Oregon State
Pac-12 Championships
Yoo Goes Low At Pac-12 Championship
April 22, 2015 | Women's Golf
BOULDER, Colo. – The Oregon State women's golf team concluded the 2015 Pac-12 Championship in eighth place on Wednesday, led by Anica Yoo who carded one of the lowest three-round scores in school history.
The Beavers shot their best round of the tourney on Wednesday to wrap-up the three-day, 54-hole event with a 29-over 294-295-292--881 at the par-71, 6,437-yard Boulder Country Club. It equals their best finish at the conference tournament since 1998 (the 2001, 2006 and 2013 teams also finished eighth).
Oregon State will find out on Monday, April 27 if they earned a berth to the NCAA Division I Women's Golf Championships. The selections will be announced live via the Golf Channel on Monday during Golf Central at 4 p.m. PT. Additionally, the show will be streamed live on the Golf Channel website and posted afterwards on the NCAA website at www.ncaa.com.
| 8 | Oregon State | 294 | 295 | 292 | 881 |
| 8 | Anica Yoo (1) | 70 | 71 | 71 | 212 |
| T13 | Chelsea Saelee (2) | 72 | 73 | 71 | 216 |
| T38 | Ashlee Pickerell (3) | 78 | 74 | 74 | 226 |
| T41 | Hannah Swanson (4) | 74 | 77 | 76 | 227 |
| T52 | Krissy Peterson (5) | 80 | 81 | 76 | 237 |
“Dawn (Shockley) and I are both pleased with the way this team fought it out on the back nine,” Oregon State head coach Sammie Chergo said. “We didn't get off to the greatest of starts, we started on 10, but the way we finished was great. We saved a ton of shots coming in and we could not be more proud of how hard they played for each other on the back nine.
“We ended up finishing eighth and beat a couple of ranked teams. I could not be happier with how hard this group competed this week. It proved that we are moving this needle with them buying in and being committed to getting better and helping build this program. Mostly, I'm just happy for them to enjoy some success in this conference. Eighth place is a very competitive spot to finish out here this week.
“So we'll go home and regroup and find out Monday afternoon if we get an NCAA Regional bid. I think with the way we played this spring, we should have a very, very good chance. But we'll find out Monday afternoon.
Yoo, a senior from Port Coquitlam, British Columbia, was sensational all three rounds, as she posted her best career finish at the Pac-12 Championship, eighth place, after carding a 1-under 70-71-71--212. It's the best-ever score recorded by an Oregon State golfer at the conference championship and just the six time in school history someone has finished a three-round tournament in red figures (Yoo owns two of them).
Oregon State All-Time Low Individual Three-Round Scores
213 (-3) -- Kathleen Takaishi (Wahine Classic, Fall 1998)
214 (-2) -- Seshia Telles (Oregon State Invitational, Fall 2012)
212 (-1) -- Lauren Sewell (Stanford Intercollegiate, Fall 2012)
212 (-1) -- Anica Yoo (Pac-12 Championship, Spring 2015)
215 (-1) -- Whitney French (Rose City Collegiate, Fall 2010)
215 (-1) -- Anica Yoo (Silverado Showdown, Spring 2014)
Yoo had four birdies in the final round and 10 in the tournament. It's her fourth top-10 this season and seventh in her outstanding Oregon State career. Her previous best finish at the Pac-12's was a tie for 20th place when it was held in Valencia, Calif., two years ago.
Junior Chelsea Saelee also recorded her best career finish at the Pac-12 Championship, a tie for 13th place, after carding an even-par 71 in the final round to move up the leaderboard with a 3-over 72-73-71--216. Her previous best finish was a tie for 20th two years ago as a freshman.
“Anica finished in eighth place and Chelsea finished 13th, which are great finishes in this conference that is so competitive,” Chergo said.
After opening the tournament with a 7-over 78, junior Ashlee Pickerell settled down to fire a pair of 3-over 74's the final two days and finish in a tie for 38th place with a 13-over 78-74-74--226.
Freshman Hannah Swanson finished in a tie for 41st place with a 14-over 74-77-76--227 and sophomore Krissy Peterson had her best round on the final day to finish in a tie for 52nd with a 24-over 80-81-76--237.
Arizona shot a tournament-best 5-under 279 in the final round to win the team title with a 1-over 853 and Caroline Inglis of Oregon claimed medalist honors with a 7-under 206.
The best action from all three days of the Pac-12 Championship will be packed into one hour at 11 a.m. on Sunday, May 3 on the Pac-12 Networks and online via Pac-12 Now.
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