Tuesday, February 14
Rancho Santa Fe, Calif.
All Day
Colorado
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Third Round
Morgan Miller
Photo by: Tony Harman
Buffs Finish 12th At The San Diego State Classic
February 14, 2023 | Women's Golf
RANCHO SANTA FE, Calif. — The University of Colorado women's golf team closed out the San Diego State Classic with a 33-over par, 321, final round to finish in 12th place at The Farms Golf Club on Tuesday.
Colorado shot 94-over, 958, for the 54-hole tournament, sitting nine strokes back of UC Davis.
No. 30 ranked Iowa State won the San Diego State Classic at 33-over, registering the only sub-900 score in the tournament field at 897. No. 39 Georgia was four spots back at 37-over, 901. No. 50 Denver was third at 45-over, 909.
Despite playing 75 yards shorter, the third round proved to be the toughest of the tournament with the field averaging 79.3 on the day – two strokes higher than Monday's second round. Georgia had the day's best score at 15-over, 294. Nine of the 12 teams were 20-over or higher in the final round which featured tough greens combined with breezy weather and temperatures in the low 50s.
"Another rough day on the course," Colorado head coach Anne Kelly said. "It was a tough track, and overall the team really struggled with their short game and putting."
Freshman Morgan Miller shot Colorado's low round, and had the low 54-hole score for the Buffaloes. Miller was 6-over, 78, in the third round and finished in 33rd place at 20-over, 236. It marked her second time in six career tournaments with Colorado's low 54-hole score.
Miller had three of Colorado's five birdies on the day with all three coming in a four-hole stretch. She began with a birdie at the 304-yard, par 4, No. 6. After a double bogey at No. 7, she bounced back with back-to-back birdies at the 364-yard, par 4, No. 8 and the 472-yard, par 5, No. 9.
Sophomore Lauren Gooding had Colorado's other round in the 70s on Tuesday matching her second-round score with a 7-over, 79. Gooding wasn't able to score any birdies but did have a team-best 12 pars in the third round. She finished tied for 41st overall at 24-over, 240.
Sophomore Natalie Vo tied for 45th, one stroke back of Gooding at 25-over, 241. She shot a 10-over, 82, in the third round.
Freshman Makenzie Cooper tied for 54th at 30-over, 246, while junior Hailey Schalk tied for 56th at 31-over, 247.
"We're all dissatisfied with our performance," Kelly said. "But as the saying goes, sometimes you learn more form disappointments than successes. We have a good idea of what we need to work on. We have a determined group of players; they will put in the work."
Caterina Don of Georgia took medalist honors at even-par, 216, after shooting 70 in the final round; just one of two under par rounds on the day. Don edged teammate Jo Hua Hung by a stroke. Karisa Chul-Ak-Sorn of Iowa State took third at 3-over, 219.
Colorado returns to action in three weeks, traveling to the Julie Inkster Spartan Invitational, March 6-7, at the Meadow Club in Fairfax, Calif.
Colorado shot 94-over, 958, for the 54-hole tournament, sitting nine strokes back of UC Davis.
No. 30 ranked Iowa State won the San Diego State Classic at 33-over, registering the only sub-900 score in the tournament field at 897. No. 39 Georgia was four spots back at 37-over, 901. No. 50 Denver was third at 45-over, 909.
Despite playing 75 yards shorter, the third round proved to be the toughest of the tournament with the field averaging 79.3 on the day – two strokes higher than Monday's second round. Georgia had the day's best score at 15-over, 294. Nine of the 12 teams were 20-over or higher in the final round which featured tough greens combined with breezy weather and temperatures in the low 50s.
"Another rough day on the course," Colorado head coach Anne Kelly said. "It was a tough track, and overall the team really struggled with their short game and putting."
Freshman Morgan Miller shot Colorado's low round, and had the low 54-hole score for the Buffaloes. Miller was 6-over, 78, in the third round and finished in 33rd place at 20-over, 236. It marked her second time in six career tournaments with Colorado's low 54-hole score.
Miller had three of Colorado's five birdies on the day with all three coming in a four-hole stretch. She began with a birdie at the 304-yard, par 4, No. 6. After a double bogey at No. 7, she bounced back with back-to-back birdies at the 364-yard, par 4, No. 8 and the 472-yard, par 5, No. 9.
Sophomore Lauren Gooding had Colorado's other round in the 70s on Tuesday matching her second-round score with a 7-over, 79. Gooding wasn't able to score any birdies but did have a team-best 12 pars in the third round. She finished tied for 41st overall at 24-over, 240.
Sophomore Natalie Vo tied for 45th, one stroke back of Gooding at 25-over, 241. She shot a 10-over, 82, in the third round.
Freshman Makenzie Cooper tied for 54th at 30-over, 246, while junior Hailey Schalk tied for 56th at 31-over, 247.
"We're all dissatisfied with our performance," Kelly said. "But as the saying goes, sometimes you learn more form disappointments than successes. We have a good idea of what we need to work on. We have a determined group of players; they will put in the work."
Caterina Don of Georgia took medalist honors at even-par, 216, after shooting 70 in the final round; just one of two under par rounds on the day. Don edged teammate Jo Hua Hung by a stroke. Karisa Chul-Ak-Sorn of Iowa State took third at 3-over, 219.
Colorado returns to action in three weeks, traveling to the Julie Inkster Spartan Invitational, March 6-7, at the Meadow Club in Fairfax, Calif.
| BUFFALO INDIVIDUALS | ||||
| Rank | Name | Score (To Par) | ||
| 36. | Morgan Miller | 84-74-78—236 (+20) | ||
| T41. | Lauren Gooding | 82-79-79—240 (+24) | ||
| T45. | Natalie Vo | 80-79-82—241 (+25) | ||
| T54. | Makenzie Cooper | 88-74-84—246 (+30) | ||
| T56. | Hailey Schalk | 85-80-82—247 (+31) | ||
| TOP 5 INDIVIDUALS | ||||
| Rank | Name | Score (To Par) | ||
| 1. | Caterina Don, Georgia | 75-71-70—216 (E) | ||
| 2. | Jo Hua Hung, Georgia | 71-71-75—217 (+1) | ||
| 3. | Karisa Chul-Ak-Sorn, Iowa State | 76-70-73—219 (+3) | ||
| T4. | Darcy Habgood, Washington State | 74-73-74—221 (+5) | ||
| T4. | Anna Zanusso, Denver | 75-71-75—221 (+5) | ||
| TEAM SCORES | ||||
| Rank | Team | Score (To Par) | ||
| 1. | Iowa State | 303-289-305—897 (+33) | ||
| 2. | Georgia | 304-294-303—901 (+37) | ||
| 3. | Denver | 300-302-307—909 (+45) | ||
| 4. | Houston | 303-300-315—918 (+54) | ||
| 5. | UNLV | 316-295-308—919 (+55) | ||
| 6. | Oregon State | 312-302-310—924 (+60) | ||
| 7. | New Mexico | 306-307-317—930 (+66) | ||
| 8. | Washington State | 308-311-314—933 (+69) | ||
| 9. | BYU | 313-308-313—934 (+70) | ||
| 10. | San Diego State | 313-312-320—945 (+81) | ||
| 11. | UC Davis | 312-312-325—949 (+85) | ||
| 12. | Colorado | 331-306-321—958 (+94) | ||
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