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Women's Golf in 10th at Salbasgeon Suites Invitational

September 18, 2006 | Women's Golf

CORVALLIS, Ore. ? After two rounds here Monday, the University of Colorado women's golf team is in 10th place at the Salbasgeon Suites Invitational hosted by Oregon State University.

 

Colorado, currently ranked No. 8 in the Golfweek women's college golf poll, had a 297 in the opening round of play, good for third place behind Denver and Long Beach State.  The afternoon was a different story, as the Buffs stumbled to a 311 and fell to 10th place.

 

“We just kind of played mediocre today.  I think we had a little trouble with the greens and it's a course that requires really good lag putting,” said CU coach Anne Kelly.  “The greens are big and undulating.  They had challenging pin placements and that's an area that pointed out our weaknesses. We need to work on our lag putting and our short game.”

 

Freshman Julie Kim is Colorado's top player in the individual standings, currently tied for fifth with an even par 144, just two strokes off the leader Stephanie Sherlock of Denver, who is winning with a two-under 142.  The first round featured the second-straight solid opening round from Kim.  She tied the school record for low single round score, firing a five-under 67, tying Jolene Fellhauer's 2002-03 mark, in just her second college tournament.  She held a four stroke lead after one, ahead of six different players who checked in at a one-under 71.

 

“In the morning she hit every fairway with her driver, and putted and chipped very well,” said Kelly.  “She was really the bright spot for us today.”

 

The rest of the Buffaloes struggled in the early going.  Freshman Dominique Pytlewski had the second-best score for Colorado in the first round, with a three-over 75.  She was followed by sophomore Lindsay Caljouw's 77, Lindsay Senger's 78 and Hannah Hoch's 80.  The 75 is Pytlewski's best collegiate round in her second tournament for CU. 

 

“Domi made significant improvement from our tournament at CSU, with two really solid rounds today,” said Kelly. It was tougher this afternoon, the wind picked up and the greens dried out.” 

 

The momentum did not improve for CU in the later round, as Kelly's Buffs fell 15 team strokes from morning to afternoon.  Kim shot 77 to drop from first to fifth place, while the team went from a 297 to a 311 and into 10th place.

 

“I think in the afternoon Julie had a little more trouble and missed a few fairways, and had to punch out and recover from that,” said Kelly.  “She hung in there tough; she played the front nine well but struggled on the back coming in.”

 

As for the other Buffs, Pytlewski shot a 76 and is in 25th place with a 151, giving Kelly a nice 1-2 punch from her freshmen.  She is followed by Caljouw (77-80-157) in 52nd place and Hoch (80-78-158) in 59th.  Senger, Colorado's top finisher a week ago, is in 65th after a 78-81-159.

 

“We are all disappointed but hope to make a comeback tomorrow,” said Kelly.  “If anything, we are learning what we need to work on for our next tournament.”

 

The third and final round of the Salbasgeon Suites Invitational will tee off Tuesday morning. 

 

SALBASGEON SUITES INVITATIONAL

SCHOOL SCORE

1.    Denver............................. 291-295?586

2.    Long Beach State................... 290-306?596

3.    UC Davis........................... 300-302?602

4.    Washington State................... 299-304?603

      Oregon State ...................... 299-304?603

6.    Fresno State....................... 302-302?604

7.    Idaho.............................. 302-303?605

      UC ? Irvine........................ 298-307?605

9.    Oregon............................. 298-308?606

10.   COLORADO........................... 297-311?608

11.   Nevada............................. 299-311?610

12.   Boise State........................ 309-305?614

13.   Eastern Washington................. 302-321?623

14.   Portland State..................... 313-311?624

      UC ? Riverside..................... 310-314?624

16.   Gonzaga............................ 312-330?642

17.   Portland........................... 325-319?644

 

COLORADO

5.    Julie Kim................................... 67-77?144

T25. Dominique Pytlewski......................... 75-76?151

T52. Lindsay Caljouw............................. 77-80?157

T59. Hannah Hoch................................. 80-78?158

T65. Lindsay Senger.............................. 78-81?159

 

INDIVIDUAL LEADERBOARD (TOP 10 AFTER 18 HOLES)

1.    Stephanie Sherlock (Denver)................. 71-71?142

2.    Selanee' Henderson (UC Irvine).............. 74-69?143

      Kay Hoey (Long Beach)....................... 71-72?143

      Jennifer Bermingham (UC-Riverside).......... 71-72?143

5.    Julie Kim (Colorado)........................ 67-77?144

6.    Melanie DeLeon (Nevada)..................... 71-74?145

7.    Beth Holtermann (Long Beach State).......... 71-75?146

8.    Amy Eneroth (Washington State).............. 73-74?147

      Jill Ferrante (Oregon State)................ 72-75?147

10.   Emily Hoeper (Denver)....................... 74-74?148

      Pia Escandon (Fresno State)................. 76-72?148

 

 

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