Ann Arbor, Mich.-- In Tiger Woods' newest commercial he explains that there are no rain-days for competitors. That despite the weather, you have to brave the elements to be the best. While Tiger has regained the world's number one ranking, it is highly doubtful that even he would have been out in Saturday's weather.

In what can only be described as close to comical conditions, 66 fearless athletes braved below freezing wind-chills and driving rain and snow. Despite what would make most people quit and curl-up to watch the NFL draft, these golfers defied the definition of inclement weather and did so with a smile. When Wisconsin junior Jackie Obermueller came to the 18th green, her first hole of the day, she set down her bag, flashed a grin at the small gathering of parents, and gave a sarcastic cheer of excitement as she covered her bag with an umbrella. "They were laughing and they were loose, our team took a bunch of pictures on the range yesterday morning. They never once complained, they never said `Why do we have to do this?' or `What are they thinking making us play?' they just made the most of it, and I think that showed in our scores," Ohio State coach Therese Hession said.

The previous weekend, Ann Arbor saw sunny skies, seventy-degree days, and zero precipitation, all three a far cry from championship weekend, but still these athletes delivered performances that would make a postal-worker proud. Neither rain nor snow or gusts of wind stayed these golfers from the swift completion of their appointed round. Considering the conditions the scores were quite impressive. The top 10 individuals shot a scoring average of 77.6 during the third round, only about two and a half strokes more than in the previous two rounds. "We all knew that we were going to play, it wasn't like an "if situation". So we just took it the best we could. We knew that all the teams had to play in the same conditions," Northwestern sophomore Alice Kim said. "So, it was almost to the point that it was kind of humorous. We just tried to brush it off, and deal with the fact that we were going to have to eventually play in it. Instead of whining and complaining, we just went out and took it the best we could."

Los Angeles, California native Kim recorded the lowest score on Saturday, besting the field by two strokes. Her 74-shot performance was her best round of the championships. Her ability to block out external issues led to her phenomenal round on Saturday, "I knew I was going to have to block out some of the elements. I think what put me over the edge was the focus factor. I have this ability to be able to block out the elements. That is something that playing in the Midwest has helped out with. Playing in California, the hardest thing I had to deal with was sun. Being out here for two years, I can definitely deal with rain and wind and now snow."

On her home course, Michigan senior Laura Olin kept Saturday's extreme weather conditions in perspective, "Yesterday it was just about staying warm and staying dry and trying to stay mentally focused. Whatever happened yesterday happened, I was just trying to keep it under-80, which I did."

Saturday's third round proved to be the final one of the championships with Sunday's round cancelled because of snow and ice accumulation on the course. Ohio State won their fourth straight championship, this year by 32 shots.