FORT COLLINS, Colo – The San Diego State women’s golf team finished the first two rounds of the Ben Connell Ram Classic Monday. The Aztecs are in fourth place (out of 13 teams) and have three golfers in the top 15 after 36 holes.
Emma Delwes, who was playing as an individual, led the Aztecs with a four-under-par 140 and is tied for sixth. She shot an even par 72 in her opening round and then fired a career-best four-under-par 68 in the second round. She had just one bogey in the round to go with five birdies, including four in a seven-hole stretch.
Amelia Garibaldi is just one stroke behind her with a three-under-par 140, good for tied for ninth. She shot an even par 72 in the opening round and then a three-under-par 69 in the second 18. She had five birdies in her second round and finished the day six-under-par on par fives, the best on the day.
Fia Lindblom is tied for 14th with a one-under-par 143. She had a season-low three-under-par 69 in the opening round that featured five birdies, including four in a five-hole span on holes 13-17. She then shot a two-over-par 74 in the second round.
Emilia Nordström and Ema Narita are both tied for 29th with a two-over-par 146. Nordström began the day with a one-under-par 71 with five birdies to offset four bogeys. She then shot a three-over-par 75 in the second round.
Narita rebounded from a four-over-par 76 in the first round to shoot a two-under-par 70 in the second round.
In her collegiate debut Kaylee Chung is tied for 40th with a four-over-par 148. Like Narita, she was four-over-par in the opening round but then shot an even par 72 in her second 18. She had three consecutive birdies on holes 16-18.
The Aztecs shot an even par 288 in the first round and improved to three-under-par in the second round.
UNLV holds a six-stroke lead entering the final day and there is four-way tie atop the individual leaderboard.
STAT OF THE DAY
SDSU had 38 birdies on the day, tied with UC Davis for the most in the field.
THE NOTE
The Aztecs had a birdie in 11 of their 12 chances on the 475-yard par five 16th hole.
UP NEXT
The Aztecs will play the final round of the Ben Connell Ram Classic Tuesday, beginning at 7:45 a.m. PT with a shotgun start.
Ben Connell Ram Classic – Ptarmigan Country Club (Par 72, 6,589 yards)
Team Results Through 36 Holes – Top Five and SDSU (Out of 13 teams)
1. UNLV… 564 (286-278, -12)
2. Washington… 570 (291-279, -6)
3. UC Davis… 571 (285-286, -5)
4. San Diego State… 573 (288-285, -3)
5. Cal Poly… 575 (292-283, -1)
Individual Results Through 36 Holes – Top Five and SDSU (Out of 76 golfers)
T-1. Hannah Ounap (Washington)… 138 (70-68, -6)
T-1. Vani Karimanal (UC Davis)… 138 (70-68, -6)
T-1. Kiley Reisner (Wyoming)… 138 (73-65, -6)
T-1. Kuree Little (UNLV)… 138 (71-67, -6)
5. Athena Ni (Washington)… 139 (73-66, -5)
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T-6. Emma Delwes (SDSU)^… 140 (72-68, -4)
T-9. Amelia Garibaldi (SDSU)…141 (72-69, -3)
T-14. Fia Lindblom (SDSU)… 143 (69-74, -1)
T-29. Emilia Nordström (SDSU)… 146 (71-75, +2)
T-29. Ema Narita (SDSU)… 146 (76-70, +2)
T-40. Kaylee Chung (SDSU)… 148 (76-72, +4)
^ Playing as an individual