Women's golf to preview Big 12 foes in desert tournament

Women's golf to preview Big 12 foes in desert tournament

The 20th-ranked Oklahoma women’s golf team travels west to participate in the 18-team MountainView Collegiate on Friday and Saturday at the par-72 MountainView Golf Course in Tucson, Ariz.OU is coming off a third-place finish at the UNLV Spring Invitational, the team’s fifth top-three finish of the season.OU’s performance in the tournament rewrote the Oklahoma women’s golf history books, setting program records for 18-, 36- and 54-hole scores business golf balls.“We are excited to get back into tournament mode,” OU coach Veronique Drouin said. “We’re coming off of an incredible performance and have been practicing on our short game quite a bit to improve even more.”Drouin said the tournament, loaded with eight Big 12 opponents, will give the Sooners an idea of where they stand in preparation for the Big 12 Championship.The MountainView Collegiate kicks off at 9:30 a.m. Friday with two rounds of golf. The tournament’s final round will be played Saturday Perfect Golf Swing to Hit Ball Straight.