Colorado State University Athletics
Women's Golf Conference Championship Preview
4/20/2004 12:00:00 AM | Women's Golf
On April 22, the Rams will travel to Sunriver, Ore. to take part in the Mountain West Conference Championships. The tournament will be held on the par 72, 5,851 yard Meadows Course at the Sunriver Resort. The competition will run for four days, with 54 holes being played, 18 each day. Tee times start at 10 a.m., on all four days.
Last year?s champion was New Mexico, which comes in heavily favored again this year. The Rams finished in third a year ago, and then moved on to the NCAA Regional.
For the first time ever live stats will be available on the MWC Golf Championship webpage at www.themwc.com. Live stats will also be available at www.golfstat.com. NCAA Regional seletions will be announced on Monday, April 26.
With the conference tournament just around the corner, the team?s juniors are starting to play well at the perfect time.
Dawna Virdell continued to shine for the Rams in the Dixie Classic. Virdell was the team?s top finisher, tying for 12th with a three-round total of 228 (+12). Virdell fired a 76 in the first round and improved on that by five strokes in round two with a 71. Virdell struggled a bit on the final day and carded a score of 81. Her 12th place finish marks her fourth top 20 finish of the season, the most by a Ram this year. Virdell is also tied with Trisha Quick for most top 10 finishes this year with two.
Virdell has competed in every tournament this year and currently holds the lowest per round average score on the team at 76.76. Virdell is ranked 11th in the Mountain West heading into the championship and she is also ranked 212th in the nation according to the April 5 Golfweek/Sagarin rankings.
Juniors Lynette Duran and Trisha Quick both tied for 22nd in the Dixie Classic, at 232. Duran compiled rounds of 80, 73, and 79, respectively, and Quick finished with scores of 80, 81, and 71, respectively. Quick currently holds the team?s second lowest per round average on the team at 77.32.
Also playing well for the Rams in Utah was Kristen Campos. Campos, who was fresh off her tie for fifth in the Mountain View Collegiate continued to play solid golf, by tying for 29th with a three-round total of 238 in the Dixie Classic. Stephanie Linnell rounded out the field for the Rams, finishing tied for 53rd overall.
Complete results from the MWC Championships will be available at the conclusion of play each day at CSURAMS.com.
