University of North Carolina Athletics
Women's Golf Unable to Complete Mercedes-Benz Championships
June 21, 1999 | Women's Golf
October 18, 1998
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. - North Carolina's women's golf team finished in 17th place at the Mercedes-Benz Women's Collegiate Championships. The Tar Heels were unable to complete the 54-hole tournament after two players had to withdraw for medical reasons. Duke won the team title after firing the low round on the last day of 291 to finish with an 892 total. Tulsa finished 13 strokes back in second place at 905. Georgia tallied a third-place at 908 while the Swedish National Team finished fourth at 910 and Auburn finished fifth at 914.
Stacy Prammanasudh of Tulsa captured the individual title with a two-over-par 218 total and defeated Laura Henderson of Georgia, who also finished at 218, in a playoff. Robin Cook of Auburn finished third at 220 while Niina Laitinen of Tulsa finished fourth at 221 and two players, Duke's Beth Bauer and Sweden's Marie Hedberg, tied for fifth place with 222 totals.
For the Tar Heels, Cuyler Buckles tied for 28th place with a 231 total. Shelley McKevitt tied for 37th with a 234 total while Heather Angell tied for 57th at 242. Marcy Newton withdrew all three rounds after spraining an ankle and Kim Smith withdrew from the final round with back problems.
The 54-hole event was played at the Gettysvue Polo, Golf & Country Club which features a par 72, 5,985-yard layout.
FINAL TEAM STANDINGS (54 Holes) 1. Duke 306-295-591--892 2. Tulsa 301-289-315--905 3. Georgia 312-288-308--908 4. Swedish National 307-299-304--910 5. Auburn 307-303-304--914 6. Ohio State 313-302-309--924 7. Alabama 318-299-309--926 8. San Jose State 315-297-315--927 Memphis 310-307-310--927 10. Tennessee 313-306-309--928 11. Louisiana State 304-305-320--929 12. Wake Forest 311-312-310--933 13. South Carolina 323-306-315--944 14. Furman 321-315-314--950 15. Texas A&M 319-320-328--967 16. Florida 337-316-326--979 17. North Carolina 321-331-DNFTOP INDIVIDUALS (54 Holes) 1. Stacy Prammanasudh (Tulsa) 74-70-74--218 (Won Playoff) 2. Laura Henderson (Georgia) 76-71-71--218 3. Robin Cook (Auburn) 71-76-73--220 4. Niina Laitinen (Tulsa) 71-74-76--221 5. Beth Bauer (Duke) 81-74-67--222 Marie Hedberg (Sweden) 74-72-76--222
CAROLINA'S INDIVIDUALS T28 Cuyler Buckles 79-77-75--231 T37 Shelley McKevitt 80-75-79--234 T57 Heather Angell 77-83-82--242 WD Kim Smith 85-96-WD WD Marcy Newton WD
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