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In each of the four stroke-play rounds, the total of the two lowest scores by players from each team constitutes the team score for that round. The four-day total is the team's score for the championship.
"We tried to move on moving day," said Netherlands captain Gordon Machielson. "We waited and stayed patient and played solid."
The Americans -- who won in 2004 with Ryan Moore, Spencer Levin and Lee Williams -- posted a four-under 144 on Saturday, led again by surprising alternate Chris Kirk.
Kirk, who fired a 66 on Friday, joined teammate Trip Kuehne at two-under 70 on Saturday. Jonathan Moore posted a third consecutive 72 and had his score dropped for the second day in a row.
"You just can't get a little lazy and give shots back," disappointed Canadian captain Doug Roxburgh said.
Wales, meanwhile, tied a record for the lowest single-day team score in World Amateur history with a 12-under 132 -- one day after Sweden also matched the mark set by the winning U.S. team in 2004.
"The first two days I was nothing short of terrible and a little lost," Davies admitted. "I just wanted to be relaxed and ride off the enthusiasm of my caddie. For each putt I made, he reacted like I did and we got into the round."
She became the second straight Korean LPGA member, and third in five years, to win this title. Hong earned $202,500 for the win, as well as non-exempt status on the LPGA Tour for 2007 and exempt status for 2008.
Jeong Jang, who tied for fourth in this event the last two years, shot a four- under 68 to finish alone in second place at minus-eight. Se Ri Pak, the 2002 champion, closed with the low round of the day. Pak fired a five-under 67 Sunday to take third place at six-under-par 210.
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Teams that should be in: Michigan State, Indiana
Work left to do: Illinois, Purdue, Michigan, Iowa
Behind the big two, the pecking order might be in a bit of flux. Has Michigan State passed Indiana after handling the Hoosiers in East Lansing? Where is Illinois in that mix? What looked like a four-big league last week could be morphing into five -- and even six is not unthinkable at this point if everything breaks right.
Should be in:
Michigan State [21-8 (8-6), RPI: 20, SOS: 15] The Spartans made it four-for-four on the homestand, a gigantic accomplishment that leaves them in extremely good shape. MSU is only 1-6 on the road and is at Michigan and at Wisconsin to close things out, meaning the date with the Wolverines on Tuesday looms very, very large. Beating Texas early will hold up well, as will the rout of Bradley and the win over BYU, but will 8-8 be enough? It very well could be, as the computer numbers are good, but why chance it?
Indiana [18-9 (8-6), RPI: 24, SOS: 32] Hmm ... good thing the last two are at Northwestern and home to Penn State, because IU might want to get both to feel completely safe after dropping its third in the last four, fading after halftime at Michigan State. Who knew the best nonconference win would be over Southern Illinois, which is a gift that keeps on giving for the Hoosiers. The win over Wisconsin also looks good on the mantel.
Work left to do:
Illinois [21-9 (9-6), RPI: 31, SOS: 25] A good performance at Penn State leaves the Illini in pretty good shape. Can they go to Iowa and take care of business to really look on their way? That's a huge game, as there is a possible cluster of teams that will end at 9-7. Illinois beat Bradley, but has lost to Xavier. A 9-7 mark and a semifinals trip in Chicago could be enough with the computer profile hanging in there, but it would be better not to mess around, clinching at least a tie for third.
Purdue [18-10 (7-7), RPI: 47, SOS: 28] Couldn't get it done at Iowa, but did win at Northwestern to put 9-7 squarely in sight. Where does that leave the Boilermakers, though? Even if they beat Minnesota and Northwestern at home, that won't help the computer numbers. Nonconference wins over Virginia, DePaul and Oklahoma are solid, but not spectacular. The Boilers very well might need an upset in the B10 quarters to have a legit claim.
Michigan [19-10 (7-7), RPI: 55, SOS: 53] Well, Michigan did what it needed to do, winning at Minnesota to take control of its fate. The Wolverines have Michigan State and an already-wrapped-up-the-league Ohio State at home to close, so the chances are there. Win both and we can talk. There is no marquee win yet in the profile, and the Wolverines were splattered in several games against name opponents. A mediocre computer profile fueled by a lack of road wins isn't helping, either.
Iowa [16-12 (8-6), RPI: 80, SOS: 64] For the sake of being complete, we'll add Iowa, this season's Stanford. It's plausible that the Hawkeyes could get to 10-6 (at Penn State, vs. Illinois left), but where does that leave them after a gruesome nonconference performance where the best win was over ... Toledo? Iowa State? Cornell?? If they get to 10-6, we can start to look at what they need to do in the B10 tourney, although my gut sense is that they would need to make the final and have knocked off Ohio State or Wisconsin on the way to have any real claim.
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