Betsy Rawls Invitational University of Texas Golf Club Austin, Texas October 10-14, 2014 AUSTIN, Texas - The SMU women s golf team will compete at the 42nd Betsy Rawls Invitational hosted by Texas, starting on Sunday. The three-day, 54-hole tournament will conclude Tuesday. It s a short week for the Mustangs as they wrapped up play at the Schooner Fall Class on Oct. 6. We got a lot of good work in this week while catching up on school and sleep, head coach Jeanne Sutherland said. You cannot make huge improvements over a week. What you can do is talk about the mindset needed down in Austin. We have talked about strategy while working on long chips and bunker shots. We have another good field this week. We look forward to competing. The Field Betsy Rawls Invitational Hosted by Texas Tournament Notes SMU Baylor Iowa State New Mexico SDSU Tulsa UNCW UNLV Indiana Miami Minnesota Texas Tulane UC Irvine Betsy Rawls Invitational Notes UTSA This is the 42nd year of the Betsy Rawls Invitational. SMU was in the field in 2013 as well. The tournament will be played at the University of Texas Golf Club. The field will play on the par-72, 6,225-yard course. Live scoring will be at GolfStat.com. SMU will play with Texas and Baylor on the opening day of play. They will tee off at 9 a.m. on hole 1. At te 2013 Betsy Rawls Invitational, SMU took 5th place. At the event, the Mustangs shot 872 (+8, 284-296-292). A year ago, Jenny Haglund and Alexandra Rossi tied for 11th place. Each finished 3-under. Katie Page and Lindsey McCurdy also competed at the 2013 edition of Betsy Rawls. Page shot 8-over for 48th while McCurdy was +11 for 58th. SMU s Lineup SMU will send six to the Betsy Rawls Invitational. Jennifer Park, Jenny Haglund, Alexandra Rossi, Katie Page and Lindsey McCurdy will play in their fourth event this fall. Alex Celli will also join the Mustangs in her second tournament of the year. I think everyone has taken their turn to shine, head coach Jeanne Sutherland said. If you want to be great in women s golf, you have to have that depth. I am excited about that but not surprised. There is lots of talent on this team. Everyone has gotten better every week. I still see areas of improvement. Our mindset could be better on the weekends but I like the direction we are moving in. Last Time Out The SMU women s golf team wrapped up a seventh place finish at the Schooner Fall Classic at the Belmar Golf Club in Norman, Oklahoma, on Oct. 6. As a team, the Mustangs shot 845 (+5, 282-284-279). Junior Jenny Haglund had the Mustangs best inividual finish of 5-under (205, 70-66-69), which was good for a fourth place tie. Senior Jennifer Park was even-par (210, 71-71-68) and finished in a tie for 16th. Katie Page carded rounds of 68-72-76 to finish six-over. Alexandra Rossi was nine-over with rounds of 73-76-70 and Lindsey McCurdy rounded out Mustangs score at 83-75-72. Mississippi State won the event by finishing 22-under. Arkansas took a distance second place at 3-under. Mississippi State s Chieh Jessica Peng was the individual winner at 6-under. 1
