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This weekend (Friday – Sunday) the Ohio State Women’s Golf (OSUWG) team teed it up on the Dye Course at Country Club of Landfall (Wilmington, NC) for the Landfall Tradition. This is another large, tough event. Of the 18 teams participating, Ohio State (ranked #31) is joined by thirteen other teams ranked in the GolfStat/Golfweek Top 50. This is a three round (54 hole) event where the format is ‘play five count four’. This is where a school fields 5 players, and the low 4 scores for each round are counted.
The course is 6,157 yards long and plays to a par 72.
The five players participating for the Buckeyes were: SR Lina Aguillon, JR Katja Pogacar, JR Jessica Porvasnik, R-SO Rio Watanabe and FR Jaclyn Lee.
Overall
The Buckeyes finished in 15th place, with a team total of 903 (+39). From a team perspective, the 1st round (+15) and 2nd round (+15) played out about the same, but with testier scoring conditions in the 2nd round, not losing strokes was pretty good golf. The 3rd (+9) was a significant improvement, but since almost every team improved their scoring that round, there wasn’t a great deal of movement.
One of the positive notes from the event was the play of Katja Pogacar. Her score of 1 over par placed her in a tie for 10th place in the event. That’s a nice achievement; well done Katja.
Below is the round by round scoring:
Rd 1 Rd 2 Rd 3 Total To Par
Team 303 303 297 903 39
Lina Aguillon 78 81 78 237 21
Katja Pogacar 73 72 72 217 1
Jessica Porvasnik 79 78 74 231 15
Rio Watanabe 80 75 74 229 13
Jaclyn Lee 73 78 77 228 12
First Round
Beginning play on the back 9 (holes #10-#18), the Buckeyes shot a team score of 303 (+15), placing them in T-12th position. The Buckeyes were led by Katja Pogacar 73 (+1) and Jaclyn Lee 73 (+1). Lina Aguillon 78 (+6) and Jessica Porvasnik 79 (+7) also contributed to the team score. Rio Watanabe shot an 80 (+8).
Their opening nine holes were not kind to them; they shot a team score of 13 over par, not a good start. Two holes in particular just killed their team score. The 382 yard, par 4 11th hole doglegs to the left. Ideally, you’d want to draw it around the corner to give yourself a short-mid iron to the green. The four players who counted team score played the hole in 5 over par. The other “killer” hole was the 146 yards, par 3 16th hole. Unless you hit to the very left portion of the green, the tee shot entirely carries over water. If you don’t hit a great-to-perfect tee shot, your ball will go into the water. At that point, proceed to drop area and hit 3 from the tee. (Note: There is a hole like that on the course that I play. From personal experience, that is not a tee shot that you want.) The four players who counted for team score played the hole with 2 pars and 2 double bogeys. So, 9 of the 13 strokes over par on that nine holes were piled up on two holes.
Things brightened on their 2nd nine (holes #1 – #9), however. Powered by Jaclyn’s 3 birdies, the Buckeye team shot 2 over for that side. I’m not sure what conversation coaches Hession & Strom had with the team at the halfway house, but it certainly worked.
Katja had a fairly, at least on the surface, stress-free round by carding 1 birdie/2 bogeys enroute to her 73. Jaclyn had a bit more color on her card by shooting 3 birdies/4 bogeys. Both Katja and Jaclyn parred the troublesome 16th hole.
Second Round
For the 2nd round, the Buckeyes again shot a team score of 303 (+15). This wasn’t that great, but 11 of the 18 teams shot worse in the second round than they did in the first round. So the fact that OSU treaded water wasn’t a bad thing. The Buckeyes were led by Katja Pogacar’s 72 (E) and Rio Watanabe’s 75 (+3). Jessica Porvasnik and Jaclyn Lee also contributes to the team score by shooting 78’s (+6). Lina Aguillon shot an 81 (+9).
The Buckeyes again opened play on the back nine and the scoring for those holes went a bit better for them. They shot 10 over on that side, with holes #11 and #16 again taking their toll. The Buckeyes were 2 over par on #11 and 4 over (2 pars, 2 double bogeys) on hole #16. So, 6 of the 10 “lost” strokes were on the same holes as during the first round.
