March 17, 2004
KANEOHA, Hawaii - San Diego State held on to second place at the Dr. Donnis Thompson Invitational in Hawai'i as they finished with a total of 918 (+54) at the 54-hole tournament. SDSU shot 317 in the final 18-holes on Wednesday, but still managed to finish six strokes ahead of third place Washington State after shooting 302 and 299 in the first two rounds, respectively. Junior Heather MacRae posted her best finish of the year to lead SDSU as she placed second with a five-over total of 221. Overall, three Aztecs finished among the top 20 individuals. It is the third time this season SDSU has placed in the top two at a tournament.
No. 4 New Mexico won the tournament after shooting 889. SDSU entered the tournament ranked No. 42 in the country. Four of the teams in the tournament were in Golfweek's top 50 while seven were in the top 107.
MacRae fired an even-par 72, the third best score of Wednesday's final round, to jump up the standings. MacRae was the only person in the field to post two scores of even-par or better as she opened the tournament with a 72 before shooting 77 in the afternoon on Tuesday. MacRae has recorded a team-best four top-20 finishes in six tournaments and three top-10 marks.
Senior Shayna Miyajima placed 12th as she shot +12, 228. Miyajima posted scores of 77-73-78 to earn her third top-20 finish of the year. Jenna Wilson also recorded her third top-20 after finishing 16th. Wilson shot 73 and 75 on Tuesday before ending with an 83 on Wednesday for a 231. Jamie Oliver placed 26th at 238, including a second round 74.
The Aztecs next competition is March 27-28 at the Mountain View Collegiate in Tucson, Ariz.
Dr. Thompson Rainbow Tourn. Kaneohe Klipper G.C. Kaneohe, HI Dates: 03/16 - 03/17 (Today:03-17-2004) Par: 72 Yardage: 5829
Fin. School Scores 1 New Mexico, U. of 304 290 295 889 +25 2 San Diego State Univ 302 299 317 918 +54 3 Washington State U. 311 309 304 924 +60 4 Pepperdine Univ. 306 298 322 926 +62 Hawaii, Univ. of 309 306 311 926 +62 6 Nevada, U. of 310 301 317 928 +64 7 TCU 309 301 320 930 +66 8 Weber State Univ. 304 320 323 947 +83 9 Osaka Gakuin 320 312 324 956 +92
Fin. Name School Scores 1 Kim Welch Wash. St. 75 73 71 219 +3
2 Kailin Downs New Mexico 74 73 74 221 +5 Christine Fernandez New Mexico 77 68 76 221 +5 Dale Gammie Hawaii 72 75 74 221 +5 Heather MacRae S.Diego St 72 77 72 221 +5
6 Brooke Tull TCU 72 72 78 222 +6 Ashley Rollins New Mexico 76 75 71 222 +6
2 San Diego State Univ 302 299 317 918 T 2 Heather MacRae 72 77 72 221 T 12 Shayna Miyajima 77 73 78 228 T 16 Jenna Wilson 73 75 83 231 T 26 Jamie Oliver 80 74 84 238 T 38 Toni Lutz 80 79 86 245