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Austin Rustand | Posted: 7 Mar 2023 | Updated: 2 Aug 2023
Austin Rustand

Cougars in 11th after 18 holes of Juli Inkster Meadow Club Collegiate

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Kerstin Fotu hits a tee shot during the USF Intercollegiate.

FAIRFAX, Calif. — BYU shot a 14-over-par 302 in round one of the Juli Inkster Meadow Club Collegiate and sits in 11th place after 18-holes. The second round began on Monday, March 6 but was delayed on Monday evening due to rain and wet course conditions with the second and third rounds being completed on Tuesday.

After one round, No. 1 Stanford (283) led the championship at 5-under-par followed by No. 11 USC (287) at 1-under and host No. 5 San Jose State (293) at 5-over. No. 23 Pepperdine (294) shot 6-over to sit in fourth with No. 30 Texas Tech (295) rounding out the top-5 at 7-over-par.

The Cougars were slow out of the gate with four bogeys and two doubles on the first few holes before finding their grove later in the round. BYU posted a 14-over 302 in round one and sits in 11th, ahead of host San Francisco and Oregon State.

Kerstin Ngakuru led the Cougars on day one with a 1-over 73. The junior carded three birdies and four bogeys en route to sitting in a tie for 16th. Annick Haczkiewicz shot a 3-over 75 and is tied for 27th.

Allysha Mae Mateo is tied for 42nd after an opening 4-over 76. Sunbin Seo posted a 78 in round one with Alexa Udom rounding out the scoring with an 82.

The Cougars will be back in action on Tuesday at 8 a.m. to complete round two with play continuing immediately into the final round. Live scoring is available at golfstat.com.

Individual Leaderboard

Place Player R1 Total To Par
T-16 Kerstin Ngakuru 73 73 +1
T-27 Annick Haczkiewicz 75 75 +3
T-42 Allysha Mae Mateo 76 76 +4
T-62 Sunbin Seo 78 78 +6
T-72 Alexa Udom 82 82 +10

Team Leaderboard (Top 5)

Place Team R1 Total To Par
1st No. 1 Stanford 283 283 -5
2nd No. 11 USC 287 287 -1
3rd No. 5 San Jose State 293 293 +5
4th No. 23 Pepperdine 294 294 +6
5th No. 30 Texas Tech 295 295 +7
11th BYU 302 302 +14

*13-Team Field

 

 
Austin Rustand | Posted: 5 Mar 2023 | Updated: 2 Aug 2023
Austin Rustand

BYU women take to Juli Inkster Meadow Club Invitational

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Kerstin Fotu hits a shot out of a bunker during the first round of the USF Intercollegiate.

PROVO, Utah — After a rain-shortened trip to California last week, BYU women's golf looks for sunshine and low scores at the Juli Inkster Meadow Club Invitational, March 6-7. 

The Cougars return to California after finishing second at the Causeway Invitational where rain prohibited the final 36-holes from being played in Sacramento.

Allysha Mae Mateo, Alexa Udom, Sunbin Seo, Kerstin Fotu and Annick Haczkiewicz will tee it up at the 54-hole championship at the 6,157-yard Meadow Club. BYU is paired with San Diego State and individuals from Stanford, Cal and host San Jose State.

BYU will join the 13-team field that includes six top-50 ranked teams in the latest Golfstat rankings: No. 40 California, Colorado, Oregon State, No. 23 Pepperdine, San Diego State, San Francisco, No. 5 San Jose State, No. 11 USC, No. 1 Stanford, No. 30 Texas Tech, Washington and Washington State. 

Live scoring for the championship will be available at golfstat.com