Their back nine (holes #1 – #9) turned out to be interesting. After struggling to a +5 on her first 9 holes (including a double bogey on #16), Jessica bogeyed hole #1 then cruised in with 8 straight pars. That is a pretty impressive stretch. Rio had a good opening nine holes 39 (+3), which included the obligatory double bogey on #16. She double bogeyed the par 3, 2nd hole (a little trouble with par 3’s this round) then played her next seven holes in 2 under par! That is an incredible turnaround. I’m impressed. After a solid +2 on her first nine holes, Jaclyn had an adventuresome back 9. She played her first seven holes (#1 – #7) without recording a par. That’s tough to do. She carded 1 double bogey, 4 bogeys and 2 birdies. That was a pretty exciting stretch of golf. Meanwhile, Katja shot another smooth round with her even par 72, recording 2 birdies/2 bogeys. After 36 holes of competition, Katja has moved from 21st place to 11th place in scoring.
Third Round
As difficult to score as the 2nd round was, the 3rd round was a good bit easier for everyone. The Buckeyes shot a 297 (+9), a good score, but dropping them 2 positions to 15th place. The Buckeyes were led by Katja Pogacar 72 (E). Jessica Porvasnik 74 (+2) and Rio Watanabe 74 (+2) had fine rounds, and Jaclyn Lee 77 (+5) contributed to the team score. Lina Aguillon shot a 78 (+6)..
Katja had an entertaining round with 5 birdies / 5 bogies. One of her birdies was on OSU’s nemesis, the par-3 16th. Take that! Rio carded 3 birdies and Jessica 2 birdies on the day. Jaclyn showed good consistency (14 pars) but a double bogey on the par-5 12th dampened things a bit. Lina had a great front 9 of 37 (+1) but the back nine, including a double bogey on the dreaded 16th hole.
Thoughts
This tournament featured a stellar 2nd round, but the final round got away from them. It doesn’t take much to be just enough off that one round’s par is the next’s round’s bogey. Or, birdie, for that matter.
Sifting through the chaff, here is a “what happened” snap-shot. They played the par 3’s not well at all, scoring an average of 3.35 strokes per hole, a total of +21 to par; ranking them 17th. I’m pretty sure we can thank the 16th hole for that, since the Buckeyes were +16 on that hole alone. They played the par 4’s to an average of 4.29 per hole, +43 to par, ranking them 15th. They played the par 5’s to an average of 4.97 per hole , -2 to par, ranking 7th.
In terms of “to par” scoring, Ohio State recorded 172 pars (of 270 holes played). That ranked them in 6th in number of pars, which is actually pretty decent. They recorded 26 birdies, placing them 16th. They did not record any eagles this week.
The team did a much, much better job of containing the “bad” holes during their final round and getting better mix of birdies. For example, in their first round, the carded 7 birdies and 6 double bogeys. In their second round, they recorded 8 birdies, but had 5 double bogeys and a triple bogey. All their good work (birdies) was being undone by double bogeys. However, in the third round, they shot 11 birdies but only 2 double bogeys. The Buckeyes were definitely headed in the right direction.
I think the team showed some flashes of brilliance this Fall season. There seems to be a good mix of steady, high quality play by upperclassmen and the high ceiling of the younger players, once they get acclimated to this level of golf. The Spring schedule of this season is going to be fun to watch. I hope to have a mid-season Q&A with OSU’s coaches over the next couple of months. Please check in.
Finally, we at tBBC want to congratulate Buckeye alum Rachel Rohanna, a 2012 graduate, for earning her LPGA Tour Card for the 2016 season. Obtaining playing privileges on the professional tour is a significant accomplishment. Many try, few succeed. Congratulations to Rachel and good luck on tour this season and many more.
This wraps up the Fall schedule of the 2015-2016 season. OSUWG next tees it up February 7th – 9th in Palos Verdes, CA for the Northrup Grumman Regional Challenge. This will be the 21st edition of the event and Ohio State has served as the host school every year. How cool is that?
Go Buckeyes!
