CSU Back In Action At Chattanooga Classic March 27-29

Tournament: Chattanooga Classic
Dates: March 27-29, 2022
Host: University of Tennessee at Chattanooga
Location: Chattanooga, Tenn.
Course: Council Fire Golf Club
Course Par/Yardage: Par 72 / 6,184 yds
Host Web Site: https://gomocs.com
Live Scoring: https://csura.ms/3JA6D6V
Tournament Field (20): Colorado State, Chattanooga, Central Arkansas, East Carolina, East Tennessee State, Florida Atlantic, Florida International, Indiana, Iowa, James Madison, Middle Tennessee, Murray State, North Florida, Old Dominion, Samford, South Florida, Southern Miss, UTSA, Wisconsin, Yale, Duke Individuals

Next on the Tee:
Colorado State is quickly back in action at the 2022 Chattanooga Classic, March 27-29. The three-day, 54-hole tournament, hosted the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, is being played at Council Fire Golf Club (Par 72 - 6,234 yards) in Chattanooga, Tenn. The Rams will play the first round on Sunday, starting with tee times at 11:30 a.m. off No. 1 and CSU playing with Florida Atlantic and Central Arkansas.

Lineup for the Chattanooga Classic:
The Rams are in the play-five, count-four event this week at Council Fire Golf Club. For CSU, the lineup will be:
1. Andrea Bergsdottir
2. Gabby Minier
3. Lacey Uchida
4. Sofia Torres
5. Pemika Arphamongkol (aka "Fancy")

Handicapping the Field In Chattanooga:
Joining Colorado State and host Chattanooga for the event are Central Arkansas, East Carolina, East Tennessee State, Florida Atlantic, Florida International, Indiana, Iowa, James Madison, Middle Tennessee, Murray State, North Florida, Old Dominion, Samford, South Florida, Southern Miss, UTSA, Wisconsin and Yale as well as individuals from Duke.

Par Four On The Clover Cup:

This will be the second time that CSU has played in the event, as the Rams made their debut in last year's tournament and finished eighth.
Of the 20 programs competing, seven had participants as either a team or individual in the 2021 NCAA Regionals (four teams, three schools with individuals), with one individual that advanced to the NCAA Championships.
In the field, 16 teams are ranked in the top 125 nationally according to Golfstat, with seven in the top 60, including No. 54 North Florida, No. 57 UTSA and No. 58 East Tennessee State.
Council Fire hosted the PGA Tour's Chattanooga Classic in 1992 and is the current home of the men's amateur event, Choo Choo Invitational.

CSU History In Chattanooga Classic
3/29-30/2021     308-305-308=921 (8th/14)
(Black Creek Golf Club)

Last Time Out:
Colorado State put together another quality round, moving up another place to finish 10th at the 2022 Clover Cup Saturday. The three-day, 54-holes, hosted by the University of Notre Dame, was played at Longbow Golf Club (Par 72 – 6,184 yards) in Mesa, Ariz.
                In a field that includes 12 teams represented in the 2021 NCAA Women's Golf Regionals, the Rams again moved up a spot on the leaderboard on the last 18, shooting a 6-over 294 and finishing at 25-over 889. No. 41 Clemson won the tournament at 18-under 846, five shots ahead of runner-up Texas A&M at 13-under 851. No. 17 LSU was third at 8-under 856, with No. 30 Kentucky and No. 31 TCU tying for fourth at even-par 864. CSU did pick up a several wins over schools in front of them in the rankings, including Notre Dame and Mercer.
                CSU was led by freshman Lacey Uchida, tying for 27th at 3-over 219. Uchida posted a team season-best tying and personal season low 3-under 69 in the final round that included an eagle on the par-4 eighth hole, her 17th hole of the day. Junior Andrea Bergsdottir was one shot behind at 4-over 220 in a tie for 32nd, as she had a very consistent tournament with all three rounds at 74 or better. Junior Gabby Minier and sophomore Sofia Torres tied for 49th at 9-over 225, while sophomore Panchalika Arphamongkol tied for 73rd at 19-over 235. LSU's Ingrid Lindblad led from start to finish individually, finishing at 13-under 203 to win by five shots.
                "It was great to see our team compete in a tough field," head coach Laura Cilek said. "They are realizing they can play with anyone when they commit to their game plan and take it one shot at a time. Lacey had a great round today at 3-under and Andrea was steady for us all week.
                "This group plays hard for each other, they are eager to learn and they represent Colorado state so well," Cilek continued. "I can't wait to see them hoist a trophy and I know they will do so soon enough. We are looking forward to getting some practice in over the next week and a half and getting back out to compete in Chattanooga."
              "They're young. They need to learn how to play in wind and cold and rain," she said. "It's part of playing an outdoor sport. We knew it was going to be harder. There were definitely some moments of teaching today. They're not going to learn unless they make the choice and see the difference in outcome. It was definitely a day where we learned a lot, and sometimes those are hard and disappointing, but those are the days where you get the most out of it."

More On the Spring Opener:

There were several highlights from the spring-opening FAU Paradise Invitational.
The first and third rounds for the Rams are the low for the season and tied for the sixth lowest rounds in program history.
CSU's even-par 54-hole total of 864 is the fourth lowest score ever for the Rams.
Sofia Torres shot a 4-under 214 at the event, which is tied for the 10th best event performance ever.

Other Season Highlights

The current team average of 296.62 is a current single-season average low and program lowest versus par so far.
Junior Andrea Bergsdottir currently ranks fourth in career scoring average while fellow junior Gabby Minier is ninth on the list.

Fast Five On the 2021-22 Season:

This is the eighth tournament for the Rams this season.
The Rams have three top-10 and 12 top-25 individual finishes this season, with the 11 top-25s going to five separate players (Panchalika Arphamongkol, Andrea Bergsdottir, Gabby Minier, Sofia Torres and Lacey Uchida).
The Rams are the only college team in the country to feature two pairs of sisters on the roster (Panchalika & Pemika Arphamongkol and Thea & Tomine Bjerkelo).
Head coach Laura Cilek is in her fourth year as leader of the Rams.
CSU returns the top five scorers from last year, but all three freshmen have cracked the lineup at least once each so far this season.

Friendly Honored As All-American Scholar:
Freshman Panchalika Arphamongkol was named to the 2020-21 Women's Golf Coaches Association (WGCA) All-American Scholar team as the association announced its annual honors. The criteria to be named an All-American Scholar includes a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.50.
                Overall, 1,432 women's collegiate golfers were recognized with the prestigious All-American Scholar honor including a combined 38 from the Mountain West.

On the World Stage:
Two Rams on the current roster are ranked among the top 1200 players in the current World Amateur Golf Rankings, as of March 23. The rankings are based on their average performance in selected counting events over the past two calendar years.
Player   WAGR
Andrea Bergsdottir          1077
Sofia Torres        1189

Coming Up: CSU will next head southeast for the 2022 Maryb S. Kauth Invitational in San Antonio, Texas, April 5-6.

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