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Buffs Earn Best Finish in School History at Pac-12 Championships
April 26, 2017 | Women's Golf
TUCSON, Ariz. –  The University of Colorado women's golf team earned the best conference finish in school history here Wednesday at the Pac-12 Championships at the Sewailo Golf Club. Colorado, ranked No. 21, posted a team score of 13-over par 301 for a final score of 19-over par 883 to place second, ahead of four top 20 schools.
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"It was an interesting day today," head coach Anne Kelly said. "But I'm so proud of this team in the second place finish! It is the best finish in any conference championship for our program, so I'm very excited and very proud of this team. It is good experience for our team to be in contention with the top teams in the country- today wasn't our turn but hopefully when the opportunity comes around again we will be better prepared. We are looking forward to the NCAA regionals and beyond!"
No. 3 UCLA claimed the conference title over a very competitive field. The Bruins finished with an 862 or 1-under par to win the title. CU, earning their best Pac-12 finish ever, placed second while No. 2 ranked Stanford tried to pass the Buffs on the final day of competition but could not catch CU as the Cardinal finished third at 20-over par 884. No. 14 ranked Arizona finished in fourth place at 23-over par 887, while USC rounded out the top-five teams in fifth place with an 894 or 30-over par three day total.
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Lauryn Keating helped solidify the Buffs best finish in program history as she pulled out a solid round of golf to help contribute to the team score. Keating had her best round of the tournament on the final day, recording a 4-over 76 to finish at 30-over 246. Keating was up and down throughout the day recording four birdies, six pars and eight bogeys. She closed out her front nine at 1-over and hung tough to improve her final round score by 10 strokes through the back nine. Keating finished in 54th place.
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Senior Esther Lee closed out her final conference showing with a solid final round as she finished with a 2-over 74 to give her a 5-over 221 final scorecard. She finished tied for ninth place in her final Pac-12 Championships, her best conference finish of her career. Lee struggled a little bit on the front nine recording three bogeys on holes No. 3,6,9 to start the day at 2-over. She settled into her groove as she birdied hole No. 10 to start her back nine and closed it out at even par. Lee collected 34 pars over the course of the championships the seventh most among the field. Â
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Freshman Robyn Choi earned a top-15 finish at her first Pac-12 Championships as she finished tied for 11th overall. Choi carded a 5-over 77 final day score to earn a final scorecard of 72-73-77—222. Choi was up and down through the front nine as she double bogeyed hole No. 4 then recorded her second eagle of the tournament on the following hole. Choi was the only Buff to earn an eagle throughout the tournament.
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Kirsty Hodgkins secured her fifth top-20 finish this season, tying for 16th place overall while posting a 9-over par 225. Although Hodgkins struggled on the final round of the tournament carding a 9-over 81, she put together an impressive tournament recording the most birdies for the Buffs with eight.
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UCLA's Lilia Vu won the Pac-12 Conference individual title with a 7-under par 209 (71-66-72), six strokes ahead of her teammate Mariel Galdiano who finished in second with a 1-under par 215. Andrea Lee of Stanford and Linnea Strom of Arizona State tied for third place overall at 1-over 217 while Haley Moore and Krystal Quihuis of Arizona rounded out the top-five individuals as they carded a 3-over 219.
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The Buffaloes look to be in a solid position to qualify for the NCAA Championships, which start with regional play Monday May 8-10. The postseason field will be announced on the Golf Channel's NCAA Selection Show this Thursday April 27 at 9:00 a.m. The four regional sites include Scarlet Course/OSU Golf Course, in Columbus, Ohio, hosted by The Ohio State University; The Rawls Course, in Lubbock, Texas, hosted by Texas Tech University; the University of Georgia Golf Course, in Athens, Georgia, hosted by the University of Georgia; and the University of New Mexico Championship Course, in Albuquerque, New Mexico, hosted by the University of New Mexico.
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BUFF INDIVIDUALS
RANKÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â NAMEÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â SCORE
T7                              Brittany Fan                          74-72-74—220
T9                              Esther Lee                               76-71-74—221
T11                           Robyn Choi                            72-73-77—222
T16                           Kirsty Hodgkins                     74-70-81—225
54                             Lauryn Keating                      84-86-76--246
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TOP 5 INDIVIDUALS
RANK Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â NAMEÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â SCORE
1Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Lilia Vu, UCLAÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 71-66-72--209
2 Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Bethan Wu, UCLAÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 73-73-69--215
T3               Andrea Lee, Stanford                         72-70-75--217
T3                             Linnea Strom, Arizona State        74-74-69--217
T5               Krystal Quihuis, Arizona                77-71-71--219
T5                          Haley Moore, Arizona                          78-69-72--219
TEAM SCORES
RANKÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â TEAMÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â SCORE
1.                              UCLA                                         290-285-287—862
2.                               Colorado                                 296-286-301—883
3.                               Stanford                                  296-298-290—884
4.                               Arizona                                   305-293-289—887
5.                               USC                                            304-303-287—894
6.                               Arizona State                        307-292-296—895
7.                               Washington                          308-292-301—901
8.                               Oregon State                        317-299-302—918
9.                               Oregon                                   318-308-293—919
10.                            California                                 316-309-306—931
11.                            Washington State              316-314-305--935          Â
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"It was an interesting day today," head coach Anne Kelly said. "But I'm so proud of this team in the second place finish! It is the best finish in any conference championship for our program, so I'm very excited and very proud of this team. It is good experience for our team to be in contention with the top teams in the country- today wasn't our turn but hopefully when the opportunity comes around again we will be better prepared. We are looking forward to the NCAA regionals and beyond!"
