The Oilers simply ripped up pages for multiple categories from the Great Midwest record books that need to be rewritten following a torrid three-round stretch at Otter Creek.
The pioneer was Kniesly, the reigning Great Midwest Freshman of the Year, who shattered the single-round scoring round and earned medalist status in the women’s field.
Findlay won by almost 100 strokes over runner-up Tiffin and staked claim to the top six finishers in the individual standings.
The Oilers tied their own conference record for an 18-hole team score with a 287 (-1) in the final round and destroyed the 54-hole tournament team record with a final line of 289-300-287--876 (+12).
UF also shot a 287 (-1) in the second round at the Illinois Springfield Spring Invitational while the Oilers’ previous 54-hole record was 923 at the Peggy Kirk Bell Invitational.
Kniesly made birdie on six holes as part of her scorching round of 5-under par 67. The previous single-round record for 18 holes was a 69 (-2) put on the scorecard by Trevecca’s Alexa Rippy (2017) and Findlay’s Samantha Hatter last spring.
Kniesly’s three-round total of 214 (74-73-67) is also a new conference record. She is now the league’s current leader in season scoring average at 73.33 through six rounds scored.