The Starting Six Jennifer Park SR Quick Facts Location............ Dallas, Texas Founded................ 1911 Enrollment............. 10,893 Nickname............ Mustangs Mascot..... Peruna IX (Shetland pony) Colors..............Red & Blue Conference....... American Athletic President.......Dr. R. Gerald Turner Director of Athletics....... Rick Hart Minnesota Invitational: Tied for 30th (230, 77-77-76). East & West Match Play Challenge: Tied for 32nd in stroke play (156, 79-77)... Defeated Jessica Porvasnik 2-up (Ohio State) and Paige Lee 4&3 (UC Davis) in match play. Schooner Fall Classic: Tied for 16th (210, 71-71-68). The Starting Six Alex Celli JR East & West Match Play Challenge: Tied for 44th in stroke play (160, 79-81)... Lost to Becky Klongland 2-up (Wisconsin) and Nicole Rae 3&1 (Iowa) in match play. Team Information Home Course..... Dallas Athletic Club 2013-14 American Finish........ 3rd 2013-14 NCAA Regional FInish.. T-17th 2013-14 Final Ranking: Golfweek.............. 53rd Golfstat............... 53rd Letterman Returning/Lost....... 7/2 Starters Returning/Lost........ 4/1 Newcomers................ 1 Team History First Season.............. 1976 NCAA Championship Appearances... 5 Last................... 1992 NCAA Regional Appearances......14 Last................... 2014 Conference Championships....... 2 Last................... 1992 Coaching Staff Head Coach...... Jeanne Sutherland Experience.......4th year at SMU Alma Mater..... Northern Iowa 83 Assistant Coach....... David Von Ins Experience.......4th year at SMU Alma Mater....... Ferris State 07 The Starting Six Jenny Haglund JR Minnesota Invitational: Tied for 30th (230, 79-77-74). East & West Match Play Challenge: Tied for 7th in stroke play (147, 74-73)... Lost to Katja Pogacar 6&5 (Ohio State) and Blair Lewis 2&1 (UC Davis) in match play. Schooner Fall Classic: Tied for 4th (205, 70-66-69). The Starting Six Alexandra Rossi JR Minnesota Invitational: Tied for 30th (230, 77-77-76). East & West Match Play Challenge: Tied for 2nd in stroke play (143, 72-71)... Defeated Jan Chanpalangsri 2-up (Ohio State) and Andrea Wong 2&1 (UC Davis) in match play. Schooner Fall Classic: Tied for 61st (219, 73-76-70). The Starting Six Katie Page SO Minnesota Invitational: Tied for 53rd (238, 84-76-78). East & West Match Play Challenge: Tied for 32nd in stroke play (156, 76-80)... Defeated Claudia Lim 1-up (Ohio State) and lost to Betty Chen 6&5 (UC Davis) in match play. Schooner Fall Classic: Tied for 43rd (216, 68-72-76). The Starting Six Lindsey McCurdy SO Minnesota Invitational: Tied for 53rd (238, 76-80-82). East & West Match Play Challenge: Tied for 25th in stroke play (154, 77-77)... Lost to Rio Watanabe 2-up (Ohio State) and defeated Bev Vatananugulkit 1-up (UC Davis) in match play. Schooner Fall Classic: Placed 84th (230, 83-75-72). 2
Head Coach Jeanne Sutherland Public Relations Sr. Assoc. A.D./PR....... Brad Sutton Director of PR....... Herman Hudson Asst. Director of PR... Travis Chamblee Office Phone........ 214-768-2883 PR Asst. (WGolf Contact).. Justin Trujillo Email......... jatrujillo@smu.edu Office Phone........214-768-4849 Cell Phone......... 720-212-6617 Website........ SMUMustangs.com SMU Twitter....... @SMUMustangs WGolf Twitter........ @SMUGolfW SMU Facebook...... /SMUMustangs WGolf Facebook....... /SMUGolfW Head Coach Jeanne Sutherland enters her fourth season on the Hilltop in 2014-15. Under Sutherland s instruction, the Mustangs have qualified for the NCAA Regionals each of the last two years. In the programs inaugural season in the American Athletic Conference, Sutherland coached the individual winner (Jenny Haglund) while coaching the team to a third place-finish. Once again, Sutherland will be assisted by David Von Ins. Sutherland Speaks I have competed at the UT Golf Club many times. I love the course; it s a lot of fun to play. You have to use strategy every shot. You have to think about the wind and the bounce of the ball, which makes you plan your shotsaccordingly. That s the best part about golf. You have to always put yourself in the right position and know what s going on. We played pretty well last year. I have good memories from the course from over the years. It is nice to play in the state of Texas too. It is always a good feeling to have friends and family in the gallery. 2014-15 Roster Name Year Experience Hometown (Previous School) Kim Beers RS-SO 1V Los Altos, Calif. (Pinewood) Alex Celli JR 2V Southlake, Texas (Georgia) Evelyn Dole SO TR Raleigh, N.C. (Virginia) Jenny Haglund JR 2V Karlstad, Sweden Lindsey McCurdy SO 1V Kyle, Texas (Hays) Katie Page SO 1V Louisville, Ky. (Sacred Heart) Jennifer Park SR 3V Carrolton, Texas (Louisiana Monroe) Alexandra Rossi JR 2V Austin, Texas (Regents) Head Coach: Jeanne Sutherland (4th season) Assistant Coach: David Von Ins (4th season) 2014-15 Schedule Date Event (Course) Result Location Host Sept. 15-16 Minnesota Invitational (Minikahda Club) 4th/14 Minneapolis, Minn. Minnesota Sept. 20-22 East/West Match Play Challenge (Radrick Farms GC) 1st/8 Ann Arbor, Mich. Michigan Oct. 4-6 Schooner Fall Classic (Belmar GC) 7th/17 Norman, Okla. Oklahoma Oct. 12-14 Betsy Rawls Invitational (UT GC) Austin, Texas Texas Oct. 26-28 Alamo Invitational (Briggs Ranch GC) San Antonio, Texas UTSA Feb. 8-10 UCF Invitational (Eagle Creek GC) Orlando, Fla. UCF Feb. 23-24 UC Irvine Invitational (Santa Ana CC) Irvine, Calif. UC Irvine Mar. 13-15 Clover Cup (Longbow GC) Mesa, Ariz. Notre Dame Mar. 23-25 Spring Break Classic (The Bay Course) Kapalua, Hawai i Hawai i Apr. 10-11 DAC/SMU Invitational (Dallas Athletic Club) Dallas, Texas SMU Apr. 19-21 AAC Championships (Hammock Beach Resort) Palm Coast, Fla. AAC May 7-9 NCAA Regionals (TBA) TBA NCAA May 22-27 NCAA Championships (Concession GC) Sarasota, Fla. NCAA 3
2014-15 Team Stats Dates Tournament (Host) Par Finish Total +/- Par RD. 1 RD. 2 RD. 3 Top Individual Sept. 15-16 Minnesota Invite (Minnesota) 72 9th/14 918 +54 307 305 306 Rossi, 21st Sept. 20-22 East/West Match Play (Michigan) 72 1st 597 +10 299 298 - Rossi, T-2nd Oct. 4-6 Schooner Fall Classic (Oklahoma) 70 7th/17 845 +5 282 284 279 Haglund, T-4th Oct. 12-14 Betsy Rawls Invite (Texas) - - - - - - - - Oct. 26-28 Alamo Invite (UTSA) - - - - - - - - Feb. 8-10 UCF Invite (UCF) - - - - - - - - Feb. 23-24 UC Irvine Invite (UC Irvine) - - - - - - - - Mar. 13-15 Clover Cup (Notre Dame) - - - - - - - - Mar. 23-25 Spring Break Classic (Hawai i) - - - - - - - - Apr. 10-11 DAC/SMU Invite (SMU) - - - - - - - - Apr. 19-21 AAC Championships (AAC) - - - - - - - - May 7-9 NCAA Regional (NCAA) - - - - - - - - May 22-27 NCAA Championships (NCAA) - - - - - - - - TOTALS 2,360 888 887 585 AVERAGES 786.67 / 295 / 73.75 296 295.67 292.5 2014-15 Individual Stats Player Event