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 |
