BYU women claim second place at The Gold Rush

BYU women claim second place at The Gold Rush

BYU women claim second place at The Gold RushBYU women claim second place at The Gold Rush

LONG BEACH, Calif. —  Behind top-20 finishes from Naomi Soifua, Kendra Dalton and Rose Huang, No. 45 BYU women’s golf placed second on Tuesday at The Gold Rush. With the runner-up finish, BYU women’s golf records its best finish of the 2017-18 season.

"I am encouraged by our play in the last two rounds," BYU head coach Carrie Roberts said. "We shot ourselves out of it in the first round, but I loved the way we battled back."

After firing the lowest team score (+5) in the second round, the Cougars shot +7 in the final round to claim second place at +24. Georgia recorded the victory, shooting +19 as a team through 54 holes. WCC foes Santa Clara and Gonzaga finished in ninth place and 13th place, respectively.

Soifua led the Cougars in round three, carding a team-low 72. The freshman tied for seventh place at The Gold Rush to record her best finish as a Cougar. She finished the event at +6.

Dalton and Huang tied for 12th place, both shooting +8 in the 54-hole event. Dalton fired a final-round 73, while Huang carded a 74.

Anna Kennedy and Annie Yang both shot +12 in three rounds of play. Kennedy shot a 76 on Tuesday, while Yang fired an 80. The pair tied for 30th place.

The Cougars will continue their spring season on Feb. 26-27 at The Rebel Beach hosted by UNLV.

The Gold Rush - Feb. 12-13, 2018
El Dorado Golf Course

PlacePlayerRound 1Round 2Round 3TotalTo-Par
T7Naomi Soifua787272222+6
T12Kendra Dalton737873224+8
T12Rose Huang747674224+8
T30Anna Kennedy807276228+12
T30Annie Yang757380228+12

 

PlaceTeamRound 1Round 2Round 3TotalTo-Par
1Georgia296295292883+19
2No. 45 BYU300293295888+24
3Colorado State297295300892+28
4Long Beach State290309294893+29
T5Sacramento State302297300899+35
T5Idaho303298298899+35
7UC Irvine292307307906+42
8Fresno State296310305911+47
9Santa Clara306305302913+49
10Cal Poly310312294916+52
T11Boise State305314316935+71
T11Seattle317313305935+71
13Gonzaga310318315943+79
14Boston College315312322949+85