April 22, 2004
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2004 BIG 12 CHAMPIONSHIP
Dates: Fri.-Sun., April 23-25
Location: Pebble Creek C.C.; College Station, Texas
Par/Yardage: 72/6,242
Host: Texas A&M
Field: 12 ( Baylor, Colorado, Iowa State, Kansas, Kansas State, Missouri, Nebraska, Oklahoma, Oklahoma State, Texas, Texas A&M, Texas Tech).
The Baylor women's golf team will travel to College Station to compete in the 2004 Big 12 Championship hosted by Texas A&M Friday through Sunday at Pebble Creek Country Club.
The Bears are coming off a third-place finish at the Susie Maxwell-Berning Classic two weeks ago in Norman, Okla. Sophomore Josefin Svenningsson tied for third to lead the Bears, while senior Michaelyn Morgan and sophomore Meredith Jones tied for 25th.
The tournament will feature all the Big 12 teams: Baylor, Colorado, Iowa State, Kansas, Kansas, Kansas State, Missiouri, Nebraska, Oklahoma, Oklahoma State, Texas, Texas A&M, and Texas Tech.
The Bears will return to action at the NCAA Central Regional May 6-8 at the Illinois State University Golf Course in Normal, Ill.
BAYLOR LINEUP
Player Season Avg. (Rounds)Kelli McKandless 78.75 (27)Meredith Jones 78.75 (24)Michaelyn Morgan 77.22 (27)Anna Rehnholm 77.20 (27)Josefin Svenningsson 75.40 (24)
* Meredith Jones [Sophomore]: Competed at the Susie Maxwell-Berning Classic finishing tied for 25th and shooting 233 (79-77-77) alongside senior teammate Miichaelyn Morgan...Concluded the BU-Tapatio Springs Shootout with a career high finish and was Baylor's top finisher...Tied for 8th shooting 78-73-77=228. Posted her highest career finish by tying for 16th (77-80-79) in her last outing at the St. Croix Collegiate Classic...Tied for 64th (76-84-80=240) at the "Mo" Morial Invitaional...Shot three rounds of 76 (228) at the Central District Classic...Competed in three fall tournaments...Had her best 54-hole total of 234 at the Ptarmigan/Ram Classic, where she fired a season-low 76 in the final round...Finished tied for 56th at the Adidas Fall Invitational...Recorded an 80.56 stroke average in nine rounds...Made the Big 12 Commissioner's Honor Roll.
* Kelli McKandless [Senior]: Tied for 52nd at the Susie Maxwell-Berning Classic ( 85-82-78=245)...Fiinished tied for 15th (74-76-82=232) at the BU-Tapatio Springs Shoootout...Tied for 26th (84-79-77=240) in her last appearance at the St. Croix Collegiate Classic...Tied for 15th at the "Mo" Morial Invitaional where she shot a 228 (75-77-76)...Tied for 29th (84-77-72=233) at the Central District Classic...Competed in all four tournaments this fall...Helped the team secure a second-place finish by placing 15th (225) at the New Mexico State Price's Invitational, including a career- and season-low 69 in the final round...Averaged 76.67 in 12 rounds.
* Michaelyn Morgan [Senior]: Finished tied for 25th at the Susie Maxwell-Berning Classic with sophomore teammate Meredith Jones shooting a 233 (78-79-76)...Competed in the BU-Tapatio Springs Shootout where she tied for 32nd with sophomore Josefin Svenningsson...Shot two rounds of 77 and an 82 (236).Tied for 16th (74-82-80=236) in her last tournament at the St. Croix Collegiate Classic...Tied for 45th (80-77--72=239) at the Central District Classic...Finished tied for 50th (79-78-79=236) at the "Mo"Morial Invitational...Traveled to all four tournaments this fall...Placed fourth at the Adidas Fall Invitational, helping the Bear's capture the tournament title...Finished second at the New Mexico State Price's Invitational with a career-low 54-hole total of 219, including a season-low 71 in the final round...Averged 75.42 strokes in 12 rounds.
* Anna Rehnholm [Freshman]: Concluded the Susie Maxwell-Berning Classic tied for 33rd with a 236 (77-79-80)...Tied for 22nd with a 234 (76-78-80) at the BU-Tapatio Springs Shootout... Was the Bears' top finisher and posted the highest finish of her career by tying for third (79-76-73=228) in her last appearance at the St. Croix Collegaite Classic...Tied for 29th (76-78-79=233) at the Central District Classic...Shot a 236(80-77-79) to finish tied for 50th at the "Mo"Morial Invitational...Competed in all four tournaments in the fall...Shot 233 and placed 20th at the Ptarmigan/Ram Classic for her best finish...Tied for 23rd (229) at the Adidas Fall Invitational, which helped the Bears to the team championship...Averaged 76.50 strokes per round in 12 rounds...Made the Big 12 Commissioner's Honor Roll.
* Josefin Svenningsson [Sophomore]: Was the Bears' top finisher at the Susie Maxwell-Berning Classic, tying for 3rd (79-72-73=224)...Tied for 32nd with fellow teammate Sr. Michaelyn Morgan at the BU-Tapatio Springs Shootout...Shot a 76 and finshied with two rounds of 80( 236)... Tied for 16th (76-79-81=236) in her last outing at the St. Croix Collegiate Classic...Was the Bears' top finisher by tying for 13th (74-75-79=228) at the Central District ClassicBaylor's top finsiher at the "Mo"Morial Invitational, finishing ninth with a 225 (73-77-75)at nine over par...Traveled to all four 2003 tournaments...Led the team to victory at the Adidas Fall Invitational, earning individual medalist honors with a Baylor record 54-hole total of 210...Shot 69 at both the Ptarmigan/Ram Classic and Adidas Fall Invitational, which were her career-low rounds and a Baylor record...Placed seventh at the Ptarmigan/Ram Classic and tied for 6th at the New Mexico State Price's Invitational... Averaged a team-best 73.92 in 12 rounds.
BAYLOR NOTES
Baylor at the Big 12 Championship
The Bears finished seventh in 2003, fourth in 2002 and third in 2001, their highest finish in the seven-year history of the event...Oklahoma State has won three-straight Big 12 titles.
JoJo Leading the Way
Sophomore Josefin Svenningsson ranks eighth in the Big 12 with a 75.40 stroke average...October's Big 12 Golfer of the Month has posted five Top-10 finishes this year, including a victory at the adidas Fall Invitational and a third-place showing in her last outing at the Susie Maxwell-Berning Classic.
Consistency the Key
Sophomore Josefin Svenningsson has been outstanding all year, while freshman Anna Rehnholm and seniors Michaelyn Morgan and Kelli McKandless have been steady...The Bears' "X-Factor" could be sophomore transfer Meredith Jones, who is playing nearly three strokes better this spring than she did in the fall...Jones, who averaged 80.56 strokes in the fall and never finished higher than 55th, is averaging 77.66 in the spring and has three Top-25 finishes, including a career-high finish of eighth (tie) to lead the Bears at the BU-Tapatio Springs Shootout.
Looking Ahead
Baylor will return to action with a fifth straight trip to the NCAA Central Regional hosted by Illinois State May 6-8 at the University Golf Course in Normal, Ill.
