University of Minnesota Athletics
KRISTI WEICHERT LOSES TOP HONORS ON PLAYOFF
4/11/1999 12:00:00 AM | Women's Golf
The Gophers finished fourth as a team with a total of 948 strokes, 14 strokes behind champion Indiana's 934. Ohio State placed second at 937, while Purdue was third at 947.
Weichert, Strom and Ohio State's Natalie Mosher all turned in a 9-over par 231 in the 54-hole tournament. The tie- breaker is the players' performances on the final hole. Strom hit par, while Weichert and Mosher bogeyed the 18th to decide the invitational medalist.
Gopher senior Melanie Lepp scored the invitational's lowest round, an even-par 74, on Sunday to imprve her standing to a tie for 19th with a total of 240. She started the final round in a tie for 38th.
Indiana Invitational Indiana University G.C., Bloomington, Ind. Par 74, 6,134 yards Team Scores 1. Indiana 320-308-306 934 2. Ohio State 314-311-312 937 3. Purdue 311-313-323 947 4. Minnesota 325-314-309 948 5. Michigan State 313-316-321 950 6. Wisconsin 327-318-318 963 7. Northwestern 318-330-327 975 8. S. Illinois 328-333-334 995 9. Michigan 331-328-338 997 10. Illinois St. 330-338-338 1006 11. Ohio U. 341-337-331 1009 12. Notre Dame 339-332-334 1015 13. Illinois 347-342-344 1033 Gopher scores: T2 Kristi Weichert 79-75-77=231 T19 Melanie Lepp 85-81-74=240 T22 Michelle Ballou 80-84-77=241 T22 Jenny Bruun 82-78-81=241 T35 Donna Boom 84-80-83=247