No. 3 UCLA claimed the conference title over a very competitive field. The Bruins finished with an 862 or 1-under par to win the title. CU, earning their best Pac-12 finish ever, placed second while No. 2 ranked Stanford tried to pass the Buffs on the final day of competition but could not catch CU as the Cardinal finished third at 20-over par 884. No. 14 ranked Arizona finished in fourth place at 23-over par 887, while USC rounded out the top-five teams in fifth place with an 894 or 30-over par three day total.
"Today we didn't quite have our best stuff," Kelly said. "Normally our team members are very good drivers of the ball off the tee, today, we had a few erratic shots today which was unusual. We didn't make as many putts as in the past couple days, but overall I think they played very solid. The hole locations were very difficult. The wind did die down a bit but was gusty."
Brittany Fan put together the best tournament for the Buffs as she finished tied for seventh overall at 4-over par, 220. Fan's final scorecard of 74-72-74—220 is her second best round of 54 this season as she recorded a 218 earlier this year. Fan's 54 hole score is the school's ninth best 54-hole score at a conference championship. The No. 2 ranked Stanford Cardinal were closing in on the Buffs second place position but Fan dropped a birdie on hole No. 18 to secure CU's runner up finish. Fan was only one of three golfers in the tournament to birdie hole No. 18. Fan's consistency propelled her to collect the third most pars in the field with 39. Fan earned her second top-10 finish this season.Â
Lauryn Keating helped solidify the Buffs best finish in program history as she pulled out a solid round of golf to help contribute to the team score. Keating had her best round of the tournament on the final day, recording a 4-over 76 to finish at 30-over 246. Keating was up and down throughout the day recording four birdies, six pars and eight bogeys. She closed out her front nine at 1-over and hung tough to improve her final round score by 10 strokes through the back nine. Keating finished in 54th place.
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Senior Esther Lee closed out her final conference showing with a solid final round as she finished with a 2-over 74 to give her a 5-over 221 final scorecard. She finished tied for ninth place in her final Pac-12 Championships, her best conference finish of her career. Lee struggled a little bit on the front nine recording three bogeys on holes No. 3,6,9 to start the day at 2-over. She settled into her groove as she birdied hole No. 10 to start her back nine and closed it out at even par. Lee collected 34 pars over the course of the championships the seventh most among the field. Â
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Freshman Robyn Choi earned a top-15 finish at her first Pac-12 Championships as she finished tied for 11th overall. Choi carded a 5-over 77 final day score to earn a final scorecard of 72-73-77—222. Choi was up and down through the front nine as she double bogeyed hole No. 4 then recorded her second eagle of the tournament on the following hole. Choi was the only Buff to earn an eagle throughout the tournament.
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Kirsty Hodgkins secured her fifth top-20 finish this season, tying for 16th place overall while posting a 9-over par 225. Although Hodgkins struggled on the final round of the tournament carding a 9-over 81, she put together an impressive tournament recording the most birdies for the Buffs with eight.
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UCLA's Lilia Vu won the Pac-12 Conference individual title with a 7-under par 209 (71-66-72), six strokes ahead of her teammate Mariel Galdiano who finished in second with a 1-under par 215. Andrea Lee of Stanford and Linnea Strom of Arizona State tied for third place overall at 1-over 217 while Haley Moore and Krystal Quihuis of Arizona rounded out the top-five individuals as they carded a 3-over 219.
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The Buffaloes look to be in a solid position to qualify for the NCAA Championships, which start with regional play Monday May 8-10. The postseason field will be announced on the Golf Channel's NCAA Selection Show this Thursday April 27 at 9:00 a.m. The four regional sites include Scarlet Course/OSU Golf Course, in Columbus, Ohio, hosted by The Ohio State University; The Rawls Course, in Lubbock, Texas, hosted by Texas Tech University; the University of Georgia Golf Course, in Athens, Georgia, hosted by the University of Georgia; and the University of New Mexico Championship Course, in Albuquerque, New Mexico, hosted by the University of New Mexico.
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BUFF INDIVIDUALS
RANKÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â NAMEÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â SCORE
T7                              Brittany Fan                          74-72-74—220
T9                              Esther Lee                               76-71-74—221
T11                           Robyn Choi                            72-73-77—222
T16                           Kirsty Hodgkins                     74-70-81—225
54                             Lauryn Keating                      84-86-76--246
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TOP 5 INDIVIDUALS
RANK Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â NAMEÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â SCORE
1Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Lilia Vu, UCLAÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 71-66-72--209
2 Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Bethan Wu, UCLAÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 73-73-69--215
T3               Andrea Lee, Stanford                         72-70-75--217
T3                             Linnea Strom, Arizona State        74-74-69--217
T5               Krystal Quihuis, Arizona                77-71-71--219
T5                          Haley Moore, Arizona                          78-69-72--219
TEAM SCORES
RANKÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â TEAMÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â SCORE
1.                              UCLA                                         290-285-287—862
2.                               Colorado                                 296-286-301—883
3.                               Stanford                                  296-298-290—884
4.                               Arizona                                   305-293-289—887
5.                               USC                                            304-303-287—894
6.                               Arizona State                        307-292-296—895
7.                               Washington                          308-292-301—901
8.                               Oregon State                        317-299-302—918
9.                               Oregon                                   318-308-293—919
10.                            California                                 316-309-306—931
11.                            Washington State              316-314-305--935          Â
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