March 11, 2005
Sebring, Fla. - The Illinois women's golf team sits in first place out of 20 teams after the first round of the 36-hole Springlake Intercollegiate, hosted by Northern Illinois at the par 72, 5,850-yard Springlake Golf Resort in Sebring, Fla. The Illini shot a team score of 309 to take the lead by two strokes over High Point (311). There is a three-way tie for third between Bowling Green, Creighton and Mercer, who trail the Illini by six shots (315).
Illinois has three golfers in the Top 20 of the individual standings, after all three recorded rounds in the 70s today. Junior Megan Godfrey is in a three-way tie atop the leaderboard after shooting a 2-over par score of 74. This marked Godfrey's 14th round in the 70s out of 18 rounds on the season. She is tied with Creighton's Leigh Sutton and High Point's Kate O'Sullivan for first out of the 110-player field.
Freshman Casey Burden tied her season-low round with a 3-over par score of 75 today. She is tied fourth place overall. Fellow freshman Kristine Cook is tied for 19th place after recording a 7-over par 79. Illinois' fourth and final team score today came from freshman Seul Ki Park, who shot an 81.
The second and final round of the NIU Springlake Intercollegiate will be held on Saturday,
Springlake Intercollegiate Team Standings (after one of two rounds)
1. ILLINOIS 309
2. Highpoint 311
T3. Bowling Green 315
T3. Creighton 315
T3. Mercer 315
6. Loyola-Chicago 320
T7. Northern Illinois 321
T7. Florida Gulf Coast 321
9. Old Dominion 322
T10. Appalachian State 324
T10. St. John's 324
T12. Ferris State 325
T12. Gonzaga 325
14. The Citadel 328
15. Florida Tech 331
16. Missouri-Kansas City 332
17. Youngstown State 335
18. SIU-Edwardsville 338
19. Findlay 346
20. Detroit 350
Illinois Results (after one of two rounds) T1. Megan Godfrey 74 +2 T4. Casey Burden 75 +3 T19. Kristine Cook 79 +7 T39. Seul Ki Park 81 +9 T61. Lyndsey Milligan 83 +11