Rounds Strokes Average Wins Top 10 Top 20 - Par Rounds Kim Beers - - - - - - - - Alex Celli 1 2 160 80 0 0 0 0 Evelyn Dole - - - - - - - - Jenny Haglund 3 8 582 72.75 0 2 2 2 Lindsey McCurdy 3 8 622 77.75 0 0 0 0 Katie Page 3 8 610 76.25 0 0 0 1 Jennifer Park 3 8 596 74.5 0 0 1 1 Alexandra Rossi 3 8 590 73.75 0 1 1 1 The Last Time... SMU s team won an event: SMU had an individual medalist: 2014 East & West Match Play Challenge (defeat UC Davis, 3&2) Jenny Haglund (218, 2014 AAC Championship) 4
Minnesota Invitational Sept. 15-16, 2014 Minikahda Club Minneapolis, Minn. Par 73 6,272 Yards 14 Teams 90 Players 2014-15 Tournament Results TEAM 1st E. Carolina 294-287-298-879 (+15) 2nd Colorado 309-297-294-900 (+36) 3rd Kansas 302-303-300-905 (+41) T-4th GRU Augusta 300-301-306-907 (+43) T-4th Texas 305-301-301-907 (+43) INDIVIDUALS 1st Spang 69-66-72-207 (-9) 2nd Laorr 70-71-74-215 (-1) T-3rd Edberg 74-72-74-220 (+4) T-3rd Garrison 70-74-76-220 (+4) T-3rd Strauss 70-76-74-220 (+4) East & West Match Play Challenge Sept. 20-22, 2014 Radrick Farms Golf Course Ann Arbor, Mich. Par 72 6,292 Yards 8 Teams TEAM 1st SMU 2nd UC Davis 3rd Ohio State T-4th Wisconsin INDIVIDUALS 1st Wong 73-67 - 140 (-4) T-2nd Porvasnik 72-71 - 143 (-1) T-2nd Rossi 72-71 - 143 (-1) T-2nd Chanpalangsri 72-72 - 144 (E) Schooner Fall Classic Oct. 4-6, 2014 Belmar Golf Club Norman, Okla. Par 70 6,082 Yards 17 Teams 91 Players TEAM 1st Miss. State 277-273-268-818 (-22) 2nd Arkansas 290-272-274-836 (-4) 3rd Texas A&M 283-281-274-838 (-2) 4th Kent State 287-274-281-842 (+2) 5th UCF 292-280-271-843 (+3) INDIVIDUALS 1st McDonald 67-67-63-197 (-13) 2nd Davis 70-65-66-201 (-9) 3rd Peng 67-68-68-203 (-7) T-4th Haglund 70-66-69-205 (-5) T-4th Szeryk 70-66-68-205 (-5) 5
2014-15 Individual Results Player Tournament Finish Total +/- Par RD. 1 RD. 2 RD. 3 - Par Low Alex East & West Match Play Challenge T-44th 160 +16 79 81-0 +7 79 Celli Totals 0 Top 10 2 rds / 160 79 81-0 +7 79 Average 0 Top 20 80.00 79 81 - Jenny Minnesota Invitational T-30th 230 +14 79 77 74 0 +2 74 Haglund East & West Match Play Challenge T-7th 147 +3 74 73-0 +1 73 Schooner Fall Classic T-4th 205-5 70 66 69 2-4 66 Totals 2 Top 10 8 rds / 582 223 216 143 2-4 66 Average 2 Top 20 72.75 74.3 72 71.5 Lindsey Minnesota Invitational T-53rd 238 +22 76 80 82 0 +4 76 McCurdy East & West Match Play Challenge T-25th 154 +10 77 77-0 +5 77 Schooner Fall Classic 84th 230 +20 83 75 72 0 +2 72 Totals 0 Top 10 8 rds / 622 236 232 154 0 +2 72 Average 0 Top 20 77.75 78.6 77.3 77 Katie Minnesota Invitational T-53rd 238 +22 84 76 78 0 +4 76 Page East & West Match Play Challenge T-32nd 156 +12 76 80-0 +4 76 Schooner Fall Classic T-43rd 216 +6 68 72 76 1-2 68 Totals 0 Top 10 8 rds / 610 228 228 154 1-2 68 Average 0 Top 20 76.25 76 76 77 Jennifer Minnesota Invitational T-30th 230 +14 77 77 76 0 +4 76 Park East & West Match Play Challenge T-32nd 156 +12 79 77-0 +5 77 Schooner Fall Classic T-16th 210 E 71 71 68 1-2 68 Totals 0 Top 10 8 rds / 596 227 225 144 1 +2 68 Average 1 Top 20 74.5 75.6 75 72 Alexandra Minnesota Invitational T-21st 228 +12 75 75 78 0 +3 75 Rossi East & West Match Play Challenge T-2nd 143-1 72 71-1 -1 71 Schooner Fall Classic T-61st 219 +9 73 76 70 0 E 70 Totals 1 Top 10 8 rds / 590 220 222 148 1-1 71 Average 1 Top 20 73.75 73.3 74 74 6