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Ken via our good friends at Buckeye Battle Cry
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This weekend (Friday – Sunday) the Ohio State Women’s Golf (OSUWG) team teed it up on the Dye Course at Country Club of Landfall (Wilmington, NC) for the Landfall Tradition. This is another large, tough event. Of the 18 teams participating, Ohio State (ranked #31) is joined by thirteen other teams ranked in the GolfStat/Golfweek Top 50. This is a three round (54 hole) event where the format is ‘play five count four’. This is where a school fields 5 players, and the low 4 scores for each round are counted.
The course is 6,157 yards long and plays to a par 72.
The five players participating for the Buckeyes were: SR Lina Aguillon, JR Katja Pogacar, JR Jessica Porvasnik, R-SO Rio Watanabe and FR Jaclyn Lee.
Overall
The Buckeyes finished in 15th place, with a team total of 903 (+39). From a team perspective, the 1st round (+15) and 2nd round (+15) played out about the same, but with testier scoring conditions in the 2nd round, not losing strokes was pretty good golf. The 3rd (+9) was a significant improvement, but since almost every team improved their scoring that round, there wasn’t a great deal of movement.
One of the positive notes from the event was the play of Katja Pogacar. Her score of 1 over par placed her in a tie for 10th place in the event. That’s a nice achievement; well done Katja.
Below is the round by round scoring:
Rd 1 Rd 2 Rd 3 Total To Par
Team 303 303 297 903 39
Lina Aguillon 78 81 78 237 21
Katja Pogacar 73 72 72 217 1
Jessica Porvasnik 79 78 74 231 15
Rio Watanabe 80 75 74 229 13
Jaclyn Lee 73 78 77 228 12
First Round
Beginning play on the back 9 (holes #10-#18), the Buckeyes shot a team score of 303 (+15), placing them in T-12th position. The Buckeyes were led by Katja Pogacar 73 (+1) and Jaclyn Lee 73 (+1). Lina Aguillon 78 (+6) and Jessica Porvasnik 79 (+7) also contributed to the team score. Rio Watanabe shot an 80 (+8).
Their opening nine holes were not kind to them; they shot a team score of 13 over par, not a good start. Two holes in particular just killed their team score. The 382 yard, par 4 11th hole doglegs to the left. Ideally, you’d want to draw it around the corner to give yourself a short-mid iron to the green. The four players who counted team score played the hole in 5 over par. The other “killer” hole was the 146 yards, par 3 16th hole. Unless you hit to the very left portion of the green, the tee shot entirely carries over water. If you don’t hit a great-to-perfect tee shot, your ball will go into the water. At that point, proceed to drop area and hit 3 from the tee. (Note: There is a hole like that on the course that I play. From personal experience, that is not a tee shot that you want.) The four players who counted for team score played the hole with 2 pars and 2 double bogeys. So, 9 of the 13 strokes over par on that nine holes were piled up on two holes.
Things brightened on their 2nd nine (holes #1 – #9), however. Powered by Jaclyn’s 3 birdies, the Buckeye team shot 2 over for that side. I’m not sure what conversation coaches Hession & Strom had with the team at the halfway house, but it certainly worked.
Katja had a fairly, at least on the surface, stress-free round by carding 1 birdie/2 bogeys enroute to her 73. Jaclyn had a bit more color on her card by shooting 3 birdies/4 bogeys. Both Katja and Jaclyn parred the troublesome 16th hole.
Second Round
For the 2nd round, the Buckeyes again shot a team score of 303 (+15). This wasn’t that great, but 11 of the 18 teams shot worse in the second round than they did in the first round. So the fact that OSU treaded water wasn’t a bad thing. The Buckeyes were led by Katja Pogacar’s 72 (E) and Rio Watanabe’s 75 (+3). Jessica Porvasnik and Jaclyn Lee also contributes to the team score by shooting 78’s (+6). Lina Aguillon shot an 81 (+9).
The Buckeyes again opened play on the back nine and the scoring for those holes went a bit better for them. They shot 10 over on that side, with holes #11 and #16 again taking their toll. The Buckeyes were 2 over par on #11 and 4 over (2 pars, 2 double bogeys) on hole #16. So, 6 of the 10 “lost” strokes were on the same holes as during the first round.
