BYU women finish sixth at Utah Dixie Classic

BYU's women's golf team hosted the Utah Dixie Classic and finished sixth behind champion No. 9 Oklahoma State at Sunbrook Golf Course in St. George, Utah.

The Cougars led by 1999 individual champion Carrie Summerhays may have landed a spot in the Western Regional Tournament with its finish in one of the largest tournaments of the season (25 teams). BYU finished six strokes ahead of Washington State helping BYU to pass the Cougars in the regional rankings. Washington State was one of the key teams BYU had to surpass in order to make the regional tournament field.

"This was a big tournament for us in terms of improving our chances of qualifying for the regional tournament," BYU head coach Gary Howard. "We played pretty well as a team. I think if we can cut down a few strategical mistakes, we're can become a very good team."

Oklahoma State set a record for lowest team total in the tournament's 15-year history. Individual winner, Maria Boden of Oklahoma State, also shot the lowest total (212) in the Utah Dixie Classics' history.

The Cougars will return to St. George on April 24-26 to compete in the Mountain West Conference Championships also held at Sunbrook Golf Course where BYU looks to knock of favorite No. 15 New Mexico.

Final Team Standings
Fin	School				Scores
1 	Oklahoma State Univ.   	292  296  299    887   +23 
2 	Texas Tech Univ       	299  292  304    895   +31 
3 	New Mexico, U. of    		307  297  292    896   +32 
4 	Missouri, U. of          	303  310  306    919   +55 
5 	Kansas, U. of            	309  304  310    923   +59 
6 	Brigham Young 		     	306  308  312    926   +62 
7 	San Francisco, U. of  	323  300  307    930   +66 
8 	Colorado State Univ. 		309  310  312    931   +67 
-- 	Texas El Paso, U. of 		300  316  315    931   +67 
10 	Washington State U.  		317  308  307    932   +68 
11 	San Diego State Univ 		305  317  311    933   +69 
12 	Wichita State Univ.   	308  316  319    943   +79 
13 	Boise State Univ.     	319  302  329    950   +86 
--	Weber State Univ.     	317  307  326    950   +86 
15 	CSU-Northridge        	312  314  328    954   +90 
16 	Northern Arizona U.   	309  329  321    959   +95 
17 	Lamar University       	323  318  319    960   +96 
18 	Long Beach State        	312  317  332    961   +97 
19 	Denver, Univ. of       	313  317  332    962   +98 
-- 	Wyoming, U. of        	321  322  319    962   +98 
21 	Southern Mississippi 		332  318  315    965  +101 
22 	Nevada, U. of            	321  323  329    973  +109 
23 	Texas-Pan American  		336  329  348   1013  +149 
24 	Montana State Univ.  		335  339  340   1014  +150 
25 	Mesa State               	342  350  350   1042  +178
BYU Individual Scores
10  	Carrie Summerhays	BYU      	74   74	75    223 	+7
52  	Adrianne Gibby   	BYU     	75   78 	83    236	+20
56  	Summer Pierce		BYU   	80   81 	76    237 	+21
63  	Nicole Parry		BYU   	77   84 	78    239 	+23
75  	Jessica Gardner 	BYU   	84   75	85    244 	+28
*78	Teal Thron			BYU		81	81	84    246	+30
*123 Sunny Pendleton		BYU		99 	85 	87    271	+55