Garner takes 4th, Cougars 6th at NM Aggie Invitational
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico – Junior Lea Garner’s fourth-place finish led BYU women’s golf to a tie for sixth place after the final round at the NM Aggie Invitational on Wednesday.
“We played solid today,” BYU head coach Carrie Roberts said. “It was an all-around team effort. Lea carried the team and has some great momentum going into Hawaii. We need to work on saving a couple shots each girl per round so we can have a shot at the end.”
BYU shot its lowest team scores of the year, finishing in a tie for sixth place with Washington State at 13-over-par. Idaho finished in first place at 14-under-par.
After finishing the second round in a tie for first place, Garner dropped to finish in the final round in sole possession of fourth place, shooting 6-under-par.
“I played solid today, but I have room to improve,” Garner said. “Overall this was a great tournament for the team. It really boosted our confidence.”
Both freshman Kendra Dalton and junior Carly Oldroyd finished in a tie for 25th place at five-over-par. Oldroyd shot her best round of the tournament, shooting 72 ion the final day.
Senior Maria Yacaman shot nine-over-par to finish the tournament tied for 39th place. Freshman Sierra Harr finished tied for 64th place and shot 17-over-par.
Sophomore Brooklyn Anderson Hocker, who competed individually, shot 11-over-par to finish tied for 44th place.
The Cougars will take this momentum into the Rainbow Wahine Invitational in Hawai'i on Oct. 21-23.
NM Aggie Invitational - Oct. 8, 2014
Place | Player | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Total |
4 | Lea Garner | 69 | 69 | 72 | -6 |
T25 | Kendra Dalton | 75 | 73 | 73 | +5 |
T25 | Carly Oldroyd | 73 | 76 | 72 | +5 |
T39 | Maria Yacaman | 74 | 77 | 74 | +9 |
T44 | Brooklyn Anderson Hocker * | 76 | 74 | 77 | +11 |
T64 | Sierra Harr | 76 | 81 | 76 | +17 |
*Competed individually
Place | Team | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Total |
1 | Idaho | 284 | 287 | 279 | 850 |
2 | Boise State | 297 | 285 | 278 | 860 |
3 | New Mexico State | 291 | 286 | 291 | 868 |
4 | CSU Fullerton | 293 | 288 | 290 | 871 |
5 | Grand Canyon | 291 | 292 | 292 | 875 |
T6 | BYU | 291 | 295 | 291 | 877 |
T6 | Washington State | 290 | 302 | 285 | 877 |
8 | Lamar | 302 | 300 | 279 | 881 |
9 | Portland State | 298 | 288 | 302 | 888 |
10 | Nevada | 293 | 301 | 295 | 889 |
11 | North Texas | 298 | 295 | 304 | 897 |
12 | UTEP | 306 | 302 | 297 | 905 |
13 | Wyoming | 302 | 301 | 306 | 909 |
14 | Utah Valley | 309 | 306 | 314 | 929 |