Women's Golf

Aztecs Finish Third at Ben Connell Ram Classic

The San Diego State women’s golf team took third place at the Ben Connell Ram Classic, finishing with a three-under-par 861. Amelia Garibaldi paced the Aztecs with a five-under-par 211 to earn her second straight top five finish.

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Aztecs Finish Third at Ben Connell Ram ClassicAztecs Finish Third at Ben Connell Ram Classic

FORT COLLINS, Colo – The San Diego State women’s golf team took third place at the Ben Connell Ram Classic, finishing with a three-under-par 861. Amelia Garibaldi paced the Aztecs with a five-under-par 211 to earn her second straight top five finish.

SDSU’s 861 is the third lowest 54-hole team score in program history and their best since the 2015 season.

Garibaldi shot an even par or better in all three rounds and shot a two-under-par 70 on Tuesday. She finished the tournament seven-under-par on par fives, which tied for the best in the field.

Fia Lindblom tied for 19th with a one-over-par 217 after shooting a two-over-par 74 in the final round. She had a team-best five birdies on the day all of which came on the front nine.

Emma Delwes, who was playing as an individual, shot a 78 Tuesday but still finished with a career-low two-over-par 218, which put her in a tie for 24th.

Ema Narita and Kaylee Chung finished one stroke behind Delwes with a 219 (+3). Chung, who was playing in her first career collegiate event, finished strong with a bogey-free one-under-par 71. She birdied the ninth hole and had pars on every other hole.

Narita had a one-over-par 73 Tuesday after shooting a 76 and 70 on Monday.

Emilia Nordström finished outside the scoring on Tuesday with an 81. She finished with a 227 (+11).

UNLV won the tournament by 15 strokes, finishing 19-under-par. Their Kuree Little won the individual title with a 204 (-12).

STAT OF THE DAY
SDSU finished the tournament with 53 birdies, one behind UC Davis for the most in the field.

UP NEXT
The Aztecs will play in New Mexico State’s Golf Iconic Classic October 12-14.

Ben Connell Ram Classic – Ptarmigan Country Club (Par 72, 6,589 yards)
Team Results – Top Five and SDSU (Out of 13 teams)

  1. UNLV… 846 (286-278-282, -19)
  2. Washington… 860 (291-279-29, -5)
  3. San Diego State… 861 (288-285-288, -3) – Third lowest score in program history

T-4. UC Davis… 863 (285-286-293, -1)
T-4. Washington State… 863 (291-287-285, -1)
Individual Results – Top Five and SDSU (Out of 76 golfers)

  1. Kuree Little (UNLV)… 204 (71-67-66, -12)
    T-2. Hannah Ounap (Washington)… 210 (70-68-72, -6)
    T-2. Nicole Kolbas (Nevada)… 210 (72-73-65, -6)
    T-2. Sydney Bisgrove (Washington St) 210 (70-71-69, -6)
    T-5. Amelia Garibaldi (SDSU)…211 (72-69-70, -5)
    T-5. Vani Karimanal (UC Davis)… 211 (70-68-73, -5)
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    T-19. Fia Lindblom (SDSU)… 217 (69-74-74, +1)
    T-24. Emma Delwes (SDSU)^… 218 (72-68-78, +2) – Career low
    T-27. Ema Narita (SDSU)… 219 (76-70-73, +3)
    T-27. Kaylee Chung (SDSU)… 219 (76-72-71, +3)
    T-56. Emilia Nordström (SDSU)… 227 (71-75-81, +11)

^ Playing as an individual