The Michigan women's golf team is expecting a good showing this weekend when it participates in the Midwest Classic at the Desert Springs course in Phoenix, Ariz.
The Wolverines are coming off a disappointing performance at the Regional Challenge in California last week, where they finished 18th. Sharon Park, who placed 65th in the tournament, was the top Michigan finisher.
Park will play again this week along with Amy Talbot, Trish Watkins, Nicole Green, Laura Hess and Jennifer Bowman. All except for Bowman played last week as well.
"We should play better this week," Michigan women's golf coach Kathy Teichert said. "We got off to a tough start because we haven't played much on grass, but this week we have a better mindset and are really enthusiastic."
The Wolverines will face Michigan State, Notre Dame, Penn State, Illinois State, Northern Illinois and Southern Illinois. Minnesota and Northwestern will also participate and will host the tournament.
Michigan competed against Northwestern last week in California but has yet to face any of the other teams. The team will play 18 holes on each of the two days it competes and will return to Ann Arbor on Sunday.
Teichert, last season's Big Ten co-coach of the year, is confident in the team coming into this weekend.
"It's taken us a little bit to get going," she said. "But now we're looking toward the Big Ten Championships."
The next tournament for the Wolverines is the Ben Hogan Intercollegiate, which will take place March 6-8 at Fripp Island, S.C. The Big Ten Championships remain the long-range goal, taking place in State College from May 1-3, and the Wolverines hope to improve on last year's impressive fifth-place finish.
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