April 5, 2006
St. GEORGE, Utah -
The San Diego State women's golf team finished its final regular season tournament by placing in the top 10, moving up one notch to 10th place at 971 (+107), following a third round 323 Wednesday at the 54-hole BYU Dixie Classic Tuesday in St. George, Utah. After ending the first round in 14th place, the Aztecs jumped four slots over the next 36 holes in the team competition, which was won by UNLV (922) at the par-72, 6,151-yard Entrada at Snow Canyon.
SDSU's third round 323 tied for the seventh-best score on the day in the 19-school field. Individually, UNLV's Seema Sadekar grabbed medalist honors with a 76 in the final 18 holes, as round two leader, New Mexico's Mikaela Backstedt, dropped from first to fourth with a final round 85.
All five of the Aztec golfers were within two strokes of one another, as both freshman Heather Wilson (Chula Vista, Calif.) and sophomore Anna Booth (Coffs Harbour, Australia) fired final round scores of 80. Wilson ended up tied for 23rd at 23-over 239, while Booth tied for 30th at 24-over 240.
Junior Jamie Oliver (Los Alamitos, Calif.) was one stroke behind Wilson and Booth with an 81 in the final 18 holes for a three-day effort of 30-over 246. Senior Megan Mulhaupt (Trabuco Canyon, Calif.) and freshman Maki Kamimura (West Covina, Calif.) both carded 82s to end up in the tournament's individual top 55 out of the 101 golfers.
The Aztecs will take two weeks off before heading back to St. George for the 2006 Mountain West Conference championships, which will also be played at the Entrada at Snow Canyon, April 20-22.
Final round scores with relation to par April 5, at the BYU Dixie Classic, played at the par-72, 6,151-yard Entrada at Snow Canyon in St. George, Utah.
Top 3 Team Scores (Plus SDSU)
1. UNLV 301-316-305-922 (+58)
2. BYU 315-307-305-927 (+63)
3. New Mexico 299-307-328-934 (+70)
10. SDSU 329-319-323-971 (+107)
Top Three Individuals
1. Seema Sadekar, UNLV 70-77-76-223 (+7)
2. Hayley Brown, Portland St. 74-76-75-225 (+9)
2. Da Sol Chung, UNLV 75-76-74-225 (+9)
San Diego State
23. Heather Wilson 80-79-80-239 (+23)
30. Anna Booth 84-76-80-240 (+24)
46. Jamie Oliver 83-82-81-246 (+30)
50. Maki Kamimura 82-83-82-247 (+31)
54. Megan Mulhaupt 84-82-82-248 (+32)