2007 Iowa Conference Women's Golf Championship Webpage
ASBURY, IOWA . . . Wartburg College shot a final round 340 at The Meadows Golf Club on Saturday to finish the 72-hole Championship at 1327 (318-318-351-340) and capture its third Iowa Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (IIAC) women’s golf Championship in four years. The Knights also earn the Conference’s automatic bid to the NCAA Division III Women’s Golf Championship in May. Wartburg sophomore Stephanie Burns took home individual Medalist honors with her third round in the 70s, an IIAC season-low 75 for 72-hole total of 311 (75-78-83-75).
Behind Burns’ second 75 of the tournament, the Knights were able to fire the day’s low round of 340 and hold off a charge by host Loras College to qualify for the national meet. Wartburg will host the national meet at Centennial Oaks Golf Club in Waverly May 13-16. Loras shot 342 to finish 12 strokes back at 1339 (328-324-345-342). Luther College (1381) edged defending Conference champion Simpson College (1383) for third place.
Burns’ four-day total of 311 ranks as the second lowest 72-hole total in Conference Championship history. She finished 13 strokes ahead of Loras’ Stephanie Schwartz, who was second at 78-85-78-83—324. Buena Vista University’s Chelsea Anderson (80-84-80-88—332) took third, two shots ahead of Simpson’s Megan Smith (83-79-88-84—334). Smith is a two-time All-Conference (top-10 finish) performer after placing ninth last year.
A scorecard tie-breaker gave Luther’s Emily Looft (81-89-83-82—335) fifth place and Wartburg’s Kate Thompson (78-82-86-89—335) sixth place. Luther’s Lindsay Thies (336) and Coe College’s Angela Meisterling (337) finished seventh and eighth, respectively, while a second scorecard tie-breaker gave Simpson’s Katie Vaux (340) ninth place over Loras’ Amy Kemp (340) to round out All-Conference honors. Kemp is a three-time All-Conference (top-10 finish) performer after finishing 10th in 2005 and third in 2006.
Kemp is the 19th three-time All-Conference performer in IIAC history, while Smith (9th in 2006), Thompson (7th in 2005), Thies (9th in 2005) and Vaux (4th in 2006) bring the number of all-time two-time All-Conference performers to 38.
Ties for second through ninth place are determined by nine-hole scores starting from the final nine today. Ties for Medalist and tenth-place are determined by a sudden death playoff.
Loras' Udelhofen Named Coach of the Year: For the second time in three years, Loras head coach Denise Udelhofen was named Iowa Conference women’s golf Coach of the Year. She led the Duhawks to a runner-up finish, the school’s best since 1990 when they also finished second. Loras has posted a runner-up finish in the IIAC Championship four times since joining the league in 1986.
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