Indiana University Athletics
Kent Youel Release (10/21/04)
10/21/2004 12:00:00 AM | Women's Golf
IU To Conclude Fall Season At The Kent Youel Invitational
Head Coach Clint Wallman's golf team heads to Honolulu, Hawaii to compete at the Kent Youel Invitational on Oct. 26-27. The tournament, which the Hoosiers will be making their first-ever appearance in, will be the final Fall event for IU. The Hoosiers open the tournament with 36 holes Monday. The first 18 holes will begin with a shotgun start at 8 a.m. CT, before continuing on with the second round later in the evening. IU then concludes play on Tuesday with a double tee start at 8 a.m. The course will play to a yardage of 6,207, par 72.
The Field
The 15-team field will be one of the most competitive fields the Hoosiers have played against all season. The tournament will host defending national champions and current No. 3-ranked UCLA, No. 6 Arizona, as well as several other regionally ranked squads. Other teams in the field include Oklahoma, Hawaii, Cal-Irvine, Colorado, Fresno State, Cal State Northridge, Denver, Oregon, Oregon State, Boise State, Southern Illinois and Santa Clara.
Hoosiers Having Career Years
Several IU golfers have come on strong during the fall season, accomplishing new career bests.
In the Shootout at the Legends on Oct. 4-5, junior Katie Carlson shot a career-best round of 78 in the final round. The Livonia, Mich., native also recorded her career-best 54-hole performance with a 239 (81-80-78), shattering her old mark of 266 set at the Indiana Invitational last spring. Senior Bethany Brunner also carded a career-low round of 73 on the final 18 holes in the Shootout's second round as well.
Junior Molly Redfearn blazed the course at the Mary Fossum Invitational (Sept. 18-19) to a career-best tournament performance with a 226 (75-75-76) en route to a second-place tie with Illinois State's Katie Laehn. The effort shattered each of her personal-best marks, eclipsing her previous career-low of 77 set at the 2002 Wolverine Invitational and the 2002 Legends Shootout. Her 36-hole tally of 150 also bettered her previous standard of 157 set at the 2002 Lady Northern Invitational and the 2002 Legends Shootout. Additionally, her total of 226 demolished her former best tournament outing at the 2002 Legends when she fired a 234. Last, her second-place tie crushed her highest placement of a 23rd-place tie at the 2002 Wolverine Invitational.
Coach Clint Wallman's Thoughts
On the upcoming tournament:
"I think this will be a great tournament for us for two reasons. This is the final tournament of the fall and we are going to be battling some of the top teams in the country. This will give us a chance to serve as a measuring stick as how much we have improved. It is also going to be a good tournament for us because it gives us a chance to see teams from different regions."
On the improvement on the team:
" This group of girls are really starting to learn how to play together as a team. We have improved some facet in every tournament we have played this season. At the Shootout,our par-five's were 15 strokes lower than the previous tournament and that will be important in our team's success.
On the team's mentality:
"I think we need a good performance to gain some momentum entering the spring season. This fall season has been a transition for the girls, as well as myself. Now we know what to improve on and I will have a much better idea of our expectations for the spring season."
Wallman Replaces Carmichael At Helm
First-year head coach Clint Wallman replaces the legendary Sam Carmichael, who retired last May after 23 years at the helm of the Hoosier program. During a 21-year span from 1984-2004, Indiana was the only team in the Big Ten to place among the top three 17 times, and Carmichael was named Big Ten Coach of the Year eight times.
2004-05 Tournament Recaps
Hoosiers Close Strong at Lady Northern Invitational
The Indiana women's golf team opened the fall season at the Lady Northern Invitational at the University of Michigan Golf Course. The Hoosiers finished 14th overall with a score of 969 (324-327-318).
Lissa Putnam was the top finisher for the Hoosiers, shooting 242 (85-80-77). Bethany Brunner and Molly Redfearn finished right on her heels tied for 68th with matching tallies of 244. Brunner posted an 80-84-80 run while Redfearn recorded an 83-83-78 effort.
Also participating for the Hoosiers were Elaine Harns, who finished 77th (78-87-83-248), Kendal Hake, who placed 93rd (83-85-95-263) and Katie Carlson who finished 95th overall (95-80-93-268).
Hoosiers, Redfearn Completes Play at Mary Fossum Invitational
The Hoosiers then competed at the Mary Fossum Invitational at the Forest Akers West Golf Course in East Lansing, Mich. IU finished with a 10th-place 960 (319-314-327), while junior Molly Redfearn provided a major highlight for the Hoosiers with a career day on the links.
Redfearn blazed the course to a career-best tournament performance with a 226 (75-75-76) en route to a second-place tie with Illinois State's Katie Laehn. The effort shattered each of her personal watershed marks as every round this weekend eclipsed her previous career-low of 77 set at the 2002 Wolverine Invitational and the 2002 Legends Shootout. Her 36-hole tally of 150 also bettered her previous standard of 157 set at the 2002 Lady Northern Invitational and the 2002 Legends Shootout.
Additionally, her total of 226 demolished her former best tournament outing at the 2002 Legends when she fired a 234. Last, but certainly not least, her second-place tie crushed her highest placement of a 23rd-place tie at the 2002 Wolverine Invitational.
Other Hoosier finishers include senior Lissa Putnam who posted a career-best effort of her own with a 240 (79-84-77) to tie for 40th place, while classmate Bethany Brunner tied for 62nd place with a 248 (84-79-85). Senior Katie Carlson wound up in 82nd place by recording a 264 (92-82-90) playing as an individual, while freshman Kendal Hake registered a 268 (87-92-89) to tie for 84th place.
Indiana Shows Improvement At Shootouts At The Legends
The Indiana women's golf team finished in 10th place at the Shootout At The Legends Tournament. The Hoosiers scored a 313 in the final round, their lowest score for the tournament, and finished with a total tally of 961 (333-315-313) during the two-day event.
Three Hoosiers fired rounds of 78 or below on the final 18 holes, including junior Katie Carlson who shot a career-best round of 78. The Livonia, Mich., native also recorded her career-best 54-hole performance with a 239 (81-80-78), shattering her old mark of 266 set at the Indiana Invitational last spring. Also firing sub-80 rounds on the day were Elaine Harris (78) and Lissa Putnam (76).
IU was led by junior Bethany Brunner, who finished in a tie for 24th overall with a 235 on the par 72, 6,134-yard Legends Golf Course. Brunner shot a career-best 73 in the second round, while also recording an 81 on her first and third rounds.
Putnam finished in a tie for 45th overall a 244 (87-81-76), five strokes behind Carlson who tied for 34th overall - also a career best. Junior Molly Redfearn finished the competition with a 248 (84-83-81) and tied for 58th, while Harris (90-81-78/249) and Kendal Hake (87-85-86/258) rounded out the Hoosiers in 60th and 67th, respectively.
