Hurricanes Wrap Up Play at Ryder/Florida Championships

April 1, 2007

MIAMI LAKES, Fla. –

The University of Miami women’s golf team concluded the third and final round of the 37^th Annual Ryder/Florida Women’s Collegiate Golf Championships in eighth place Sunday at Don Shula’s Golf Club and Resort.<?xml:namespace prefix=”o” ns=”urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office”?>

Combined, <?xml:namespace prefix=”st1″ ns=”urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags”?>Miami fired rounds of 318, 310 and 325 to place eighth with an overall score of 953.

Junior Hagen Weintraub led the Hurricanes with a three-round total 234 (75-78-81) which placed her in a tie for 20^th followed by senior Josie Shinn who shot a 235 (80-74-81) which tied for 22^nd.

Senior Tiffany Prats shot 238 (81-78-79) while sophomore Anabelle Paulino and senior Urd Pedersen fired three-day totals of 251 (87-80-84) and 254 (82-87-85), respectively.

South Florida claimed the overall team championship, shooting a three-round total 908 (307-305-296) followed by state runner-up Florida Southern’s 918 (298-313-307).

USF’s Christina Jones won the individual title after upping Rollin’s Laura Fourdraine in a one-hole playoff. Both players shot 222 (+8) over the three days.

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Ryder/Florida Women’s Collegiate Golf Champion

University of South Florida

Runner-Up

Florida Southern

Individual Champion

Christina Jones (USF)

Runner-Up

Laura Fourdraine (Rollins)

All-Tournament Team

Christina Jones (USF)

Laura Fourdraine (Rollins)

Heather Burgner (Florida Southern)

Becky Dowell (Bethune-Cookman)

Stephaine Connelly (UCF)