Jack Urquhart | Posted: 26 Feb 2019 | Updated: 8 Nov 2020

Cougars' best round secures fifth-place finish

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SEAL BEACH, Calif. – A strong final round gave BYU women's golf a fifth-place finish at the Gold Rush tournament Tuesday at Old Ranch Country Club.

"I was happy to see our freshmen throw down a couple of good rounds today," BYU head coach Carrie Roberts said. "Rose (Huang) was solid as ever. We look to keep building off of each week as we get ready for Entrada."

Freshmen Allysha Mae Mateo and Maria Bernal Clavijo posted their best scores of the tournament in the third round with a pair of one-over 73s. Rose Huang, who had BYU's best overall score of three-over, shot her second even-par round to finish up.

Anna Kennedy posted a 74 to finish seven-over and tied for 19th. Naomi Soifua used an even-par through the first two rounds to finish eight-over.

With a 292, BYU bested the 300 mark once again in the third round, becoming one of just two teams in the tournament to break that score in all three rounds. The Cougars (+21) finished 12 strokes behind winner San Jose State and just a pair of shots out of the Top 3.

West Coast Conference teams Gonzaga (+30) and Santa Clara (+41) finished seventh and tied for 11th, respectively.

BYU next hosts the Entrada Classic on March 11 at the Entrada Golf Course in St. George, Utah.

 

First Day Recap

 

Final Individual Results

Player Round 1 Round 2 Round 3 To Par Position
Rose Huang 72 75 72 +3 T9
Anna Kennedy 77 72 74 +7 T19
Naomi Soifua 72 72 80 +8 T24
Allysha Mae Mateo 76 79 73 +12 T44
Maria Bernal Clavijo 80 77 73 +14 T50

 

Final Team Results

Team Round 1 Round 2 Round 3 To Par Position
San Jose State 288 290 295 +9 1
Georgia 300 287 289 +12 2
Long Beach State 300 290 293 +19 3
Sacramento State 295 285 304 +20 4
BYU 297 296 292 +21 5
Kentucky 304 297 291 +28 6
Gonzaga 308 292 294 +30 7
Colorado State 306 298 295 +35 8
UNLV 302 298 301 +37 T9
Idaho 300 303 298 +37 T9
Minnesota 317 298 290 +41 T11
Santa Clara 302 304 299 +41 T11
Fresno State 294 302 312 +44 13
CSU Fullerton 315 300 306 +57 14
Central Arkansas 312 312 307 +67 15