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USF Opens Spring Season at Peg Barnard Invitational
2/15/2013 3:26:00 PM | Women's Golf
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SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. – USF's women's golf team will open its spring season this weekend at the Peg Barnard Invitational, a 36-hole event hosted by Stanford University.
USF and the host Cardinal will be joined by teams from Boston College, California, Fresno State, New Mexico, Oregon State, Rollins College, San Jose State, Santa Clara, UC Davis, Nevada and Washington.
Teams will tee off beginning at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday and 8:30 a.m. on Sunday. Stanford Golf Course will play to a par of 71 and 6,051 yards for this event.
Head coach Sarah Glynn is expected to start a lineup consisting of (in order) freshman Emelie Lundstrom, junior Peppiina Kaija, senior Eyglo Oskarsdottir along with sophomores Amanda Corr and Michelle Condry. Junior Victoria House will play as an individual.
Glynn looks at this weekend's event as a step in an on-going process to get her young team primed to compete for the West Coast Conference championship in April.
“We set a goal for ourselves at the start of the season to finish in the top-three in three events,” said Glynn, who is in her fourth season as head coach of the Dons program. “Our ultimate goal, though, is to win the conference championship. Every tournament leading up to the WCC's is an important part of the process.”
Lundstrom was USF's top finisher in three of the four fall events and posted a team-best 75.92 stroke average over her four rounds. A native of Orebero, Sweden, Lundstrom's best fall finish came at the Cowgirl Desert Invitational, where she tied for 15th.
“Tee to green, Emelie is very consistent,” said Glynn. “She doesn't make many mistakes and makes tons of pars. I want to get her into the mindset where she sees herself as that player who can shoot a 67 on her best day, instead of a 70. She definitely has the talent.”
Kaija has been a fixture in USF's lineup for each of the last two seasons and is the only player on the squad with win to her credit, having captured medalist honors at the Wolfpack Classic in Reno as a sophomore.
“Peppy makes a lot of birdies and just needs to stay away from the occasional big number that creeps in once in a while,” said Glynn. “She has a lot of tournament experience and knows what it takes to win.”
Oskarsdottir, a native of Gardabaer, Iceland who began her collegiate career at Oklahoma State, is solid in the three spot and very capable of playing higher in the lineup. She tied for eighth at the Rose City Collegiate in October, posting rounds of 78-73-75 for a 226 finish.
“Eyglo is our leader both on and off the course,” said Glynn.
Corr played in just one event on the fall while Condry held down the No. 1 position in the lineup for most of last year and earned first team All-WCC honors.
“Amanda is getting used to the pressures that come with tournament experience,” said Glynn. “She definitely has the game and just needs to be more consistent. Michelle plays her best when she plays fearless. She'll fire at any pin at any time.”
USF's first three spring tournaments are in the Bay Area. Following this weekend's event at Stanford, the Dons will be in the fields at the Cal Classic, Feb. 25-26 at Ruby Hill Golf Club in Pleasanton and the Julie Inkster Spartan Invitational, March 4-5 at the Alamaden Country Club in San Jose.
USF will also compete at the Dr. Donnis Thompson Invitational, which will be held at the Kane'ohe Klipper Golf Course in O'ahu, March 12-13. The West Coast Conference Championships will be contested in Bellingham, Wash., April 15-17.
SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. – USF's women's golf team will open its spring season this weekend at the Peg Barnard Invitational, a 36-hole event hosted by Stanford University.
USF and the host Cardinal will be joined by teams from Boston College, California, Fresno State, New Mexico, Oregon State, Rollins College, San Jose State, Santa Clara, UC Davis, Nevada and Washington.
Teams will tee off beginning at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday and 8:30 a.m. on Sunday. Stanford Golf Course will play to a par of 71 and 6,051 yards for this event.
Head coach Sarah Glynn is expected to start a lineup consisting of (in order) freshman Emelie Lundstrom, junior Peppiina Kaija, senior Eyglo Oskarsdottir along with sophomores Amanda Corr and Michelle Condry. Junior Victoria House will play as an individual.
Glynn looks at this weekend's event as a step in an on-going process to get her young team primed to compete for the West Coast Conference championship in April.
“We set a goal for ourselves at the start of the season to finish in the top-three in three events,” said Glynn, who is in her fourth season as head coach of the Dons program. “Our ultimate goal, though, is to win the conference championship. Every tournament leading up to the WCC's is an important part of the process.”
Lundstrom was USF's top finisher in three of the four fall events and posted a team-best 75.92 stroke average over her four rounds. A native of Orebero, Sweden, Lundstrom's best fall finish came at the Cowgirl Desert Invitational, where she tied for 15th.
“Tee to green, Emelie is very consistent,” said Glynn. “She doesn't make many mistakes and makes tons of pars. I want to get her into the mindset where she sees herself as that player who can shoot a 67 on her best day, instead of a 70. She definitely has the talent.”
Kaija has been a fixture in USF's lineup for each of the last two seasons and is the only player on the squad with win to her credit, having captured medalist honors at the Wolfpack Classic in Reno as a sophomore.
“Peppy makes a lot of birdies and just needs to stay away from the occasional big number that creeps in once in a while,” said Glynn. “She has a lot of tournament experience and knows what it takes to win.”
Oskarsdottir, a native of Gardabaer, Iceland who began her collegiate career at Oklahoma State, is solid in the three spot and very capable of playing higher in the lineup. She tied for eighth at the Rose City Collegiate in October, posting rounds of 78-73-75 for a 226 finish.
“Eyglo is our leader both on and off the course,” said Glynn.
Corr played in just one event on the fall while Condry held down the No. 1 position in the lineup for most of last year and earned first team All-WCC honors.
“Amanda is getting used to the pressures that come with tournament experience,” said Glynn. “She definitely has the game and just needs to be more consistent. Michelle plays her best when she plays fearless. She'll fire at any pin at any time.”
USF's first three spring tournaments are in the Bay Area. Following this weekend's event at Stanford, the Dons will be in the fields at the Cal Classic, Feb. 25-26 at Ruby Hill Golf Club in Pleasanton and the Julie Inkster Spartan Invitational, March 4-5 at the Alamaden Country Club in San Jose.
USF will also compete at the Dr. Donnis Thompson Invitational, which will be held at the Kane'ohe Klipper Golf Course in O'ahu, March 12-13. The West Coast Conference Championships will be contested in Bellingham, Wash., April 15-17.
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