2007-08 Golf - W Roster
Roster
Cathryn Bristow
- Height:
- 5-7
- Class:
- Junior
- High School:
- Epsom Girls
- Hometown:
- Huapai, New Zealand
The All-Pac-10 Second Team returnee returns for her senior season in 2008-09, and has enjoyed one of the most prolific careers of any Oregon women's golfer. Reset Duck single round (65) and three-round tourney records (eight-under 208) as a junior in spring of 2008. Entering the 2009 spring slate, owns Oregon's lowest career scoring average among returning upperclassmen (75.3), and second overall behind sophomore Kendra Little (74.2). Overall in career, has paced team in 14 tournaments, and has ranked second for UO in 15 contests. Opened career in fall of 2005 with win in her first collegiate tourney, and added another win to cap the 2006 spring regular season. As junior scored her third career win thanks to a Duck tourney record and claimed another overall runner-up finish. Ranked top three for team in all nine of her freshman season appearances, and led squad in four events, and ranked second in three more stops. In her sophomore season, led team in four events and ranked second in four other invitationals. As junior, paced team in four contests, ranked second on squad in five events and ranked top four in all 12 events. As senior in fall of '08, led UO in Stanford Intercollegiate, ranked third on squad in other two appearances and also paced her Kiwi team in the World Amateur Team Chamionships (and took 33rd overall).
Fall 2008: As par of the three-person New Zealand team in the World Amateur Team Championships in Adelaide, Australia, she was one of the two scorers in each of the four rounds and led the team in the overall results (33rd, 10-over 300, 74-76-74-76) and helped team tie for 21st in the 48-team field. On collegiate scene, helped Duck squad cap fall ranked 25th and 26th in the GolfStat and GolfWeek national rankings, respectively. Played three of Oregon's four tournaments, and paced team twice in her nine rounds with her opening and closing scores in the Stanford Intercollegiate and led the Ducks in the overall standings (21st, 72-73-71-216). Opened fall with eighth-place finish in the Giustina Memorial Classic (76-74-78-228), and added another top-25 finish in the Kent Youel Invitational (21st-74-75-74-223). Overall, had one round of par among her six of rounds of 74 or better, and had only one round higher than 76. Posted two of the team’s lowest 10 rounds of the fall. In final fall season national individual rankings, was tabbed 94th (74.11) and 119th (73.71) by GolfStat and GolfWeek, respectively.
2007-08: All-Pac-10 Second Team Honoree. Ended fall ranked 99th in the GolfWeek rankings (74.36) and 82nd in the Golfstat standings (74.50), and stood 111th in the former rankings in the fall slate (111th, 74.00). Reset program's single-round record in Indiana Invitational final round on the par-72, 5,938-yard Crooked Stick Golf Course (seven-under 65) in the regular season finale. A month before in early March, posted her third collegiate victory with her two-stroke win in the UNLV Spring Rebel Invitational and broke the Ducks' three-round tourney record with her eight-under 208 (69-69-70) on the par 72, 6,202-yard Boulder Creek Golf Club course. Also led squad in the San Francisco Invitational to end fall (second overall, 75-72-72-219). Capped season with first appearance in West Regional and ranked second (35th, 77-73-73-223) for the 13th-place Ducks. Also stood second on the team in three more fall events and the Duck Invitational in the spring (sixth overall, 75-77-72-224). Ended campaign with six rounds under-par (65, 69 (x3), 70, 71 (x2)) and two more at par (72). In fall, ranked second on team in scoring average (74.9), and led team in the last four rounds of the fall in the Stanford Intercollegiate (69) and USF Invitational (75-72-72) and also paced team once each in the Giustina Memorial Classic (16th, 73-80-76-229) and Edean Ihlanfeldt Invitational (eighth-tie, 77-73-71-221). Overall among individual rounds during the fall and spring seasons, posted three of the team's six lowest scores (7-under 65, 3-under 69 (x2) and four more of the team's 14 lowest rounds (2-under 69, 2-under 70 (x2), 1-under 71 (x2)).
2006-07: Capped season with highest career Pac-10 finish (27th, 239). Led UO in prior three events, the Pinehurst Challenge (33rd, 159), Duck Invitational (10th, 233) and Indiana Invitational (fourth, 148). Also paced team in Dick McGuire Invitational (32nd-tie, 227) and Salbasgeon Invitational (33rd-tie, 229) in the fall. Added two other top-20 finishes to close the fall season in the Edean Ihlanfeldt Invitational (17th-tie, 228) and Stanford Intercollegiate (13th-tie, 216). Overall, led UO in 10 of 26 rounds of play during year, including six of the last nine of the spring. Tied her collegiate career low round (70) in the Indiana Invitational finale, and had two more par efforts in the final rounds of the fall finale, the Stanford Intercollegiate. In fall, posted a team-low 75.9 average and led team in three of the 12 rounds.
