April 8, 2003
ST. GEORGE, Utah - The San Diego State women's golf team completed a successful spring regular season today by claiming a share of seventh place at the 22-team, 120-golfer Utah Dixie Classic. The Aztecs, who entered the day 31-over-par after the first 27 holes, finished the final 27 at 35-over for a total of 930 (+66) that claims a fourth straight top-seven finish for the spring.
UNLV, the top-rated team in the field at No. 33 Golfweek/No. 37 Golfstat, came from 14 shots back midway through the second round to take the team title by firing a tourney-best final round of 292. At 42-over 906, the Rebels claimed a three-shot win over second-place No. 43/50 San Francisco, yesterday's clubhouse leader.
At No. 24 in the latest Golfweek/Sagarin West region standings and fighting to improve its resume for a possible NCAA Regionals berth, SDSU was one of 20 West teams participating in the BYU-hosted event. The Aztecs picked up key head-to-head victories over higher-ranked regional teams No. 14 BYU (14th, 942), No. 17 Colorado State (13th, 938), No. 18 UC Irvine (T-10th, 934) and No. 19 Washington State (T-10th, 934). The result could have been even better for the Aztecs, as they finished just four strokes out of fourth place (Colorado, 926).
Junior Sandy Kim (West Linn, Ore./West Linn HS) began the day by putting the finishing touches on her career-best, second-round score of 71. She then shot a final-round 75 to move into a share of sixth place for the third straight tournament at 8-over 224. In recording the Aztecs' low individual score, Kim, who has finished among the top 26 in each of her last seven events, ended up six shots behind medalist Jordan Auten of San Francisco (218, +2).
Junior Shayna Miyajima (Wailuku, Hawaii/Baldwin HS) was kept out of the top 20 for the first time in the spring with a 42nd-place finish. Miyajima, the reigning MWC Women's Golfer of the Month, followed her first-round 80 by shooting 77-79 for a 20-over total of 236. Despite the disappointing result, Miyajima has finished among the top 50 in all eight events this season.
Senior Jennifer Hoene (Acampo, Calif./St. Mary's HS), who began the day in a tie for 24th place, shot a final-round 82 and slipped into a tie for 54th at 238. Freshman Toni Lutz (Anaheim, Calif./Valley Christian HS) shot a career-best 76 in the final round and tied for 62nd at 241 along with senior Claire Riley (San Diego, Calif./Univ. of San Diego HS), who followed a pair of 78s with a final-round 85.
With its regular season complete, San Diego State will begin preparing for the April 24-26 Mountain West Conference Championship held at the Meadows Golf Course in Sunriver, Ore.
BYU Dixie ClassicMonday April 7, 2003 - Tuesday April 8, 2003Sunbrook Golf CoursePoint Blackrock , Woodbridge Point and Blackrock WoodbridgeSt. George, UT
Fin. School Scores1 UNLV 307 307 292 9062 San Francisco, U. of 296 307 306 9093 Denver, Univ. of 308 299 311 9184 Colorado, U. of 303 320 303 9265 Nevada, U. of 301 308 318 9276 Portland State Univ. 313 301 315 929T7 San Diego State 317 301 312 930 (+66)T7 CSU-Northridge 305 310 315 930T7 Idaho, University of 303 317 310 930T10 Washington State U. 308 312 314 934T10 UC Irvine 299 308 327 93412 Campbell University 320 312 305 93713 Colorado State 316 307 315 93814 Brigham Young Univ. 313 316 313 942T15 Weber State Univ. 324 307 328 959T15 Boise State Univ. 318 327 314 95917 Hawai'i 313 322 327 96218 Montana, Univ. of 320 317 332 96919 Montana State Univ. 324 333 340 99720 Wyoming, U. of 338 325 341 100421 Idaho State Univ. 341 353 341 103522 Mesa State 351 354 356 1061
Top 3 Individuals1 Jorden Auten, San Fran 73 72 73 2182 Nicole Keller, Idaho 71 75 75 2213 Stella Lee, UC Irvine 72 71 79 222
SDSU IndividualsT7 San Diego State 317 301 312 930T6 Sandy Kim 78 71 75 224 (+8)T42 Shayna Miyajima 80 77 79 236 (+20)T54 Jennifer Hoene 81 75 82 238 (+22)T62 Claire Riley 78 78 85 241 (+25)T62 Toni Lutz 84 81 76 241 (+25)