled around on her front 9 with a 37 (+2) then got down to business on her back 9 with 2 birdies and an eagle to score a 33 (-3) for the back side.
Zoe-Beth stumbled a bit in this round, shooting a 77 (+6), due primarily to 2 double bogeys.
Third Round
For the 3rd round, the Buckeyes didn’t do that well; shooting a 296 (+12) while still maintaining their 4th place standing. The Buckeyes were led by Niki Schroeder 72 (+1) and Katja Pogacar 73) (+2). Jessica Porvasnik 75 (+4) and Rio Watanabe 76 (+5) also contribute to the team score.
Niki and Katja had pretty ‘humdrum’ (in a good way) rounds with each recording 3 birdies and a scattering of bogeys. Rio also had 3 birdies, but was undone by 2 double bogeys. Jaclyn showed both her youth, poise and potential. She had a disastrous front 9 of 44 (+9) then bounced back with 3 birdies on her back 9 for a 33 (-3).
The potential for scoring was there with the team scoring 13 birdies and an eagle (Zoe-Beth Brake) but 6 double bogeys, an triple bogey and a slew of bogeys undid their fine work.
Zoe-Beth finished the event with a 76 (+5). She recorded 13 pars and 1 birdie, but two double bogeys killed any momentum tha she had.
Thoughts
This is the 2nd event of the season for the Buckeyes, and although this is a much better finish than their earlier outing, they again shot a team (+12) on their final round. I know this is not how Coaches Hession and Strom want their team to close out a tournament. I thought it was good to get freshman Jaclyn Lee into her first action of the season. Although she had some inconsistent play, counting for team score 1 of 3 days, she seems to have the capability to blister a course with low scoring.
Sifting through the chaff, here is a “what happened” snap-shot. They played the par 3’s very well, scoring an average of 3.20 strokes per hole, a total of +18 to par; good enough to rank 4th. They played the par 5’s to an average of 4.91 per hole (pretty good), a total of -7 to par, ranking 5th. They played the par 4’s to an average of 4.22 per hole, +23 to par, ranking them 5th. The par 4 scoring was a bit better this week than last.
In terms of “to par” scoring, Ohio State recorded 169 pars (of 270 holes played). That ranked them in 6th in number of pars. They did record 37 birdies, placing them 5th, and recorded 2 eagles, tieing them for 1st in that category.
Right now, the issue is staying away from the “big numbers” of double and triple bogeys. Here’s an example; the Buckeyes had 13 double bogey and 2 triple bogeys. Those holes are 32 over par. In contrast, 3rd place Iowa State had 6 double bogeys and 1 triple bogey; 15 over par. This differential is 17 strokes (32-15), and since Iowas State bettered Ohio State by only 11 strokes, if the Buckeyes could have had 6 less “bad” holes they’d have finished a spot higher.
The OSUWG team has a week off, then travels to Chicago, IL for the Windy City Collegiate event on October 5th-6th.
Go Buckeyes!
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