Sept. 4, 2009
NEW YORK - The Texas A&M women's golf team received 40 votes in Golf World's preseason coaches' poll.
Golf World's annual College Preview will be featured in the September 7 issue of the magazine and can be viewed online at www.golfworld.com.
Defending NCAA champion Arizona State is the preseason No. 1, followed by USC, UCLA, Oklahoma State and Denver.
Texas also received votes but did not crack the top 25.
The Aggies return four starters from last season's team that finished second in the Big 12. Senior Ashley Freeman, an All-American in 2008, is the reigning Big 12 individual champion. Junior Sarah Zwartynski, an All-American as a true freshman in 2008, also returns along with junior Alexa Porter.
Graduate student Julia Boland is the top-ranked amateur in Australia, while freshmen Sarah Beth Davis also could contribute early.
The Aggies open their season with the Texas A&M "Mo"Morial Invitational Sept. 11-3 at Traditions Golf Club in Bryan.
GOLF WORLD/NGCA COACHES' POLL
WOMEN 1. Arizona State (34), 2. Southern California (5), 3. UCLA (2), 4. Oklahoma State, 5. Denver, 6. Wake Forest, 7. Alabama, 8. Auburn, 9. Virginia, 10. Duke, 11. LSU, 12. Purdue, 13. Pepperdine, 14. Georgia, 15. North Carolina, 16. Arkansas, 17. Arizona, 18. Tennessee, 19. California, 20. Michigan State, 21. Vanderbilt, 22. Stanford, 23. Louisville, 24. Kent State, 25. New Mexico
First place votes in parenthesis
Also receiving votes: Texas, 122; San Jose State, 120; Ohio State, 116; Florida, 114; TCU, 84; Tulane, 64; Georgia State, 43; Texas A&M, 40; UNLV, 34; BYU, 24; Chattanooga, 24; Missouri, 21; Notre Dame, 18; Oklahoma, 18; Oregon, 16; UCF, 11; Washington, 11; East Carolina, 9; Mississippi, 9; New Mexico State, 8; Florida State, 7; Michigan 7; South Carolina, 7; San Francisco, 3; Baylor, 2; UC Irvine, 2; Maryland, 1; Oregon State, 1; Penn State, 1; San Diego State, 1.