Phoenix Staff Reports
Fri, May 16 2008
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PHOENIX, Ariz. — Stephanie Bird knows her way around the NCAA Division II Golf Championships as the Northeastern State University junior is making her second straight appearance in the tournament after qualifying out of the West Regional on Wednesday.
Bird shot a 3-over par 75 in the final round to finish with a three-day total of 221 and finish second in the medalist standings and 33-player field at The Legacy Golf Course.
The top two golfers from the regional qualify for the May 11-17 national tournament in Houston.
A native of Las Vegas, Bird had birdies on the No. 3 and No. 9 holes, but she bogeyed the No. 6, No. 10, No. 11, No. 12 and No. 14 holes in her final found.
She shot a 2-over par 74 on Tuesday and an even-par 72 in Monday’s first round.
As a team, NSU finished fifth in the six-team field with a 945 after carding a total of 316 in the last round. The RiverHawks had rounds of 315 and 314 before Wednesday.
Tarleton State won the regional team title and Tarleton’s Shradhanjaili Singh was the top medalist after shooting a 3-under 69 in the final round.
The other NSU golfers included Courtney Epps tied for 10th with her three-round total of 230, Katie Miller tied for 23rd (244), Taysha Butler placed 30th (252) and Cave Springs’ Shaunda Petree was 32nd (254).
Meawhile, Hilldale High School graduate and the University of Central Oklahoma freshman Raelynn Farthing finished in a three-way tie for 26th place with her 248.
Farthing, though, shot her best round of the tournament with a 7-over par 79 on Wednesday. She had rounds of 84 and 85 prior to the last day.
In Wednesday’s round, Farthing double bogeyed No. 5 and bogeyed the third, fourth, sixth, 13th and 14th holes.
NSU men finish seventh
AUSTIN, Texas — Northeastern State’s Jeff Cox shot a 2-under par 69 Wednesday to finish in a tie for 10th place at the NCAA Division II South Central Regional golf tournament at the Grey Rock Golf Club.
However, that didn’t change the RiverHawks’ fortunes. They still finished in seventh place in the eight-team field, carding a team total of 296 Wednesday for a final tally of 894.
St. Edward’s University won the tourney with an 841.
Cox, tying teammate Sam Powell for 10th place, birdied the No. 2, No. 6 and 14 holes. He bogeyed No. 9.
Elsewhere for NSU, Wagoner’s Josh Boswell finished with a 224 to tie for 21st. while Brady Wood had a 232 to be tied for 38th and Colby Ricks was 45th (244).
Voegeli shoots 76
Though not eligible for medalist honors, Muskogee’s Jamie Voegeli shot a 4-over par 76 Wednesday in the final day the NCAA Division II Central/Great Lakes Super Regional at the Red Hawk Run Golf Course in Findlay, Ohio.
Voegeli was disqualified Tuesday for a wrong drop at a water hazard.
The Muskogee High School graduate had a 3 on the par-5 No. 7 hole. He also double bogeyed No. 6 and bogeyed the second, fifth, ninth and 12th holes in his final round.
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