University of Minnesota Athletics
Puga Places Third, Gophers Fourth at Winthrop
3/23/2009 12:00:00 AM | Women's Golf
Minnesota’s Teresa Puga recorded her best finish of the season and led the Gophers to fourth place at the Winthrop Intercollegiate in Rock Hill, S.C. Puga carded a 54-hole score of 232 (76-77-79) to tie for third place, the fourth top-10 finish of the season for the Gopher freshman. The fourth place finish was Minnesota’s fifth top-five finish of the season.
Yale captured the team title by defeating Winthrop in a playoff. Both teams recorded scores of 939 in regulation, two shots better than Oral Roberts and 12-shots ahead of Minnesota. Winthrop’s Brittany Dabule took home the individual title by one stroke over Kylie Bollenbach of Oral Roberts and four shots over Puga and Harriet Owers-Bradle of Yale.
Michele Edlin, who tied for the tournament lead with seven birdies and was second in par five scoring, finished in a two-way tie for eighth place with a 54-hole score of 236 (78-80-78). Freshman Courtney Massey, who played the event as an individual, finished in a tie for 14th place with a score of 242.
Samantha Sommers was able to move up a spot in the standings on Sunday to finish in three-way tie for 17th with a score of 243. Paige Bromen recorded a 54-hole score of 245 which put her in a tie for 20th while Mary Narzisi’s score of 247 was good for a tie for 26th place.
The Gophers will be off until Apr. 6-7 when they will travel Indiana to take part in the Indiana Invitational.
