Women's Golf

Aztecs in Sixth Place Through Two Rounds at The Molly

The San Diego State women’s golf team finished the first day of The Molly Collegiate Invitational at Trysting Tree Golf Club in Corvallis, Ore. Monday. After two rounds, the Aztecs are in sixth place and are led by Kylie Phi who is tied for 11th place.

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Aztecs in Sixth Place Through Two Rounds at The MollyAztecs in Sixth Place Through Two Rounds at The Molly
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CORVALLIS, Ore. – The San Diego State women’s golf team finished the first day of The Molly Collegiate Invitational at Trysting Tree Golf Club in Corvallis, Ore. Monday. After two rounds, the Aztecs are in sixth place and are led by Kylie Phi who is tied for 11th place.

Kylie Phi sits three-over-par with a 147. She shot a three-over-par 75 in the first round where at point she had 11 straight pars. She was even better in the second round, firing an even par 72. Phi averaged an even par on par threes on the day, tied for fourth best in the field.

Emma Delwes’ day was highlighted by a career-tying-best one-over-par 73 in her second round. Starting on the back nine, she had bogeys on two of her first five holes but then had birdies in three of her next four holes.

Stephanie Barbaglia led the Aztecs in the first round with a two-over-par 74, which included a four-hole stretch with three birdies (holes 12-15). She then shot a four-over-par 76 in the second round. Overall, she led the Aztecs with five birdies on the day. Delwes and Barbaglia are both tied for 24th place after two rounds.

Nikki Kato, who was playing as an individual, and Ema Narita both finished with seven-over-par 151s and shot a four-over-par 76 in the front round and a three-over-par 75 in the second 18.  

Manon Martin finished outside the scoring with an 80 in the first round but rebounded to shoot a two-over-par 74 in the second round. She found her most success on par fours, where she averaged 4.15 strokes, tied with Delwes for seventh best on the day.

STAT OF THE DAY I
The Aztecs improved their team score by eight strokes in the second round, tied for the largest improvement from round one to two in the field.

STAT OF THE DAY II
The Aztecs averaged 4.22 strokes on par fours, second best in the tournament.

UP NEXT
The Aztecs will play the final round of The Molly Collegiate Invitational Tuesday morning beginning with an 8:30 a.m. shotgun start

The Molly Collegiate Invitational 
Trysting Tree Golf Club – Par 72, 6,300 yards
Team Results (Through 36 holes) – Out of 7 Teams

  1. Oregon State… 584 (290-294, +8)
  2. Cal… 588 (292-296, +12)
  3. Boise State… 590 (296-294, +14)
  4. UC Irvine… 591 (296-295, +15)
  5. Long Beach State… 592 (300-292, +16)
  6. San Diego State… 596 (302-294, +20)
  7. Nevada… 611 (304-307, +35)

Individual Results – Top Five and SDSU – Out of 48 golfers

  1. Darae Chung* (Oregon)… 139 (69-70, -5)

T-2. Kyra Ly (Oregon State)… 141 (69-72, -3)

T-2. Shyla Singh* (Oregon State)… 142 (71-71, -2)

T-2. Michelle Woo (California)… 142 (72-70, -2)

T-5. Leia Chung (Boise State)… 145 (72-73, +1)

T-5. Katelyn Kong (UC Irvine)… 145 (72-72, +1)

T-5. Annie Buffolino* (Boise State)… 145 (68-77, +1)

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T-11. Kylie Phi (SDSU)… 147 (75-72, +3)
T-24. Emma Delwes (SDSU)… 150 (77-73, +6)
T-24. Stephanie Barbaglia (SDSU)… 150 (74-76, +6)
T-27. Nikki Kato* (SDSU)… 151 (76-75, +7)
T-27. Ema Narita (SDSU)…151 (76-75, +7)
T-36. Manon Martin (SDSU)… 154 (80-74, +10)

* Played as an individual