March 2, 2011
Final Tournament Results in PDF Format
Sophomore Gina Clark carded the team's best round of the day with her 1-under 71, to move from 19th to 12th place and lead the San Diego State women's golf team to a fifth-place performance at the 54-hole Bruin Wave Invitational in Santa Clarita, Calif. The Aztecs posted a final round 301 and ended up at 34-over 898 for the tournament Wednesday at the par-72, 6,282-yard Robinson Ranch Golf Club.
Clark (Murrieta, Calif.) had three birdies and two bogeys while notching pars on the remaining 13 holes to post SDSU's second sub-par round of the week. She finished with a season-best 5-over 221, beating her previous low of 227 at the spring-opening Arizona Wildcat Invitational.
Junior Malin Enarsson (Gothenburg, Sweden) rebounded from her second-round 80 to card a 74 with a pair of birdies and moved up one slot on the individual leaderboard into a tie for 14th place with a 223. Sophomore Christine Wong (Richmond, B.C.) was unable to match her even-par 72 from Tuesday's 18 holes, settling for 21st place with a 9-over 225, including a final-round 77.
Senior Stephanie Arcala (Oceanside, Calif.) also dropped from 19th into 31st with a 79, while senior Samantha Roberts (Carlsbad, Calif.) ended the event in a tie for 63rd with a 24-over 240. Sophomore Alessia Knight (Bologna, Italy), who was competing as an individual, posted her second consecutive sub-80 round with a 79 to tie for 51st place with a 19-over 235.
Third-ranked and tournament co-host UCLA dominated the field, winning by 20 strokes with a 4-under 860. The Bruins had three players finish in the top three, including medalist Lee Lopez, who posted a 4-under 212.
San Diego State will not return to action for another two weeks as the Aztecs play host to the inaugural the Battle at Rancho Bernardo Inn, March 20-22.
Bruin Wave Invitational
Santa Clarita, Calif.
Robinson Ranch Golf Club - Par 72, 6,282 yards
Final Results - 54 Holes
Team Scoring (Top 5 teams out of 15)
1 #3 UCLA 281-294-285-860 (-4)
2 #7 Arizona 292-295-293-880 (+16)
3 #27 Pepperdine 296-288-297-881 (+17)
4 #26 Stanford 304-300-291-895 (+31)
5 #46 San Diego State 295-302-301-898 (+34)
Individuals (Top 5 Individuals out of 84)
1 Lee Lopez, UCLA 70-73-69--212 (-4)
2 Glory Yang, UCLA 69-74-70--213 (-3)
3 Stephanie Kono, UCLA 70-71-73--214 (-2)
4 Three tied 216 (E)
San Diego State Golfers
T12 Gina Clark 75-75-71--221 (+5)
T14 Malin Enarsson 69-80-74--223 (+7)
T21 Christine Wong 76-72-77--225 (+9)
T31 Stephanie Arcala 75-75-79--229 (+13)
T51 Alessia Knight^ 80-76-79--235 (+19)
T63 Samantha Roberts 77-82-81--240 (+24)
^ = Competing as an individual