Joseph Hovey | Posted: 23 Feb 2021 | Updated: 12 Apr 2021

BYU finishes top 5 at The Gold Rush

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BYU women's golf

SEAL BEACH, Calif. – BYU women’s golf earned its best finish of the season with a tie for fifth after a final round of 295 at The Gold Rush on Tuesday. 

“It feels good to finish strong,” said head coach Carrie Roberts. “I’m glad we came out and played much better today.”

While difficult conditions and inconsistency plagued BYU in Monday’s opening 36 holes, Tuesday’s final 18-holes saw the Cougars improve 21 shots over its second-round score to finish the tournament with a total of 309-316-295—920.

No. 21 USC won The Gold Rush Tournament with a three-round total of 864, for its third-consecutive title of the spring. The Trojans were led by individual winner Allisen Corpuz, who shot 6-under 66 in the final round and 206 for the tournament. Rounding out the top five teams were UNLV and Cal Poly at 898, Fresno State at 899, followed by Sacrament State and BYU at 920.

BYU finished 18 shots ahead of WCC-foe Santa Clara, and were one of just four teams to score under 300 in the final round.

The Cougars also posted three top-20 individual finishers. Allysha Mae Mateo led BYU on Tuesday with a team-best, third-round score of 2-under 70. Her three-round total of 223 was good for ninth place and Mateo’s fifth top-10 finish of the season as well as the 10th of her career.  

“Allysha Mae played really well today,” said Roberts.  “She understands and was in real control of herself and her game.”

Joining Mateo in the top 20 was Kerstin Fotu who shot 228 to finish T16 and Cythia Tu who finished at 229 to tie for 20th.

Next up for the Cougars is the Julie Inkster Invitational on March 8-9, hosted by San Jose State and San Francisco at the The Meadow Club in Fairfax, California. 

 

The Gold Rush - Final Results - BYU 

Name R1 R2 R3 To Par Score Place
Allysha Mae Mateo 73 80 70 +7 223 9
Kerstin Fotu 77 77 74 +12 228 T16
Cynthia Tu (individual) 77 79 73 +13 229 T20
Lila Galeai 79 76 76 +15 231 T26
Naomi Soifua 80 83 75 +22 238 T39
Annick Haczkiewicz 84 88 83 +39 255 59

 

The Gold Rush - Final Results - Team

Team R1 R2 R3 To Par Score Place
No. 21 USC 290 290 284 E 864 1st
UNLV 307 290 301 +34 898 T2
Cal Poly 307 306 285 +34 898 T2
Fresno State 302 305 292 +35 899 4
BYU 309 316 295 +56 920 T5
Sacramento State 305 305 310 +56 920 T5