Women’s golf finishes ninth in season opener

Ranked No. 16, the Buffs women’s golf team finished the first day of the Colonel Wollenberg Ram Classic in 12^th place. By the second day, they moved up three spots to tie for ninth place at the end of the three-round tournament. This match at Ptarmigan Country Club was the first for the women’s 2012-2013 season.

Freshman Alexis Keating led the CU women with a total of 226, placing her in a tie for 24^th at the end of the tournament. The first day she shot 74-74, just four-over par, and the second day she shot a 78.

Senior Devin Dougherty sinks a putt on the back nine at the Colonel Wollenberg Ram Classic, the first event of the season. Dougherty played individually and had a final round 11-over par 83. (CU Independent/Andrew Kaczmarek)

Freshman Jamie Oleksiew had a 77 and 78 in the first two rounds. She led the CU women in the third round by shooting a 72, even par, tying for 30^th with a total of 227.

Junior Kristin Coleman finished with 228 (73-80-75), tying for 35^th. She finished with the lowest round of all CU women with a 73 on the first day, just one over par.

Junior Jenny Coleman scored two 77s in the first round, with a 75 on the second day, tying for 39^th overall. Freshman Allie Zech tied for 56^th with a score of 233, freshman Megan Haase scored a 234, tying for 58^th and senior Devin Dougherty sat in 80^th with a cumulative score of 245.

The Buffs were 34-over par with a cumulative score of 610 to finish the first two rounds. The second day they added 303, 15-over par to finish at 913, 49-over par.

With an 11-shot lead after the first day, the victory went to Texas Tech University, the only team to have finished under par at 860. Texas Tech won by a total of 27 strokes.

The CU women’s golf team will head to Albuquerque, N.M., for the Branch Law Firm Dick McGuire New Mexico Invitational on Sept. 17-18.

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