March 14, 2005
SAN DIEGO -
SDSU Women's Golf Weekly Release
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SDSU Continues Spring Schedule In Hawaii
After a three-week break, the San Diego State women's golf team continues its spring schedule by heading to Hawaii for the Dr. Thompson Invitational, March 15-16. The tournament will be held in Kaneohe, Hawaii, at the par-72, 5,829-yard Kaneohe Klipper Golf Course. Kaneohe is approximately 12 miles northeast of Honolulu on the island of Oahu.
SDSU will be one of 12 teams in the field, which also includes two teams, No. 22 Washington State and No. 45 USF, ranked in the top 50 in the current Golfweek/Sagarin Top 25. Other teams competing include British Columbia, BYU-Hawaii, Hawai'i, Hawaii-Hilo, Middle Tennessee State, Northern Colorado, Osaka University, UTEP and Weber State.
The first 36 holes will be played on Tuesday, with the final 18 holes on Wednesday. A 7:30 a.m. (HT) shotgun start is scheduled for both days.
Mahalo
The Aztecs will participate in the Dr. Thompson Invitational for the second consecutive season.
A year ago, the Aztecs were the tournament runner-up, finishing with a 54-hole total of 918 (+54). SDSU carded a 302 in the first round, a 299 in the second and finished with a 317 in the final 18 holes.
Then junior Heather MacRae (Dunblane, Scotland) led SDSU with a second-place finish, posting a five-over total of 221. Overall, three Aztecs finished among the top 20 individuals and SDSU placed in the top two in the team standings in a tournament for the third time in 2003-04.
Fab Five: Aztec Line-Up For This Week
Aztec head coach Felicia Brown will bring the same starting line-up that she used in the spring season opener. Senior Veronica Ojeda (San Diego, Calif.), who sat out the first tournament of 2005 due to injury, will also make the trip and compete as an individual.
Only sophomore Jamie Oliver (Los Alamitos, Calif.) was among the Aztec line-up at the same event a year ago. She finished in a tie for 26th overall with a 238, including a second round two-over 74.
Rewind: 2005 Bay Area Classic
In its first tournament of the spring season, the San Diego State women's golf team placed ninth at the 2005 Bay Area Classic in San Jose, Calif., Feb. 21-22. The Aztecs shot 328 in both the first and second rounds for a total of 656. Tournament co-host USF rallied to win the team title by one stroke with a 49-over 625 at the par-72, 6,095-yard Golf Club at Boulder Ridge.
Aztec freshman Jackie Kazarian (Dana Point, Calif.) was the team's top finisher with a career-best two round total of 158, including a second round six-over 78. Kazarian tied for 16th in the field of 70 golfers and beat her previous best 36-hole score by five strokes.
Sophomore Jamie Oliver was SDSU's second-best golfer with an 80 in the first round and a 12-over 84 on day two to tie for 32nd place. Freshman MacKenzie Swecker (Winnemucca, Nev.) had the team's second-best performance in the second round with an 82, while senior Megan Mulhaupt (Trabuco Canyon, Calif.) also improved her first round score by one stroke to finish 25-over 169.
Freshman Anna Booth (Coffs Harbour, Australia) rounded out the Aztec starting five with a 14-over 86 for a 36-hole total of 174.
USF's Joan M. Shimozaki completed the Dons' sweep by earning medalist honors with a 73 Tuesday for a two-round total of six-over 150. Shimozaki was tied with Hawai'i's Dale Gammie, but won on a scorecard playoff after shooting a two-under 34 on the back nine.
Roster Notes
Aztec senior Cameron MacFarland, who participated in one tournament this past fall, earned her degree in December and will not compete in the spring ... senior Heather MacRae and newcomer freshman Megan McLeod (Fallbrook, Calif.) are not expected to see action in spring 2005 ... this year's spring SDSU roster is at both extremes when it comes to class levels. The Aztecs have four seniors, no juniors, one sophomore and five freshmen.
New For Spring
After this week's annual trip to Hawaii, the Aztecs stay closer to home, Mar. 21-22, at the University of Oregon tournament in Grand Junction, Ore., followed by a trip to St. George, Utah (April 3-5).
The Mountain West Conference championships are slated for April 21-23 in Sunriver, Ore., which is also the site of this season's NCAA championships (May 17-20). The NCAA West Regionals take place in Las Cruces, N.M., May 5-7.
Recapping 2003-04
- SDSU made the program's first trip to the NCAA tournament since 2001 and its third trip overall.
- SDSU ended the year ranked No. 40 in the Golfweek/Sagarin rankings after placing fourth at the MWC championships.
- SDSU earned their first win in three years during the fall when they set a school record by shooting 878 to win the Lady Aztec Invitational. SDSU has also recorded two runner-up finishes and was in the top four in four of its last five outings.
Head Coach Felicia Brown
Head coach Felicia Brown is in her third season at the helm of the SDSU golf program after serving as an assistant in 2001-02. A native San Diegan, Brown prepped locally at San Marcos High School before playing collegiately at Arizona.
She is assisted by Doug Barba for the second year in a row.