April 1, 2008
LINCOLN, Calif. -
Sacramento State Women's Golf Preview Tournament Final Results in PDF Format
Behind the outstanding play of sophomore Petra Cole (San Diego, Calif.) and junior Jackie Kazarian (Dana Point, Calif.), the San Diego State women's golf team ended up in 10th place with a final round 302 on Tuesday at the 54-hole Sacramento State Women's Golf Preview Tournament. The Aztecs fell just one stroke short of a three-way tie for eighth place, finishing with a 50-over 914 at the par-72, 5,819-yard Lincoln Hills Golf Club in Lincoln, Calif.
SDSU's 914 is the team's best performance in a 54-hole event this season by two strokes. Combined with their 301 on Monday, the Aztecs logged their best back-to-back rounds (603) since the 2004 Mountain West Conference championships when they combined for a 584 in the final 36 holes.
Both Cole and Kazarian posted even-par 72s in the final 18 holes, including two birdies apiece, to tie for the third-best round of the day in the 104-player field. Cole fired a career-best score for the second day in a row, tying for 11th place at 6-over 222. Cole's 54-hole effort is a career-low by 11 strokes and topped her season-best by 24 strokes.
"(The course) suited (my game well) and it was a great confidence booster," Cole said. "I hit my irons really well and hit 15 greens today. It's nice to be back and get some more experience."
Kazarian, meanwhile, jumped from 41st to 21st place with a 9-over 225, easily her best career score in a 54-hole tournament, topping her previous low of 231 at the UNLV Spring Invite last March.
"The course was playing really tough today with a lot of back pin placements," Kazarian said. "Somehow we all managed to keep (our scores) low. We have a good vibe with the (five of us). Everyone was ready to play and make something happen. We all just wanted to play well and prove that we have what it takes."
Aztec junior Maki Kamimura (West Covina, Calif.) also moved up 15 spots on the individual leaderboard into a tie for 40th place at 16-over 232, following her second consecutive 5-over 77.
Senior Kim Carmody (Palatine, Ill.) was at 5-over par entering her final two holes, but double-bogeyed both the par-4 sixth and par-3 7th to tied for 72nd place with a 239. Freshman Samantha Roberts (Carlsbad, Calif.) was unable to match her dramatic 10-stroke turnaround from the first to the second rounds on Monday, finishing with an 82 to tie for 75th at 24-over 240.
Twelfth-ranked Denver increased its 12-stroke lead over the field following the first 36 holes, winning the team title by 25 strokes over Oregon with a 12-over 876. Washington State's Amy Eneroth captured medalist honors at 1-under 251, despite logging a final round 76.
San Diego State will be back in action April 17-19, at the 2008 Mountain West Conference Championships in Albuquerque, N.M.
Final scores with relation to par April 1, at the Sacramento State Preview Women's Golf Tournament, played at the par-72, 5,819-yard Lincoln Hills Golf Club in Lincoln, Calif.
Team Scoring (Top 5 teams)
1 Denver 288-290-298-876 (+12) 2 Oregon 300-292-309-901 (+37) 3 Fresno State 305-293-306-904 (+40) 4 UC Davis 300-299-306-905 (+41) UNLV 301-296-308-905 (+41) 10 San Diego State 311-301-302-914 (+50)
Top Five Individuals1 Amy Eneroth, Wash. St. 71-68-76-251 (-1) 2 Cathryn Bristow, Oregon 75-70-72-217 (+1) Alice Kim, UC Davis 71-72-74-217 (+1) 4 Katie Kempter, Denver 70-73-75-218 (+2) 5 Natasha Krishna, UNLV 73-72-74-219 (+3)
San Diego State T-11. Petra Cole 77-73-72-222 (+6) T-21. Jackie Kazarian 76-77-72-225 (+9) T-40. Maki Kamimura 78-77-77-232 (+16) T-72. Kim Carmody 80-78-81-239 (+23) T-75. Samantha Roberts 84-74-82-240 (+24)