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Pac-12 Championships
Beavers Conclude Play At Pac-12 Championship
April 20, 2016 | Women's Golf
PLEASANTON, Calif. – Olivia Benzin shot a 1-over 73 at the Pac-12 Championship on Wednesday to lead the Oregon State women's golf team in the final round of the annual event.
The Beavers concluded the three-day, 54-hole tournament with an 18-over 292-293-297--882 at the par-72, 6,458-yard Ruby Hill Golf Club to finish in 10th place.
No. 2 USC won the team title with an 18-under 278-275-293--846, while No. 4 UCLA finished second with a 15-under 282-284-283--849 and No. 10 Arizona State was third with a 13-under 285-284-282--851. Linnea Strom of Arizona State won medalist honors with an 11-under 71-68-66--205, the lowest 54-hole score in Pac-12 Championship history.
The Beavers will find out on Monday, April 25 if they earned a berth to the NCAA Division I Women's Golf Championships. Golf Channel will announce the 72 teams and 24 individuals selected by the NCAA to participate in the regional championships on its Golf Central show at 3 p.m.
Benzin, a native of Tacoma, Wash., had three birdies in the final round to equal her best score of the championship and finish in a tie for 48th place with a 9-over 79-73-73--225. Sophomore Hannah Swanson was the highest Oregon State golfer on the individual leaderboard with a tie for 27th place after posting a consistent 4-over 73-73-74--220. Benzin had eight birdies during the tournament and Swanson added seven.
Senior Chelsea Saelee finished in a tie for 36th place with a 6-over 71-75-76--222, while senior Ashlee Pickerell and sophomore Haley Nist both wrapped up play with a 7-over 223 to tie for 40th. Pickerell had rounds of 76-73-74 and Nist dropped in a team-best nine birdies over the three rounds to post scores of 72-74-77.
The 2016 Pac-12 Championship will be condensed into a one-hour show that will debut on Wednesday, April 27 at 6 p.m. across all Pac-12 Networks.
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