Oct. 16, 2003
SAN DIEGO - The San Diego State women's golf team will host the Lady Aztec Invitational on Monday and Tuesday (Oct. 20-21) at The Auld Course in Chula Vista, Calif. The course is 6,029 yards with a par of 72. The tournament will have a shotgun start at 8:00 a.m. both days. The tournament field consists of 20 teams, including seven in Golfweek's latest Top 100. Topping the list is MWC rival New Mexico, who enters the tournament ranked fourth in the country. BYU edges out SDSU in the rankings at No. 44 and No. 45, respectively.
Recapping the Heather Farr
* SDSU finished second at the Colorado/Heather Farr Memorial, the Aztecs last tournament. SDSU shot 21-over par 597, a school record for a 36-hole tournament. The Aztecs finished just four strokes behind Portland State. SDSU was the only team to break 300 both days as they posted rounds of 298 on Monday and 299 on Tuesday.
* The Aztecs were led by freshman Jenna Wilson who fired a four-under 68 on Tuesday to finish the tournament in second place at one-over 145. Wilson recorded six birdies in her career round and is the first Aztec to break 70 since Joanne Clingan shot a 69 at the Heather Farr in the fall of 2000. Wilson opened the tournament with a round of five-over 77 to finish at 145, which ties for the second best 36-hole score in SDSU history.
* Heather MacRae and Sandy Kim both finished in the Top 10 after shooting opening rounds of even-par 72. MacRae followed with a four-over 76 to tie for sixth at 148, her best finish as an Aztec. Kim posted a final round 77 and placed 11th with a 149.
Last Season's Lady Aztec Invitational
* SDSU earned a third place finish at the Lady Aztec Invitational in the spring of 2003. The Atzecs shot 620 at the 36-hole tournament and 11 strokes behind tournament champion Texas Tech. Kansas finished second at 13.
*Shayna Miyajima led the Aztecs as she finished tied for second at 149, and only one stroke behind medalist Jennifer Bawanan from Kansas. The runner-up finish equaled the best individual performance by any Aztec last season. Miyajima opened with an even par 72 and finished with a 77.
* Sandy Kim is the only other returnee from last year's starting lineup. Kim posted scores of 77 and 79 to finish in 16 at 12-over 156.
The Individual Spotlight
* Jenna Wilson will look to continue her hot play after finishing the Heather Farr with a scorching 66 and a second place finish. Wilson is currently tied with fellow Aztec Shayna Miyajima as the No. 98 ranked golfer in the country according to Golfstat.
* Miyajima will look to return to top form after a disappointing finish in the last week's tournament that dropped her out of the top-30 golfers in the country. Shayna posted an 11th place finish at the season opening Dick McGuire against some of the top players in the country, including New Mexico's Kailin Downs who was the tournament's individual champion and who will be competing this week.
* Sandy Kim has posted a couple solid performances in the first two tournaments of the year and is ranked No. 112 by Golfstat.
By The Numbers
* The Aztecs moved up to to 45 in Golfweek's latest rankings with a rating of 76.15. Against the nation's 51st-ranked schedule, the Aztecs are 13-11 against Golfweek's Top 100, and 19-11 overall.
* According to Golfstat's Division I team rankings, SDSU is the country's 48nd-ranked team with a division record of 156-46.