Garner and Cougars finish in second at Matador Invitational
SIMI VALLEY, Calif. - Lea Garner and the BYU women's golf team both finished in second place at the Matador Invitational on Tuesday.
The Cougars finished at 59-over-par, trailing first place CSU Northridge by 36 strokes and five strokes ahead of third place Cal Poly.
"It was really windy today, but I thought the girls battled and we had a great finish," BYU women's golf coach Carrie Roberts said. "I'm encouraged with how we performed this week."
Garner's second place finish at four-over-par included three third-round birdies and was four strokes behind first place. Her 72 score in the second round was a team best for the tournament.
"Lea has a great mindset right now and has a lot of confidence," Roberts said. "She's been playing great and she knows she has a chance to win every week."
Freshman Alexandra White tied for 12th place to finish 14-over-par, while Annie Yang finished in 21st place at 18-over-par with four birdies on Tuesday. Selu Fotu finished in 28th at 23-over-par with an eagle on the 18th hole and Maria Yacaman tied in 37th at 29-over-par.
Individual players Carly Oldroyd finished tied in 40th at 33-over-par, while Brooklyn Anderson tied for 46th at 39-over-par with two birdies for the tournament.
BYU will travel to the Bandit Golf Course in Texas for the Jim West Challenge on Feb. 17-18. Live stats can be followed at birdiefire.com.
Individual Scores
Place | Player | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Score |
T2 | Lea Garner | 74 | 72 | 74 | +4 |
T12 | Alexandra White | 75 | 77 | 78 | +14 |
21 | Annie Yang | 77 | 78 | 79 | +18 |
28 | Selu Fotu | 78 | 81 | 80 | +23 |
T37 | Maria Yacaman | 79 | 84 | 82 | +29 |
Team Scores
Place | Team | Score |
1 | CSU Northridge | +23 |
2 | BYU | +59 |
3 | Cal Poly | +64 |
4 | Hawaii | +69 |
5 | UC Riverside | +70 |
6 | Sacramento State | +73 |
7 | Northern Colorado | +113 |
8 | Cal State Bakersfield | +144 |
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