CSU Heads To Pacific Northwest For Chambers Bay Invitational April 11-12

Tournament: Chambers Bay Invitational
Dates: April 11-12, 2022
Host: University of Washington and Seattle University
Location: University Place, Wash.
Course: Chambers Bay Golf Course
Course Par/Yardage: Par 72 / 6,046 yds
Host Web Site: https://goseattleu.com
Live Scoring: https://csura.ms/3DSRBXE
Tournament Field (18): Colorado State, Seattle, Washington, BYU, Boise State, Denver, Fresno State, Gonzaga, Grand Canyon, Idaho, New Mexico, New Mexico State, Pepperdine, Sacramento State, San Francisco, SMU, UCLA, Wyoming.

Next on the Tee:
Colorado State is back in play at the Chambers Bay Invitational, April 10-12. The three-day, 54-hole tournament, co-hosted the University of Washington and Seattle University, is being played at Chambers Bay Golf Course (Par 72 - 6,046 yards) in University Place, Wash. This event is replacing the Maryb S. Kauth Invitational on April 5-6 that CSU withdrew from due to COVID concerns.

Lineup for the Chambers Bay Invitational:
The Rams are in the play-five, count-four event this week at Chambers Bay Golf Course. For CSU, the lineup will be:
1.      Lacey Uchida
2.     Andrea Bergsdottir
3.     Sofia Torres
4.     Pemika Arphamongkol
5.     Panchalika Arphamongkol
Ind. Tomine Bjerkelo

Handicapping the Field In Washington:
Joining Colorado State and co-hosts Seattle and Washington are BYU, Boise State, Denver, Fresno State, Gonzaga, Grand Canyon, Idaho, New Mexico, New Mexico State, Pepperdine, Sacramento State, San Francisco, SMU, UCLA and Wyoming.

Par Four On The Chambers Bay Invitational:

This will be the first time that CSU has played in the event.
Of the 18 programs competing, eight had participants as either a team or individual in the 2021 NCAA Regionals (seven teams, one school with individual), with one team that advanced to the NCAA Championships.
In the field, 15 teams are ranked in the top 125 nationally according to Golfstat, with seven in the top 70, including No. 15 UCLA, No. 32 BYU, No. 50 Washington, No.. 53 New Mexico, No. 54 Denver, No. 66 Pepperdine and No. 67 San Francisco.
Located near Tacoma in Pierce County, Washington, Chambers Bay is one of the top public courses in the nation and the first course in the Northwest to welcome the Men's U.S. Open Championship, hosting the event in 2015. This year, it is host to the 122nd U.S. Women's Amateur.

CSU History In Chambers Bay Invitational
First Appearance

Last Time Out:
Colorado State put together one of the best rounds in school history and moved up to finish fifth at the 2022 Chattanooga Classic Tuesday. The three-day, 54-hole event, hosted by the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, was played at Council Fire Golf Club (Par 72 – 6,234 yards) in Chattanooga, Tenn.
      In a field has 16 of the 20 teams ranked in Golfstat's top 125, the Rams shot the low round of the final 18 with a 5-under 283. It was one of just three under-par rounds on the day and five in the event as well as the second lowest team round of the tournament, as the squad moved up two spots to finish fifth in the field at 20-over 884. The team's 5-under 283 is also a season low and ties for the fifth lowest 18-hole score ever. UTSA took home the team title at 5-over 869, defeating North Florida by one shot as UNF finished at 6-over 870. Central Arkansas was third at 11-over 875, with Yale in fourth at 16-over 880.
      "It was an all-around great tournament from top to bottom of the lineup for us," head coach Laura Cilek said. "We played very well on a demanding golf course. This group works hard every day and is committed to the process. It is so fun to see their hard work pay off!"
      The Rams are led by freshman Lacey Uchida in a tie for 17th at 4-over 220 following a final round 1-under 71, her sixth round at par or better this year. Junior Andrea Bergsdottir and freshman Pemika Arphamongkol tied for 26th at 6-over 222. Bergsdottir posted a 5-under 67 in the final round with six birdies to just one bogey on the day, as the 67 is a team season best, a career low for Bergsdottir and ties for the third-lowest single round in program history. Sophomore Sofia Torres was next in a tie for 43rd at 9-over 225, while junior Gabby Minier also went under-par in the final 18, shooting a 1-under 71 to move up to a tie for 55th at 13-over 229. Duke individual Anne Chen won medalist honors, posting a 9-under 207 to win by five shots.

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.
The first and third rounds for the Rams in the FAU Paradise Invitational 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 at FAU is the fourth lowest score ever for the Rams.
Sofia Torres shot a 4-under 214 at the FAU Paradise Invitational, which is tied for the 10th best event performance ever.

Fast Five On the 2021-22 Season:

This is the ninth 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:
Three Rams on the current roster are ranked among the top 1500 players in the current World Amateur Golf Rankings, as of April 9. The rankings are based on their average performance in selected counting events over the past two calendar years.
Player                                   WAGR
Andrea Bergsdottir              1121
Sofia Torres                         1243
Lacey Uchida                       1479

Coming Up: CSU will next head to the 2022 Mountain West Women's Golf Championship, being played at the Dinah Shore Course at Mission Hills Country Club in Rancho Mirage, Calif., April 18-20.

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