Individual Career Results Kim Beers SMU Invite 84-91 +32 175 87th Alex Celli 2012-13* Scores Total Finish Lady Bulldog 84 +12 84 *Freshman season played at Georgia Evelyn Dole 2013-14* Scores Total Finish Mo-Morial 80-72-77 +13 229 29th Landfill 87-82-81 +34 250 87th 79.83 *Freshman season played at Virginia Jenny Haglund Golfweek 76-74-73 +7 223 6th Schooner 77-73-67 +7 217 12th Betsy Rawls 70-70-73-3 213 T-11th Alamo Invite 69-73-72-2 214 T-13th UCF 72-68-73-4 213 T-4th Central Invite 68-73-73-2 214 T-13th Dr. Donnis 77-68-73 +5 221 T-6th LSU Invite 74-73-81 +12 228 T-25th SAC/SMU 76-74 +6 150 T-14th AAC Champ. 76-71-71 +2 218 1st NCAA Reg. 80-90-DNF +26 170 DNF 73.58 2012-13 Scores Total Finish Chip-N Club 75-77-72 +8 224 4th McNamara 74-73-73 +4 220 T-14th Alamo Invite 74-70-76 +4 220 T-28th Central Invite 71-73-75 +3 219 T-3rd Clover Cup 71-67-76-2 214 T-3rd SAC/SMU 77-78-78 +17 233 T-24th C-USA 80-75-74 +13 229 T-19th NCAA Reg. 73-73-72 +2 218 T-16th 74.04 Lindsey McCurdy Schooner 86-77-74 +27 237 72nd Betsy Rawls 74-77-76 +11 227 T-58th Alamo Invite 73-75-78 +10 226 T-61th UCF 82-77-74 +17 233 T-92nd Central Invite 81-83-88 +36 252 77th Dr. Donnis 86-83-81 +34 250 72nd SAC/SMU 77-84 +17 161 T-64th 79.30 Katie Page Betsy Rawls 74-75-75 +8 224 T-48th Alamo Invite 76-72-77 +9 225 T-58th Central Invite 75-71-70 E 216 T-18th Dr. Donnis 73-74-75 +7 223 T-9th LSU Invite 78-80-76 +18 234 T-48th SAC/SMU 75-78 +9 153 T-23rd AAC Champ. 82-82-84 +32 248 30th NCAA Reg. 82-78-78 +22 238 T-90th 76.57 Jennifer Park Golfweek 87-82-81 +34 250 71st Schooner 76-78-74 +18 228 T-48th UCF 74-75-75 +8 224 T-63rd Central Invite 72-69-71-4 212 T-6th Dr. Donnis 74-74-75 +7 223 T-9th LSU Invite 74-78-75 +11 227 T-20th SAC/SMU 79-76 +11 155 T-37th AAC Champ. 80-81-79 +24 240 25th NCAA Reg. 82-74-79 +19 235 T-79th 76.77 2012-13 Scores Total Finish Chip-N Club 79-84-74 +21 237 T-38th McNamara 73-71-74 +2 218 T-10th Imes Invite 71-72-75 +2 208 T-6th Berning 73-79-75 +11 227 T-30th Alamo Invite 67-80-74 +5 221 T-30th Puerto Rico 79-77-77 +17 233 T-50th Central Invite 80-76-74 +14 230 T-31st SAC/SMU 82-79-77 +22 238 T-35th C-USA 75-76-80 +15 231 T-12th NCAA Reg. 71-74-84 +13 229 T-10th 76.24 2011-12* Scores Total Finish Great Smokies 68-70 -6 138 2nd Fred Marx 75-74-76 +9 225 9th Xavier LPGA 75 +3 75 T-8th Blue Raider 78-74-79 +15 231 T-25th Jacobs 76-79-74 +13 229 T-9th USA Women s 78-79 +13 157 T-24th LSU Classic 79-75-82 +10 236 T-50th UALR Classic 73-78-76 +11 227 T-30th Sun Belt 78-77-80 +19 235 T-18th 76.21 *Freshman season played at Louisiana Monroe Alexandra Rossi Golfweek 78-76-77 +15 231 T-26th Schooner 80-79-72 +21 231 T-57th Betsy Rawls 70-74-69-3 212 T-11th Alamo Invite 74-73-74 +5 221 T-42nd UCF 72-75-77 +8 224 T-63rd Central Invite 75-74-74 +7 223 T-38th Dr. Donnis 80-76-78 +18 234 T-40th LSU Invite 79-DNF-84 +19 163 DNF SAC/SMU 82-80 +18 162 T-73rd AAC Champ. 80-75-80 +19 235 T-14th NCAA Reg. 78-74-75 +11 227 T-35th 76.26 2012-13 Scores Total Finish Chip-N Club 70-81-68 +3 219 1st McNamara 78-75-77 +14 230 T-41st Imes Invite 76-74-77 +21 227 T-30th Berning 73-83-68 +8 224 T-13th Alamo Invite 74-83-78 +19 235 T-65th Puerto Rico 81-77-77 +19 235 T-59th SAC/SMU 82-78-84 +28 244 T-49th C-USA 75-75-79 +13 229 T-78th 76.88 7