Colorado State University Athletics
Women's golf preview: CSU's Ezpinoza to compete in NCAA West regional
5/4/2011 12:00:00 AM | Women's Golf
May 4, 2011
By Cydnee Black
Athletic Media Relations
FORT COLLINS, Colo. – Colorado State junior Brianna Espinoza will compete as an individual in the NCAA Women’s Golf West Regional, beginning Thursday at the Washington National Golf Club in Auburn, Wash.
The Washington National Golf Club has been ranked among the "101 Best Golf Experiences in the West" by Fairways and Greens. The course is a par 72 with 6,266 total yardage. The teams competing in the tournament are USC, Virginia, Arizona, Georgia, Tennessee, Pepperdine, Iowa State, UC Davis, Texas A&M, Oklahoma, Oregon, South Carolina, Washington, Tulsa, Denver, San Diego State, Brigham Young, New Mexico, Texas/San Antonio, Portland State, New Mexico State, San Jose State, Oral Roberts and UTEP.
If Espinoza can finish in the top two of the six individuals in the West regional, she will qualify for the NCAA championships May 18-21 in Bryan, Texas.
Espinoza impressed the selection committee with an average round score of 74 (ranking fourth in the Mountain West) and by posting four top-eight finishes, with a best finish of third at the MountainView Invitational in Tuscon, Ariz. Espinoza shot a career-best three-round score of 214 in that tournament, including a season-low 70 in the final round.
Other individuals competing in the tournament are Idaho’s Kayla Mortellaro and Teo Poplawski, North Dakota State’s Amy Anderson, Maryland’s Jessica Hollandsworth and Baylor’s Chelsey Cothran.
The regionals are considered a preliminary tournament to decide the championship field. All told, 126 of the 378 players in the three regionals will qualify for the championships.
The tournament will consist of three days starting Thursday, with a shotgun start at 9 a.m. MDT.
Live scoring will be available at GolfStat.com
