Duck Golfers Excited For Busy Summer
EUGENE ? With another successful spring season behind them, the University of Oregon women’s golfers now look ahead to a busy summer of action in many of the Pacific Northwest’s top tournaments.
In two weeks, senior-to-be Kate Hildahl will defend her Oregon Amateur title June 22-27 at Bandon Dunes, and will be joined by juniors-to-be Kendra Little and Erica Omlid.
Hildahl won last year’s event over former Duck and 1993 event champion Karly Mills in the match play final, and the Tualatin, Ore., native Hildahl also led the stroke play qualifying (74-76-150) and ended three strokes ahead of teammate Monika Graf (third, 75-78-153) at the Bend Golf and Country Club course. More information for this year’s event is at the www.oga.org website at the http://www.oga.org/index.php/i-frame/C17/131 address.
Two weeks later, Hildahl, Little and Omlid compete in the PNGA Amateur, July 6-10 at the Arrowhead Golf Course in Mollala near Portland, and more information is available at the www.thepnga.org website at the http://www.thepnga.org/sites/courses/layout9.asp?id=521&page=26987 address.
Omlid competes the following week in the Women's Amateur Qualifier at Inglewood Country Club, July 16 in Kenmore, Wash.
In late August, Hildahl will defend another title in the PNGA Women's Amateur Public Links, August 29-30 at Trysting Tree in Corvallis, and will joined by junior-to-be Monika Graf who will make her lone summer appearance after she completes an internship on the East Coast.
Hildahl won last year’s event at Hangman Valley in Spokane by four strokes with her one-over 145 (72-73). More information for this year’s event is at the www.thepnga.org site at the http://www.thepnga.org/sites/courses/layout9.asp?id=521&page=40575 address.
In July, sophomore-to-be Ashley Edwards is set for several events - the NCGA Women’s Amateur at Pebble Beach (July 6-7), U.S. Women’s Amateur Qualifier (July 13), the Trans Amateur Championships in Loudon, Tenn. (July 20-25), and she may play another Cactus event in Arizona. More information is available at the following websites: www.womenstrans.com ; www.ncga.org; www.usga.org .
The Ducks will also be represented overseas by junior Felicia Eastick who will play on the Collegiate All-Star Golf Team that will compete in a series of Asian tournaments in Japan, Hong Kong and South Korea, June 25-July 19.
The Queensland, Australia, native will play in 11 events as part of a 10-person team, and more information on the tour is available at the www.ncaaallstargolf.com website.
Looking back, Oregon recently finished the 2008-09 season ranked 35th and 39th nationally in the Golfweek and Golfstat rankings, and two individuals stood top 100 ? Kendra Little (GS 78th, 74.57; GW 89th, 74.08) and Cathryn Bristow (GS 87th, 74.87; 91st, 74.16). Bristow capped UO’s ninth postseason appearance (and third by an individual) in the NCAA Golf Championships last month (96th-t, 78-79-79-80-316).
As a team, UO took 12th in the NCAA West Regional (299-298-293-890) and seventh in the Pac-10 ? and the latter placing tied its best finish since 1996. Bristow took ninth in the regional (72-74-69-215) and 10th in the Pac-10 Championships en route to All-Pac-10 honorable mention honors, and finished two places ahead of Little in the league finale (12th) who was a repeat All-Pac-10 Second Team selection.
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