2005-06: All-Pac-10 Honorable Mention. Led team in average (75.4), rounds of par (2) or under (1), and was the low Duck scorer in nine of the 25 rounds she played. Topped the team in average in the fall (74.8), spring (76.0) and overall (75.4). Ended season ranked 117th nationally (77.4) in GolfWeek standings at end of spring, and was just shy of that in the fall (94th, 74.8) - tops on the team in both rankings. Paced team in four tournaments, including her collegiate debut, the Oregon State Invitational which featured a one-hole win after rounds of 70, 74 and 73 on the Trysting Tree Golf Course. Also stood tops on team in the spring in three of the final four tournaments ? including another win in the Illini Spring Classic (146), and top-15 efforts in the Duck Invitational (ninth-tie, 228) and ASU Ping Invitational (14th, 221). Also stood second on team in two other stops ? the Pac-10 Championships (40th-tie, 239) and the Stanford Pepsi Intercollegiate (28th-tie, 221).
Prep: The Huapai, New Zealand native ranked as one of that island nation’s top 10 female amateur golfers in February 2005 and earned low amateur honors at the ING New Zealand Rotarians Minister’s Cup in April 2005. She was a member of New Zealand’s 2004 Queensland Stroke Play championship team. She also won the 2003 Taranaki provincial stroke play championships, tied for sixth at the 2005 23-and-Under South Island championships (78-72-78-228) and was a member of the New Zealand developmental squad.
Personal: Major is Psychology. Plays left-handed. Parents are Colin and Patricia Bristow.
THE OREGON DIFFERENCE: Bristow on the Oregon Women's Golf Team (12/08)
Q: When you were choosing a university what were key things that attracted you to the University of Oregon?
“On my recruiting trip the atmosphere of Eugene and Oregon and the environment reminded me a lot of home back in New Zealand. The academic part was just important as the golf for me and my family, considering that the education will be much more important after golf is over. The feel around campus was great, and all of the people I met were extremely friendly.”
Q: Now that you've seen various universities around the nation, what are advantages about playing in the Pacific Northwest and the Pac-10 Conference?
“It’s the best of many things. As a UO student-athlete, you feel like you’re part of a family since there’s always someone looking after you and in bigger terms preparing for life. Picking Oregon was an easy choice and the best decision for me. Compared to where I’m from, it was important for me to find a city that fit me and had a comfort factor more than a big city like L.A. or in the East. In Eugene and on campus, you’re not just a number but a person. If you’re a golfer, people on campus know who you are, which wouldn’t happen at a bigger school.”
Q: Academically, what attracted you to the university?
“I’m interested by all aspects of sport ? body, mind and health. Psychology is a real interesting component of golf so being able to study it as a major has obviously helped me with my golf, but also in daily life with people. Being able to study it has proved fascinating and a blessing.”
Q: What types of unique or one-of-a-kind things do UO athletes take pride in (ie treatment center, Mo Center, uniforms, etc.)?
“The new treatment center was a huge bonus to be around. The staff you have access to is important. The psychologist, nutritionist, academic advisors and athletic trainers ? any question you have you can find a specialist that can help you or find an answer. ”
Q: Talk about some of the high points of each of the courses you can practice on.
“Eugene Country Club is really well-known for the major events it’s hosted, and is a classical course. It’s challenging with big, beautiful trees, but also very narrow. The greens are very undulating and it’s always in great condition. At Emerald Valley we have a great course and practice center. The all-weather canopy lets us practice every day of the year, and it offers a huge chipping area and pitching green. Emerald is a long course, and even longer in the winter, so it challenges you to improve your scoring and shot-making. Shadow Hills is like Eugene CC ? well groomed with lots of trees, fast greens, and great practice facilities for chipping and putting. They all complement each other and provide different types of shots, including and pitching.”
Q: Talk some about your teammates and the supportive atmosphere that you all create for each other.
“We have a really good team, talent and personality-wise. We all get along well, and everyone supports each other. We’ll push each other to get better at practice, and there’s also a lot of competition to go to tournaments which makes us take it seriously. Then once that’s done with, we can still hang out and be friendly again, so that’s a great dynamic. Everyone has a lot of respect for each other. That’s hard to maintain that balance so we’re a unique team to maintain that ? it’s always been like that here. We’re very open as a group, and everybody communicates well with each other.”
Q: Can you talk about your relationship with Meredith and the advantages she offers you as a coach, both on and off the course?
“She has a fresh approach that is easy for us to relate to. She’s lived the same situations we have and can relate to us. She can relate to us as both a coach and player really easily. She’s really decisive when you ask a question which gives you confidence when you making a decision. Personally on the course, I find her especially helpful in maintaining an even keel. Last year I had my best round ever (and a school record) and she walked with me the last two holes. She was able to keep me focused on each shot and not the outcome and helped me finish how I wanted to finish.”
