FORT COLLINS, Colo. (September 11, 2007)With a 27-over-par 299-297-295--891, No. 16 BYU tied for third place in their season opening tournament in Fort Collins, Colo., at the Ptarmigan Ram Fall Classic.
The Cougars entered the final round of the tournament in third place among the twenty-team pool and held their position with another day's great performance from the team.
"We got good solid play from everyone today," said head coach Sue Nyhus. "It's a very impressive finish and everybody had a good day. This first tournament gives us a place to start working from and what to work on with each individual player."
Juli Erekson led BYU during the tournament, with a 74-75-72--221. Erekson finished the tournament with three birdies on the front nine, and three bogeys on the back nine to break even on the 72-par course. Her performance allowed her to move up the leaderboard where she tied for ninth.
Sara Romero also contributed to the team effort finishing the tournament 7-over-par. After shooting 78 on her first round, Romero shot 72 during the second round and 73 on the final day. Romero began the round even during her first eight holes, before she shot thee birdies and four bogeys.
BYU B-team player Daphne Vines tied for third with a 1-over-par 75-70-72--217, a personal best for her.
"Our B team did a great job as well, and it shows how deep our team is with both finishing in the top-10 in this tournament," added coach Nyhus.
The Cougars will next participate in The Preview on Sept. 24-26, in Albuquerque, New Mexico.
TEAM SCORES
Pos.TeamRounds Total Score
1California 288, 293, 287868
2Washington St. 298, 295, 294887
T3BYU 299, 297, 295891
T3Colorado 300, 292, 299891
T5San Jose St.301, 302, 295898
T5CSU 297, 306, 295898
7Campbell U. 302, 297, 300899
T8Texas Tech 299, 300, 302901
T8Idaho 299, 299, 303901
10Baylor 306, 305, 309920
T11Wyoming 315, 300, 309924
T11Fresno St. 306, 312, 306924
13Eastern Wash.308, 309, 308925
14Portland St.306, 316, 308930
T15Nevada 309, 323, 303935
T15Texas El Paso315, 313, 307935
17Long Beach St. 310, 318, 317945
18Gonzaga 311, 328, 318957
19Weber St. 321, 324, 317962
20Montana St. 339, 324, 324987
INDIVIDUAL SCORES -- BYU (A) Team
Pos.NameRoundsTotal Score
T9Juli Erekson74, 75, 72221
20Sara Romero 78, 72, 73223
T21Natalia Jimenez 75, 75, 74224
T37Ashley Childers 74, 77, 76227
T33Jade Bollinger76, 75, 81232
INDIVIDUAL SCORES -- BYU (B) Team
Pos.NameRoundsTotal Score
T3Daphne Vines75, 70, 72217
T44Hannah Summerhays82, 73, 76231
T55Shayla Forsey78, 78, 78234
T64Camille Gardner 79, 82, 75236
T104Alana Maiello88, 84, 88260