March 11, 2003
JUNCTION CITY, Ore. - The San Diego State women's golf team shot a final-round 306 and held off Missouri to claim its best 54-hole tournament result of the year with a second-place finish at the Oregon Duck Invitational. In the final round, all five Aztecs scored in the 70s for the first time this season as the Nos. 3-5 golfers claimed SDSU's low three scores.
Washington State, No. 74 in the latest Golfweek/Sagarin ratings, ran away with the team title by 18 shots over SDSU with a 32-over total of 896. But the Aztecs (308-300-306-914) defeated five higher-ranked teams, including No. 42 Missouri (916), in matching a second-place finish at the 36-hole Matador Fall Classic for the team's best result of the year.
Wazzou's Kim Welch broke par all three days and also ran away with the individual title at 7-under 209. But 14 shots back in second place for her second straight event was SDSU junior Shayna Miyajima (Wailuku, Hawaii/Baldwin HS), who matched her best career result. Miyajima, who tied for second at SDSU's spring-opening Lady Aztec Invitational, finished alone in second this time despite a final-round 78 that left her at 7-over 223. She recorded her third second-place finish this season and has now averaged 74.4 strokes for her first five rounds, more than three strokes better than her fall average of 77.6.
Junior Sandy Kim (West Linn, Ore./West Linn HS) joined Miyajima in the top 10 in a sixth-place tie at 228. Kim shot bookend 78s around a second-round 72 to claim her second top-10 of the year and seventh of her career.
However, it was Nos. 3-5 that carried the Aztecs on this day. Senior Jennifer Hoene (Acampo, Calif./St. Mary's HS) was the low Aztec in the third round with a 75. Hoene ended up in a 29th-place tie at 238. Senior Claire Riley (San Diego, Calif./Univ. of San Diego HS) shot in the 70s for the third straight day with a final-round 76 that moved her into the top 20 in a tie for 18th. And redshirt freshman Toni Lutz (Anaheim, Calif./Valley Christian HS) registered SDSU's third score today with a 77 that surpassed a first-round 78 for the best 18 holes of her brief collegiate career.
"I'm very pleased with the result," coach Felicia Brown said. "You saw who shot low for us - they really played well."
SDSU resumes its spring schedule March 22-23 in Tucson, Ariz., at the Mountain View Classic.
Final scores with relation to par Mar. 11at the Oregon Duck Invitational, played atthe par-72, 5,982-yard Shadow Hills CountryClub in Junction City, Ore.
Fin. School Scores 1 Washington State U. 295 299 302 896 +32 2 San Diego State Univ 308 300 306 914 +50 3 Missouri, U. of 310 305 301 916 +52 4 Portland State Univ. 309 314 300 923 +59 5 Colorado State Univ. 313 311 303 927 +63 6 Idaho, University of 315 307 315 937 +73 7 Oregon, U. of 323 318 299 940 +76 8 Colorado, U. of 312 327 304 943 +79 9 Portland, U. of 322 325 313 960 +96 10 Oregon Yellow 332 326 320 978 +114 11 Montana State Univ. 329 331 322 982 +118 12 Santa Clara Univ. 340 319 335 994 +130
Top 10 Individuals Fin. Name School Scores 1 Kim Welch Wash. St. 70 68 71 209 -7 2 Shayna Miyajima S.Diego St 73 72 78 223 +7 3 Maria Kostina Wash. St. 75 77 74 226 +10
4 Erin Kerr Colorado 75 79 73 227 +11 Elin Ohlsson Missouri 73 76 78 227 +11 6 Sandy Kim S.Diego St 78 72 78 228 +12 Jay Lee Longbottom Wash. St. 76 75 77 228 +12
8 Lynette Duran Col. St. 78 78 73 229 +13 Mindy Bullard Missouri 80 76 73 229 +13
10 Nicole Keller Idaho 82 76 72 230 +14 Therese Wenslow Oregon 75 81 74 230 +14 Denise Knaebel Missouri 79 75 76 230 +14
Fin. School Scores 2 San Diego State Univ 308 300 306 914 2 Shayna Miyajima 73 72 78 223 T 6 Sandy Kim 78 72 78 228 T 18 Claire Riley 79 78 76 233 T 29 Jennifer Hoene 85 78 75 238 T 36 Toni Lutz 78 85 77 240