Their back nine (holes #1 – #9) turned out to be interesting. After struggling to a +5 on her first 9 holes (including a double bogey on #16), Jessica bogeyed hole #1 then cruised in with 8 straight pars. That is a pretty impressive stretch. Rio had a good opening nine holes 39 (+3), which included the obligatory double bogey on #16. She double bogeyed the par 3, 2nd hole (a little trouble with par 3’s this round) then played her next seven holes in 2 under par! That is an incredible turnaround. I’m impressed. After a solid +2 on her first nine holes, Jaclyn had an adventuresome back 9. She played her first seven holes (#1 – #7) without recording a par. That’s tough to do. She carded 1 double bogey, 4 bogeys and 2 birdies. That was a pretty exciting stretch of golf. Meanwhile, Katja shot another smooth round with her even par 72, recording 2 birdies/2 bogeys. After 36 holes of competition, Katja has moved from 21st place to 11th place in scoring.
Third Round
As difficult to score as the 2nd round was, the 3rd round was a good bit easier for everyone. The Buckeyes shot a 297 (+9), a good score, but dropping them 2 positions to 15th place. The Buckeyes were led by Katja Pogacar 72 (E). Jessica Porvasnik 74 (+2) and Rio Watanabe 74 (+2) had fine rounds, and Jaclyn Lee 77 (+5) contributed to the team score. Lina Aguillon shot a 78 (+6)..
Katja had an entertaining round with 5 birdies / 5 bogies. One of her birdies was on OSU’s nemesis, the par-3 16th. Take that! Rio carded 3 birdies and Jessica 2 birdies on the day. Jaclyn showed good consistency (14 pars) but a double bogey on the par-5 12th dampened things a bit. Lina had a great front 9 of 37 (+1) but the back nine, including a double bogey on the dreaded 16th hole.
Thoughts
This tournament featured a stellar 2nd round, but the final round got away from them. It doesn’t take much to be just enough off that one round’s par is the next’s round’s bogey. Or, birdie, for that matter.
Sifting through the chaff, here is a “what happened” snap-shot. They played the par 3’s not well at all, scoring an average of 3.35 strokes per hole, a total of +21 to par; ranking them 17th. I’m pretty sure we can thank the 16th hole for that, since the Buckeyes were +16 on that hole alone. They played the par 4’s to an average of 4.29 per hole, +43 to par, ranking them 15th. They played the par 5’s to an average of 4.97 per hole , -2 to par, ranking 7th.
In terms of “to par” scoring, Ohio State recorded 172 pars (of 270 holes played). That ranked them in 6th in number of pars, which is actually pretty decent. They recorded 26 birdies, placing them 16th. They did not record any eagles this week.
The team did a much, much better job of containing the “bad” holes during their final round and getting better mix of birdies. For example, in their first round, the carded 7 birdies and 6 double bogeys. In their second round, they recorded 8 birdies, but had 5 double bogeys and a triple bogey. All their good work (birdies) was being undone by double bogeys. However, in the third round, they shot 11 birdies but only 2 double bogeys. The Buckeyes were definitely headed in the right direction.
I think the team showed some flashes of brilliance this Fall season. There seems to be a good mix of steady, high quality play by upperclassmen and the high ceiling of the younger players, once they get acclimated to this level of golf. The Spring schedule of this season is going to be fun to watch. I hope to have a mid-season Q&A with OSU’s coaches over the next couple of months. Please check in.
Finally, we at tBBC want to congratulate Buckeye alum Rachel Rohanna, a 2012 graduate, for earning her LPGA Tour Card for the 2016 season. Obtaining playing privileges on the professional tour is a significant accomplishment. Many try, few succeed. Congratulations to Rachel and good luck on tour this season and many more.
This wraps up the Fall schedule of the 2015-2016 season. OSUWG next tees it up February 7th – 9th in Palos Verdes, CA for the Northrup Grumman Regional Challenge. This will be the 21st edition of the event and Ohio State has served as the host school every year. How cool is that?
Go Buckeyes!
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