Career Statistics
Season Rounds Strokes Average Low Round
2005-06 25 1886 75.4 70
2006-07 26 1996 76.8 70
2007-08 36 2682 74.5 65
Fall 08 9 667 75.3 71
Career 96 7231 75.3 65
2008 Fall Statistics
Fall Tournaments Par-Yards Place, Score Rnd Avg.
Giustina Mem. Classic 72-6,282 8th, 228 76-74-78 76.0
Stanford Intercolleg. 71-6,092 21st-t, 216 72-73-*71 72.0
Kent Youel Invitational 72-6,208 21st-t, 223 74-75-74 74.3
Fall Stats 9 Rounds (1 at par), 667 Strokes 74.1
+ World Amateur Team Champs (Par 72/73) - 33rd, 300 (10+), 74-76-74-76
2007-08 Fall Statistics
Fall Tournaments Par-Yards Place, Score Rnd Avg.
Giustina Mem. Class. 72-6,271 16th, 229 73-80-76 76.3
Heather Fall Mem. 72-6,221 24th-t, 225 77-71-77 75.0
Edean Ihlanfeldt Inv. 72-6,126 8th-t, 221 77-73-71 73.7
Stanford Intercolleg. 71-6,089 39th-t, 230 79-82-69 76.7
USF Invitational 71-5,955 2nd, 219 75-72-72 73.0
Fall Results 15 Rounds, 1,124 Strokes (2 (-)par) 74.9
Spring Tournaments Par-Yards Place, Score Rnd Avg.
Lady Gator Inv. 70-5,907 53rd-t, 234 80-76-78 78.0
UNLV Spring Rebel Inv. 72-6,202 1st, 208 69-69-70 69.3
Duck Invitational 72-6,052 6th-t, 224 75-77-72 74.7
NCAA West Reg. Preview 72-6,018 2nd-t, 217 75-70-72 72.3
Indiana Invitational 72-5,938 4th, 215 76-74-^65 71.7
Pac-10 Champs 71-6,060 38th-t, 237 75-75-87 79.0
West Regional 72-6,338 35th-t, 223 77-73-73 74.3
2008 Spring Results 21 Rounds 1,558 Strokes (5(-)par, 2@par) 74.2
2007-08 Results 36 Rounds 2,682 Strokes (7(-)par, 2@par) 74.5
2006-07 Statistics
Fall Tournaments Par-Yards Place, Score Rnd Avg.
Dick McGuire Inv. 73-6,069 32nd-t, 227 (+8) 77-76-74 75.7
Salbasgeon Inv. 72-6,271 33rd-t, 229 (+13) 76-74-79 76.3
Edean Ihlanfeldt Inv. 72-6,130 17th-t, 228 (+12) 77-75-76 75.0
Stanford Intercolleg. 71-5,985 13th-t, 216 (+3) 74-71-71 72.0
Fall Season 12 Rounds (2@par) 900 Strokes 75.0
Spring Par-Yards Place, Score By Round Avg.
Baja Classic 72-6,094 35th-t, 159 (+15) 81-78 79.5
Kitahara Fresno St. Inv. 72-6,072 55th-t, 158 (+14) 80-78 79.0
Pinehurst Challenge 72-5,978 33rd-t, 159 (+15) 82-77 79.5
Duck Invitational 72-6,096 10th-t, 233 (+17) 79-77-77 74.3
Indiana Invitational 72-5,938 4th-t, 148 (+4) 78-70 74.0
Pac-10 Champs 72-6,196 27-t, 239 (+23) 76-78-85 79.7
2007 Spring Season 14 Rounds (1 -par) 1096 Strokes 79.7
2006-07 Totals 26 Rounds (2 @par, 1 -par) 1996 Strokes 76.8
2005-06 Statistics
Fall Tournaments Par-Yards Place, Score Rnd Avg.
OSU Invitational p72-6,260 1st, 217 (+1) 70-74-73 72.3
Edean Ihlanfeldt Inv. p72-6,190 33rd-t, 234 (+18) 77-79-78 78.0
Stanford Pepsi Int. p71-6,025 28th-t, 221 (+8) 75-72-74 73.7
L.V. Founders Coll. p72-6,207 44th-t, 226 (+10) 73-75-78 75.3
2005 Fall Totals 12 Rnds (1(-)Par, 1@Par) 898 Strks 74.8
Spring Tournaments Par-Yards Place, Score Rnd Avg.
Kitara Fresno St. Inv. p72-6,004 53rd-t, 154 (+10) 77-77 77.0
Duck Invitational p72-6,191 9th-t, 228 (+12) 82-74-72 76.0
ASU Ping Invitational p72-6,230 14th, 221 (+5) 72-76-73 73.7
Illini Spring Classic p72-5,909 1st, 146 (+2) 74-72 73.0
Pac-10 Champs p72 40th-t, 239 (+23) 81-83-75 79.6
2006 Spring Totals 13 Rnds (1@Par) 988 Strks 76.0
2005-06 Totals 25 Rnds (1(-)Par, 2@Par) 1,886 Strks 75.4
