Colorado State University Athletics
Women's golf preview: Rams travel to Nevada
10/23/2009 12:00:00 AM | Women's Golf
Oct. 23, 2009
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Next on the tee...
The Rams are teeing off in Boulder City, Nev., on Monday for their final tournament of the fall season. The Las Vegas Collegiate Showdown, hosted by UNLV, will be the last chance for CSU to prove itself before spring. The tournament will take place Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday at the Boulder Creek Golf Club.
The par-72 Boulder Creek Golf Course spans across 6,233 yards. There will be 18 holes played per day beginning on Monday. The first two rounds will tee off at 8:30 a.m. MDT. The final round on Wednesday will begin with a shotgun start at 9 a.m. MDT.
The field consists of 17 teams: host UNLV, Arizona, Arkansas, BYU, in-sate rival Colorado, Florida, Idaho, Kent State, Louisville, Minnesota, Missouri, Northwestern, conference foe TCU, Texas Tech, UC Davis and Washington.
Competing for the Rams will be Kasey Claussen, Natalie Stone, Melissa Martin, Brianna Espinoza
and Emily Roering.
Live scoring will be available at www.golfstat.com.
Rams at the Las Vegas Collegiate Showdown...
Last year, the Las Vegas Collegiate Showdown was a record-breaking tournament for the Rams. They fired a team score of 282 (-6) which was four strokes under the previous school record. CSU finished tied for 11th. Senior Kasey Claussen and sophomore Brianna Espinoza both fired low rounds of 69 (-3) during the final round.
Price’s “Give ‘Em Five” Invitational...
CSU tied for 11th in New Mexico Oct. 14 with a score of 908 (+44). Although CSU did not make the top five as hoped, a few individuals played very well. Freshman Emily Roering shaved five strokes off of her previous average (79.11) and set a new career low of 72 (E) during the first round. Senior Kasey Claussen had a good second round, scoring 71 (-1), and sophomore Melissa Martin shot a low 72 (E) during the third round.