Garner tenth, Cougars sixth at Cowgirl Classic

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Day 1 Recap

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

PlacePlayerRound 1Round 2Round 3Score
T10Lea Garner787473+9
T17Alexandra White737777+11
T22Selu Fotu757974+12
T49Annie Yang827478+18
T67Maria Yacaman848273+23

Team Scores

PlaceTeamScore
1New Mexico State+23
2Santa Clara+32
T3Tulsa+37
T3Boise State+37
5Lamar+39
T6Montana+45
T6BYU+45
8Sacramento State+48
9Nevada+54
10Portland State+57
11Seattle+65
T12Wyoming+72
T12Oral Roberts+72
14UTEP+74
T15Eastern Washington+97
T15Southern Utah+97
17Montana State+100
18Weber State+102
19Northern Colorado+103
20Utah Valley+104