Feb. 16, 2010
Final Hurricane Invitational Results in PDF Format
San Diego State freshman golfer Christine Wong (Richmond, B.C.) won her second individual title this season with a three-stroke victory at the 54-hole Hurricane Invitational Tuesday at the par-72, 6,199-yard Don Shula's Golf Resort in Miami Lakes, Fla. Wong, who also claimed medalist honors earlier this season at the Price's Give `Em Five Invite, posted a final round 74 to win by three strokes over Coastal Carolina's Aruka Felguersoso with a three-day total of 1-over 217.
"Christine played solid all week long," said SDSU head coach Emilee Klein. "She made very few mistakes and held it together well in the final round. She was hitting greens and fairways and looked really comfortable out there."
As a team, the Aztecs dropped from second place to fourth after carding a final-round 304 to finish at 36-over 900, four strokes behind third place East Tennessee State and six in back of Central Florida, which jumped from third to first with a 294.
SDSU sophomore Malin Enarsson (Gothenburg, Sweden) rose on the individual leaderboard for the second consecutive day, ending up in a tie for 13th place at 10-over 226, including a final round 76. True freshman Gina Clark (Palm Desert, Calif.), who finished with a career-low 72 on Tuesday, wasn't able to duplicate the effort with an 81 to tie for 24th at 13-over 229.
Aztec junior Stephanie Arcala (Oceanside, Calif.) had her best 18 holes of the tournament with her final round 2-over 74 to move from 60th place into a tie for 41st with a 232. Classmate Samantha Roberts (Carlsbad, Calif.) rounded out the contingent with an 80 to finish in a tie for 49th in the 90-golfer field.
San Diego State returns to the west coast for the Bruin/Wave Invitational in two weeks in Canyon Country, Calif., March 1-3.
Hurricane Invitational, Feb. 14-16
Miami Lakes, Fla.
Don Shula's Golf Resort - Par 72, 6,210 yards
Final Results
Team Scoring (Top 5 teams out of 17)
1 Central Florida 307-293-294-894 (+30)
2 Georgia State 292-300-303-895 (+31)
3 East Tenn. State 304-300-292-896 (+32)
4 San Diego State 303-293-304-900 (+36)
5 Coastal Carolina 296-304-302-902 (+38)
Individuals (Top 6 Individuals out of 90)
1 Christine Wong, SDSU 69-74-74-217 (+1)
2 Aruka Felguersoso, Coastal Carolina 72-73-75-220 (+4)
3 Mary Chamberlain, James Madison 76-70-75-221 (+5)
4 Three tied 222 (+6)
San Diego State
1 Christine Wong 69-74-74-217 (+1)
T13 Malin Enarsson 78-72-76-226 (+10)
T24 Gina Clark 76-72-81-229 (+13)
T41 Stephanie Arcala 80-78-74-232 (+16)
T49 Samantha Roberts 80-75-80-235 (+19)