PHOENIX — BYU women's golf downed Colorado State by 15-strokes in its head-to-head match this weekend, while Annie Yang finished first place individually.
“We are feeling really good about where we are,” BYU head coach Carrie Roberts said. “It was a great weekend of play out of the off season. I am happy for Annie. She put it together, and her hard work has paid off. Her individual win shows the great depth we have on this team.”
The Cougars shot nine-over-par as a team through three rounds of play, and the Rams finished the match at 26-over-par. After the first round Friday morning, the Cougars had a nine-stroke-lead over the Rams, as BYU shot 3-under-par as a team to Colorado State's six-over-par. In the second round, teams shot 291 and 298, respectively.
Yang, who shot three-under-par through 36 holes, finished the third round strong shooting even par. Yang finished the event at three-under-par with a total of 210 for first place.
After 18 holes, freshman Rose Huang led all players individually with a 68. It was her best round yet of the 2015-16 season. Huang tied for second individually, shooting two-over-par for the whole event. Teammate Alexandra White also tied for second place individually shooting 215 through three rounds of play.
Kendra Dalton shot one-under-par through the first 18 holes of play, and finished the first day at five-over-par. After the third round, Dalton sat at six-over-par and took eighth.
Brooklyn Hocker shot a pair of 72's through the first two rounds two-over-par through 36 holes. Hocker then shot a 77 to finish at eight-over-par through 54 holes.
Senior Lea Garner tied for fourth place shooting 217 through three rounds of play, shooting a pair of 72’s in the last two rounds of the event. Lauren Atkinson shot five-over-par through 54 holes and shot three-under-par in the third round.
BYU women’s golf will kick off its spring season officially in The Gold Rush hosted by Long Beach State February 22-23.
Head-to-head vs. Colorado State - February 12-13, 2016
BYU
| Player | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Total | To Par |
| Annie Yang | 72 (+1) | 67 (-4) | 71 (E) | 210 | -3 |
| Rose Huang | 68 (-3) | 70 (-1) | 77 (+6) | 215 | +2 |
| Alexandra White | 71 (E) | 72 (+1) | 72 (+1) | 215 | +2 |
| Lea Garner | 73 (+2) | 72 (+1) | 72 (+1) | 217 | +4 |
| Lauren Atkinson | 73 (+2) | 77 (+6) | 68 (-3) | 218 | +5 |
| Kendra Dalton | 70 (-1) | 77 (+6) | 72 (+1) | 219 | +6 |
| Brooklyn Hocker | 72 (+1) | 72 (+1) | 77 (+6) | 221 | +8 |
Colorado State
| Player | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Total | To Par |
| Elisabeth Rau | 70 (-1) | 73 (+2) | 74 (+3) | 217 | +4 |
| Allie Andersen | 71 (E) | 72 (+1) | 75 (+4) | 218 | +5 |
| Brianna Becker | 73 (+2) | 75 (+4) | 73 (+2) | 221 | +8 |
| Sarah Archuleta | 78 (+7) | 73 (+2) | 71 (E) | 222 | +9 |
| Katrina Prendergast | 75 (+4) | 79 (+8) | 69 (-2) | 223 | +10 |
| Riley Leming | 72 (+1) | 78 (+7) | 78 (+7) | 228 | +15 |
| Mikayla Tatman | 77 (+6) | 78 (+7) | 76 (+5) | 231 | +18 |
| Team | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Total | To Par |
| BYU | 281 | 291 | 289 | 861 | +9 |
| Colorado State | 289 | 298 | 291 | 878 | +26 |