Colorado State University Athletics
Women's Golf Preview: Dr. Donnis Thompson Inviational
3/19/2007 12:00:00 AM | Women's Golf
March 19, 2007
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On the Next Tee
The Colorado State women's golf team heads to Oahu, Hawai'i, to compete in the 22nd Annual Dr. Donnis Thompson Invitational. The University of Hawai'i is hosting the event, which will feature three rounds of play starting on March 20. Thirty-six holes will be played Tuesday, beginning with a 7:30 a.m., shotgun start. The final round will be played Wednesday, March 21. Live scoring of each round will be available at www.golfstat.com.
The Field
Thirteen teams make up the field for the Thompson Invitational. Competing squads are: Arizona, Birmingham Southen College, Brigham Young, Colorado State, Hawai'i, Ohio State, Osaka Gakuin, Rollins College, Texas A&M, UH Hilo, UTEP, Washington and Weber State.
Rams Finish Eighth at Spartan Invitational
The Colorado State women's golf team moved up two places with a final round total of 299 and finished in eighth place at the Spartan Invitational. Chelsea Benton and Kasey Claussen tied for 19th place and were the top individual finishers for the Rams. Benton had rounds of 73, 76 and 77, good for a three-round total of 226. Claussen finished with the same tournament total, but had rounds of 78, 73 and 75. This was Benton's third and Claussen's second top-20 finish of the year. CSU's Stefanie Ferguson scored a 233, and finished tied for 44th place. Amber Ward carded a tournament total score of 234, good for a share of 48th place, and Megan Chapman finished tied for 62nd after ending the event with a score of 241.
Host school San Jose State won the tournament for the second consecutive year. Colorado and California finished in a tie for second place, 15 strokes behind the Spartans. UC Irvine finished in fourth, 18 strokes back, and Idaho finished in fifth, 26 strokes back.
Ferguson's Best
Sophomore Stefanie Ferguson tied the best round of her career when she shot a 73 in the final round of the Spartan. This is the second round this year she has finished one-over and only the third time of her young collegiate career. In addition, her tournament score of 233 was her lowest tournament total all year.
A Little Shorter in Hawai'i
This is the shortest course in length the Rams have played all year. The Kane'ohe Klipper has a total length of 5,829 yards, nearly 300 yards less than the shortest course the team has played on all year.
Under 300
The Rams third-round score of 299 at the Spartan is their fifth round under 300 all year. Last year, the team only had three rounds under 300 the entire season.