The Michigan Daily - Tuesday, September 29, 1998 -17 Inexperience struggles at L By Michael Kern 88-player field. Of For the Daily playing in the tourna he Michigan women's golf team's the most from the performance this weekend at Lady struggles. Northern Intercollegiate Golf tourna- Park was followe ment in West Lafayette was marked by Bowers who tied for inconsistency, as it finished 10th in a 249. Close behind 14-team field with a score of 1003. Misia Lemanski wh All II Big Ten teams participated in 40th with a score of this weekend's tournament, giving the Lemanski, in the Wolverines their first chance to measure the Wolverines, flew themselves against the conference, her first round, sho Michigan State won the tournament was unable to maint with a score of 947, edging out Indiana finishing with score our strokes. . Sophomore Trish The Wolverines were trying to follow in 58th place with up on their fifth-place finish at the Mary freshmen Le A Fossum/Spartan Invitational in East Stephanie Bezilla Lansing two weeks ago but were unsuc- Michigan scoring i cessful. 60th and 69th respe They struggled in the second day of a of 263 and 268. three-day tournament shooting scores of Michigan coach K 324 and 327 on Friday and Sunday, extremely windy co respectively. of intercollegiate heir score of 352 on Saturday, how- Michigan's disapp Mr, was the worst of the three days by Teichert said she be 25 strokes. needs to stay more fe While senior Sharon Park was out outside distracti Michigan's top finisher, her score of 247 "We can't control was good for only a 31st-place tie in an the wind," Teichert Positive attitud By ita Sdvastava Sports Writer 'uccess in golf can be achieved by two things - skill and a positive attitude. Without the latter, however, the amount of skill someone has is irrelevant. Once a golfer gets flus- tered, it is extremely difficult to recover and gain composure d control. The Michigan women's golf team has suffered some set- acks in the beginning of'its season. Michigan coach Kathy Teichert that was not due to a lack of skill because the Wolverines have a great deal of talent. ichigan's challenge at this point is dealing with the iperience that comes with such a young team. "Overall, we are a very young team with a whole lot of alent," Teichert said. "But, because they are young, they are ITpressionable, so particularly this year, it is important to eep up their confidence." Teichert is still in the process of reviewing the players to ee whom she will choose as the top three or four. This task, 'owever, could take all season. At this point, the Wolverines re just establishing their strengths and weaknesses and try- *ng to gain experience competing. FRESHMEN UP TO PAR: Although much of Michigan's dif- f ty this season can be attributed to the inexperience of theeam as a whole, a few freshmen have stepped up their ames and have contributed some low scores in both the partan Invitational on Sept. 12-13 and the Lady Northern rnvitational this past weekend. Freshman Bess Bowers was the second Michigan finish- r,35th overall, in the Lady Northern Invitational. She fin- 'shed with a combined three-round score of 249, just two ART, LITERA *NEVER-ENDIN All influenced Only ONE for $6.9 Higher educa No problem. C our special menu, and enj Want more? Of course yc try another sauce. It's easy served with our unlimited and warm garlic breadstick d 'M' golf ady Northern all the Wolverines ament, Park suffered team's second-day d by freshman Bess 35th with a score of was fellow freshman o placed in a tie for f250. first tournament for N out of the gates in oting a 78. But she ain her strong start, s of 87 and 85. Watkins followed a score of 259, and nna Wicks and rounded out the finishing in tie for ectively, with scores Kathy Teichert said, nditions and a lack experience led to ointing showing. lieves that the team ocused and to block ons. outside factors like said, "but we can control the mental and physical aspects of the game." Teichert described her team as "tal- ented, dedicated, motivated and hard working" and expects to see improve- ment throughout the year. "It's a young team and will have its ups and downs," she said, "We are still searching for people to come through and shoot in the 70s. Shooting in the high 80s and 90s are not what we are looking for." Teichert also explained that the team had not yet reached its full potential and was confident that it would improve over the course of the season. She said freshmen Bess Bowers and Wicks, along with Watkins, all have the potential to develop into outstanding players. Now the Wolverines are looking ahead to next weekend when they will play in their only home tournament of the year, the Wolverine Invitational, at the Michigan Golf Course. "Being back in our home territory puts us more at ease and makes us more comfortable" Teichert said, "The sup- port of our friends and parents will make a difference.in how we play." e key for Blue shots behind senior captain Sharon Park. "Bess Bowers has been a really good addition to the team this year," Teichert said. "She played extremely well this past weekend -- She was very consistent." Freshmen LeAnna Wicks and Misia Lemanski have also seen some playing time in the tournaments. Wicks played in both of the competitions, while Lemanski participated only in the Lady Northern. Teichert said it's important to play freshmen, not only so they can gain experience, but to help establish who can compete on a weekly basis. THE COURSE FACTOR: Because golf is not played on the driving range, where each ball is placed exactly where it is convenient, the course can be a determining factor in the attitudes of the players. If a course is particularly hilly, windy, or has a lot of sand traps or undulating greens, it can fluster the players. This was part of the problem for Michigan this weekend. On Saturday, the wind was difficult for the Wolverines to handle, which contributed to the high scores by all of the players. "The course and the conditions of the course are very important," Teichert said. "We need to know how to handle the different types of courses, so we need to keep playing so we can see who is best for the wide, open courses and who is best for the tighter courses. With such a young team, it is difficult to establish so quickly who is best for each given situation. It could con- ceivably take the Wolverines all fall to figure it out, but the process will be beneficial because it will give the players the confidence and experience they need to get better. WARREN ZINN/UDaly Sparked by Julie Froud (above) and Katie McGregor, the Michigan women's cross country team has assumed its place among the class outfits in the nation. The most recent poll has Michigan ranked fifth overall, IREAD THE DAILY ONLINE AT Hrn':IIM1cHGAN DAILY.COM A . ovr / ell stP~ E VSIC ON SNLE MICHIGAN WERease RECORDS r p p realmusic. great price at print time, we had 0 86 CDs in stock priced $9.99 or less...now there's probably more BoEAT BO1 Y0S ) (ANle Vnr7(Zat *@tikA4 TURE and our G PASTA BOWL. by ITALIANS. i f e~~t 2t 5 For A Short Time! ation making you hungry? )rder any pasta and sauce from oy it to your heart's content. au do. So choose another pasta, . It's Never-Ending. And still fresh garden salad s. 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