Play suspended due to darkness. Illini at +41, Auburn at +38. Auburn has to play three more holes. Two for one player, one for the other.
Its not over yetThis hurts, this stings. But Illini women's program is on the rise. Best performance of BIG schools. But to finish a lousy few shots out of match play, man. Still very, very fine.
Its not over yet
I imagine the two auburn women had a rough night of sleep knowing it's all on them. Also, isn't the 9th hole the pretty tough one?Because of the compressed schedule and the need for 36 holes of match play today, they won't be holding a playoff if Illinois and Auburn tie at +41. They'd use a tiebreaker that Auburn would win. So the Illini need Auburn to go +4 on the three remaining holes.
I imagine the two auburn women had a rough night of sleep knowing it's all on them. Also, isn't the 9th hole the pretty tough one?
Worked out that way - of course I had was speculating/hoping the other would occur. Kudos to the ladies for going out and pulling it off either way. To play 1 or 2 holes with all on the line is not simple. Perhaps the weather was better today as well and that helped. In any event - at +41 - we were so far off the other teams I don't think we'd be anywhere near contention had we made it - but it would have been nice to get there to see.I tend to think the opposite. They were probaly relieved for the tourney to be delayed yesterday. The pressure yesterday was probably building up for them both knowing how they were playing and watching their lead slip away. The delay gave them the rest of the day/night to regain their composure, get settled down, let their coaches calm them down, etc.
Worked out that way - of course I had was speculating/hoping the other would occur. Kudos to the ladies for going out and pulling it off either way. To play 1 or 2 holes with all on the line is not simple. Perhaps the weather was better today as well and that helped. In any event - at +41 - we were so far off the other teams I don't think we'd be anywhere near contention had we made it - but it would have been nice to get there to see.
I do not know - i assume its the score of the 5th player vs the 5th on the other team???You are probably right but it is hard to predict match play results based on stroke play results. Two different animals. A great season for the ladies regardless of results yesterday. Given that match play started at 8:00 this morning, I assume that our girls had to be dressed and at the course in the event that Auburn dropped the ball when finishing their round earlier today. Someone mentioned a tie breaker rule. Do you know if we held the advantage over Purdue who tied with us?
To that end, Auburn, who finished 32 strokes behind Texas and had to clinch their spot starting at 6:45 a.m., knocked out the Longhorns in match play about 14 hours later.You are probably right but it is hard to predict match play results based on stroke play results. Two different animals. A great season for the ladies regardless of results yesterday. Given that match play started at 8:00 this morning, I assume that our girls had to be dressed and at the course in the event that Auburn dropped the ball when finishing their round earlier today. Someone mentioned a tie breaker rule. Do you know if we held the advantage over Purdue who tied with us?
Yes, only difference is the extra 950 yardsSame course as the women last week?