Garner tenth, Cougars sixth at Cowgirl Classic

MARICOPA, Ariz. - Lea Garner jumped 12 places to lead the BYU women's golf team to a sixth place finish after the final round of the Cowgirl Classic on Tuesday.

"We had a 297 and anytime you finish under 300, it's a good day," BYU women's golf coach Carrie Roberts said. "The girls all had a good round and everything went well. We feel very confident going into the [West Coast Conference] tournament and we feel like we can play well."

BYU tied in sixth place with Montana at 45-over-par in the 20-team tournament. New Mexico State finished on top at 23-over-par with West Coast Conference foe Santa Clara trailing by nine strokes at 32-over-par.

Garner tied in 10th place to finish 9-over-par with a pair of birdies on the day. Alexandra White trailed by two strokes at 11-over-par with three birdies to tie in 17th place.

Senior Selu Fotu tied in 22nd place at 12-over-par and three birdies, while Annie Yang tied in 49th place at 18-over-par and two birdies in the final round. Maria Yacaman tied in 67th place at 23-over-par and a pair of birdies.

Individual participant Brooklyn Anderson finished tied in 94th place at 35-over-par.

The Cougars enter the West Coast Conference tournament on Monday, April 14-16, at the Gold Mountain Golf Club in Bremerton, Wash. Live stats can be found on the schedule page.

Individual Scores

Place	Player	Round 1	Round 2	Round 3	Score
T10	Lea Garner	78	74	73	+9
T17	Alexandra White	73	77	77	+11
T22	Selu Fotu	75	79	74	+12
T49	Annie Yang	82	74	78	+18
T67	Maria Yacaman	84	82	73	+23

Team Scores

Place	Team	Score
1	New Mexico State	+23
2	Santa Clara	+32
T3	Tulsa	+37
T3	Boise State	+37
5	Lamar	+39
T6	Montana	+45
T6	BYU	+45
8	Sacramento State	+48
9	Nevada	+54
10	Portland State	+57
11	Seattle	+65
T12	Wyoming	+72
T12	Oral Roberts	+72
14	UTEP	+74
T15	Eastern Washington	+97
T15	Southern Utah	+97
17	Montana State	+100
18	Weber State	+102
19	Northern Colorado	+103
20	Utah Valley	+104