2011-12 TOURNAMENT RECAPS COUGAR CLASSIC
CARDINAL CUP
September 11-13 ~ Charleston, S.C.
September 19-20 ~ Simpsonville, Ky.
In the first tournament of the season, Penn State finished in a tie for 17th place. The Nittany Lions imporved their score each round, finishing up with a total of 911 (308-304-299) shots. Penn State finished up at 47-over-par and was the 12th-best three-rpund total in school history. Junior Emily Ransone (Hilliard, Ohio) led the way for the Nittany Lions with a 225 (77-73-75), finishing in a tie for 58th place. Sophomores Ellen Ceresko (Jefferson Township, Pa.) and Christina Vosters (Bethany Beach, Del.)both carded two-over -par’s on the last day and finished two strokes ahead of each other. Ceresko finished with a 226 and finished in a tie for 63rd place while Vosters finishd in a tie for 72nd place with a 228. The LSU Tigers won the Cougar Classic with a 848, shooting a 277 on the last day to pull away. Austin Ernst of LSU won the individual title, finishing the tournament with a 13-under-par 203 (67-69-67).
Penn State finished in fifth place at the Cardinal Cup, hosted by the University of Louisville. The Nittany Lions posted the 16th best 36-hole score in school history, posting a 34-over-par 610 while carding 305 on both days of the tournament. North Carolina State wound up winning the tournament with a 596, 14 shots ahead of the Nittany Lions. Julia Strandberg of East Carolina won the individual title, finishing the tournament at one-over-par. Sophomore Ellen Ceresko (Jefferson Township, Pa.) finished in a tie for sixth place, carding a two round total of 150 (75-75), equalling six-over-par. This second place finish was the second best finish in Ceresko’s career and helped propel her team to the finish in fifth place in a competitive field. Freshman Elyse Archambault (StJean -sur-Rich, Que.) finished in a tie for 17th place with a score of 152 (76-76), just two strokes behind Ceresko. Sophomore Christina Vosters (Bethany Beach, Del.) also finished in a tie for 17th place with her 152 (74-78).
Place Name Score T58 Emily Ransone 77-73-75-225 T63 Ellen Ceresko 77-75-74-226 T72 Christina Vosters 77-77-74-228 T92 Katlyn Elliott 77-79-79-235 T98 Elyse Archambault 77-83-76-236 T17 PENN STATE 308-304-299-911
NITTANY LION INVITATIONAL
Place Name Score T6 Ellen Ceresko 75-75-150 T17 Elyse Archambault 76-76-152 T17 Christina Vosters 74-78-152 T23 Katlyn Elliott 76-77-153 5 PENN STATE 305-305-610
LADY NORTHERN
Sept. 30-Oct. 2 ~ State College, Pa.
Oct. 10-11 ~ French Lick, Ind
The Nittany Lion Invitational proved to be Penn State’s best finish of the season, finishing in a tie for second place in a rain shortened Nittany Lion Invitational. Being able to only play two rounds of golf due to inclement weather, Penn Sate carded a two round total of 599 (305-294), good enough for 23-over-par. This score was the fourth-best 36-hole score in school history. Freshman Katlyn Elliott (Peterborough, Ont.) and sophomore Christina Vosters (Bethany Beach, Del.) finished in a team high eighth place after both compiling scores of 149, both landing at five-over-par. Eastern Michigan won the Nittany Lion Invitational with a team score of 597 (300-297) and finished at 21-over-par, just three shots ahead of Penn State. Ariel Witmer of Longwood won the individual part of the tournament with an even-par 144 (71-73).
In the last day of the Lady Northern, Penn State jumped up three spots to finish in a tie for eighth place with a 73-over-par 925 (312-311-302-925). Penn State saved its best round for last, carding its third-best round of the season and third-best score in the final round of the tournament. Freshman Katlyn Elliott (Peterborough, Ont.) and sophomore Christina Vosters (Bethany Beach, Del.) again were tied for the team lead, this time finishing in a tie for 23rd place. They both finished at three-over-par in the final round and both finished the tournament at 229. Elliott’s third round 74 matched a career-best. Freshman Elyse Archambault (St-Jean-sur-Rich, Que.) finished in a tie for 33rd place after posting her best score of the tournament with a 75. Central Florida won the tournament with a 35-over-par 887 (308-290-289). Michigan’s Meagan Bauer won the individual part with an even-par 213 (72-73-68).
Place Name Score T8 Katlyn Elliott 74-75-149 T8 Christina Vosters 77-72-149 T11 Ellen Ceresko 78-72-150 T15 Elyse Archambault 76-75-151 T15 Erin Michel 76-75-151 T2 PENN STATE 305-294-599
Place Name Score T23 Katlyn Elliott 79-76-74-229 T23 Christina Vosters 76-79-74-229 T33 Elyse Archambault 80-77-75-232 T50 Erin Michel 78-82-79-239 63 Emily Ransone 79-79-87-245 T8 PENN STATE 312-311-302-925
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