Feb. 23, 2009
FRESNO, Calif. - Despite never finishing above 15th place in its previous three trips to the Fresno State Lexus Classic, the San Diego State women's golf team finds itself in a tie for fourth place out of 13 teams Monday after two rounds with a 25-over 601 at the par-72, 6,072-yard Copper River Golf Course in Fresno, Calif. The Aztecs, who notched their first sub-300 round of the spring campaign, are tied with Long Beach State, just 11 strokes behind day-one leader and 29th-ranked University of San Francisco, which posted a 14-over 590.
San Diego State has two golfers in the top 20 on the individual leaderboard, including freshman Malin Enarsson (Gothenburg, Sweden) and junior Heather Wilson (Chula Vista, Calif.). Enarsson, who has been the Aztecs' top golfer in every event this season, is tied for 10th at 3-over 147, tallying six birdies on the day. Wilson, meanwhile, is 20th at 7-over-151, tying her career-low for 36 holes and beating her previous season-low by six strokes.
Senior Maki Kamimura (West Covina, Calif.) is SDSU's third-best golfer with her 10-over 154, including a first-round 75. Sophomore Samantha Roberts (Carlsbad, Calif.) and senior Jackie Kazarian (Dana Point, Calif.) both posted back-and-forth efforts, as Roberts carded an 80 in the first 18 holes, but followed that up with a 75 in the afternoon. Kazarian, meanwhile, was tied with Enarsson through the first round with a 2-over 74, but had three triple bogeys in the second round to end up tied for 46th place at 14-over 158.
Santa Clara's Miki Ueoka, who finished 28th at last week's Aztec Invitational in Chula Vista, leads the field of 69 golfers by four strokes after firing rounds of 68 and 69 for a 36-hole score of 7-under 137.
San Diego State will be paired with Long Beach State and Nevada for Tuesday' third and final round beginning at 8:40 a.m. PT with set tee times. Live stats/results are available on golfstat.com or via goaztecs.com.
First and second-round scores with relation to par February 23, at the Fresno State Lexus Golf Classic, played at the par-72, 6,072-yard Copper River Country Club in Fresno, Calif.
Top 5 Team Scoring (13 teams total)
1 USF 297-293-590 (+14) 2 UC Irvine 297-294-591 (+15) 3 UC Davis 296-298-594 (+18) 4 San Diego St. 299-302-601 (+25) Long Beach State 298-303-601 (+25)
Top Five Individuals1 Miki Ueoka, Santa Clara 68-69-137 (-7) 2 Kay Hoey, LBSU 69-72-141 (-3) Alice Kim, UC Davis 69-72-141 (-3) 4 Hillary Packard, UCI 71-72-143 (-1) Chelsea Stelzmiller, UC Davis 71-72-143 (-1)
San Diego State T10 Malin Enarsson 74-73-147 (+3) T20 Heather Wilson 76-75-151 (+7) T29 Maki Kamimura 75-79-154 (+10) T36 Samantha Roberts 80-75-155 (+11) T46 Jackie Kazarian 74-84-158 (+14)