March 13, 2005
AUSTIN, Texas - The Arizona State University women's golf team turned in its seventh top five finish of the season, taking fourth place at the Betsy Rawls Longhorn Invitational, held March 11-13 at the par 72, 6,323-yard University of Texas Golf Club.
The Sun Devils carded their best round of the tournament with a 15-over 303 on Sunday to finish in fourth with a three-round total of 926 (315-308-303). Duke won the Longhorn Invitational with a three-day total of 50-over 914, while Oklahoma State (915), tournament host Texas (924), ASU (926) and Arkansas (927) rounded out the top five teams.
Individually, two Sun Devils finished in the top 10, led by freshman Louise Stahle who tied for seventh with a three-round total of 12-over 228 (77-75-76). Sophomore Tiffany Tavee tied for 10th at 14-over 230 (79-75-76), while junior Alissa Kuczka shot a two-over 74 on Sunday to move up 16 spots into a tie for 25th (82-78-74-234). Sophomore Charmaine Erasmus finished in a tie for 32nd (77-82-78-237), and senior Erin Tone ended up tied for 42nd (84-80-77=241). Freshman Brooke Todare, who was playing as an individual, finished in a tie for 56th (79-81-84=244).
Stacy Lewis of Arkansas won the Longhorn Invitational, earning a two-stroke victory with a three-day total of eight-over 224 (74-73-77).
ASU returns home to play host to the PING/ASU Invitational on April 1-3 at ASU Karsten Golf Course. Live scoring for the PING/ASU Invitational will be available at www.golfstatresults.com.
2005 Betsy Rawls Longhorn Invitational Final Results - March 11-13, 2005Pos. Team Rd 1 Rd 2 Rd 3 Total To Par
1. Duke 307 307 300 914 +50 2. Oklahoma State 310 306 299 915 +51 3. Texas 313 308 303 924 +60 4. Arizona State 315 308 303 926 +62 5. Arkansas 309 302 316 927 +63 6. TCU 324 307 307 938 +74 7. Missouri 325 310 313 948 +84 8. Tulsa 311 321 319 951 +87 9. Texas A&M 312 326 314 952 +88 10. New Mexico State 325 317 312 954 +90 11. SMU 325 323 309 957 +93 12. Baylor 323 323 322 968 +104 13. Nebraska 302 334 333 969 +105 14. Kansas State 322 328 322 972 +108 15. Oklahoma 328 326 320 973 +109 16. Kansas 333 330 319 978 +114 17. Texas Tech 325 324 334 983 +119
Sun Devil Scores: T7. Louise Stahle 77-75-76=228; T10. Tiffany Tavee 79-75-76=230; T25. Alissa Kuczka 82-78-74=234; T32. Charmaine Erasmus 77-82-78=237; T42. Erin Tone 84-80-77=241; T56. Brooke Todare (Ind.) 79-81-84=244.