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Colonel Wollenberg Ptarmigan Ram Classic Day 1
Fancy That – Rams Blow Away Program Records on First Day
9/25/2023 7:10:00 PM | Women's Golf
Team posts round of 24- and 17-under at Ram Classic
FORT COLLINS – Not very often does 3-under feel like an underwhelming day, especially covering two rounds. It would take extraordinary circumstances to feel like you're lagging behind your teammates.
Monday was that day – in a very good way – for Colorado State's women's golf team.
"I got Sofie Torres' card after round one and she shot 5-under, and I was like, 'good job.' But Andrea shot 6-under," CSU golf coach Laura Cilek said. "Normally 5-under is a great round. and she did have a great round. But we had two 5-unders, a 6-under and an 8-under. That doesn't happen very often."
All six Rams in the field shot below par on their home course Monday as the first two rounds of the Ptarmigan Ram Classic at Ptarmigan Country Club took place on a perfect Colorado fall day, dropping birdies with regularity. Records, too.
Such as the lowest round in program history, notched by Pemika Arphamongkol in the opening 18; Fancy, as she's known, posted an 8-under 64, clipping the former mark by one stroke. It was an old record Torres tied in the second leg of the day, a 7-under which put her at 12-under for the day to share the individual lead, breaking the tournament 36-hole record.
Tag on the team record for a tournament round, a 24-under 264 (9-under in 2015). And the 36-hole total of 41-under (14-under in 2015) just for good measure, because the 17-under the final round of the day also broke the prior single-round record.
Most tournaments, a player or two is unhappy with their day. These Rams were all smiles.
"I really love our team. I looked around and I saw everyone was smiling, so I kind of knew everybody did well," Arphamongkol said. "I was really, really happy that everybody did well. I knew that we did good (the first round), and I know everyone worked so hard for this. I didn't expect anything, I'm just glad everyone played well."
As the sun started to dip behind the Rocky Mountains, Colorado State held a commanding 19-stroke lead over Colorado, finishing the two rounds at 41-under. There were 17 players in the 61-person field who finished Monday under par, and six of them were Rams.
Katie Stinchcomb, playing independently, came in at 3-under, the kind of score a coach would more often lament not having in the lineup. Monday was the exception, not the rule.
The score the Rams dropped in the first round was Lacey Uchida's 4-under. The second round was Andrea Bergsdottir at 1-over. At the end of the day, Uchida was 6-under, Bergsdottir 5-under.
At the top of the board sat Torres, her 12-under tied for the individual lead with Colorado's Sabrina Iqbal. Just one stroke back was Arphamongkol at 11-under, and a stroke behind her sat freshman Kara Kaneshiro.
The freshman, playing 36 tournament holes in a day for the first time, was as consistent as a player could be, posting matching 5-unders in both rounds. She attacked the par-5s, playing them at 6-under (as did teammates Bergsdottir and Arphamongkol.
She's been unfazed at the start of her collegiate career, and the personality of the team has made it easy for her to fit into the equation.
"It was just so fun because we got to feed off each other's energy. The coaches were really great today supporting us," she said. "I found out Fancy broke the record right at the start of my second round, and I was so happy for her. Then I found out everyone was doing great, so it was great to feed off of it."
No one was more stunned than Arphamongkol. It didn't matter the length of the hole, she played them all under par on the day. In addition to 10 birdies, she had an eagle with just a lone bogey on her card.
She wanted to capitalize on playing on the course she knew so well, which made her a bit more aggressive when attacking greens. She had 10 pars on the day and an eagle
"I was so surprised. I didn't expect that," she said. "Eight-under is my lowest, my best score so far, so I'm really, really happy.
"I feel comfortable with this course. I was just going to try to hit the pin, aim for a pin, hit the spot like that. It just came out to going in and got an 8-under."
The Rams were consistently good. They were the only team to shoot under par on par 4s, and on par 5s, they held a 12-stroke advantage over the Buffs.
Every team wants to take advantage of their home course. The Rams were almost criminal in their pursuit, but being at home doesn't account for how they played as a group.
"I mean, I've been coaching for 12, 13 years now and that is – at every level, national championships, regionals, conference tournaments – that was the most amazing day of golf I have ever seen," Cilek said. "From start to finish they were calm, collected, they made smart decisions. They just went about their day. They haven't played 36 holes since last April and you wouldn't even know. It was so amazing the way they carried themselves, and they just looked like they could beat anybody they wanted."
After all the scorecards were turned in, she pulled her team aside and reminded them of the commanding lead. She told them they didn't have to do anything spectacular – then contradicted herself – just stay the course.
Which for the Rams, was a blistering, record-setting pace.
No pressure because none of them expect the same type of day will unfold. And the Rams understood what their coach was really telling them – keep the process the same and the scores will be the scores.
"I think we're just going to try to stay in the moment, do our best tomorrow and see where we end up, see how low we can go," Kaneshiro said. "We're just going to aim to do the best we can tomorrow and see how it plays out. I'm really confident we'll do well tomorrow."
They did so well on the first day, an even-par round as a team would set the tournament record.
Monday was that day – in a very good way – for Colorado State's women's golf team.
"I got Sofie Torres' card after round one and she shot 5-under, and I was like, 'good job.' But Andrea shot 6-under," CSU golf coach Laura Cilek said. "Normally 5-under is a great round. and she did have a great round. But we had two 5-unders, a 6-under and an 8-under. That doesn't happen very often."
All six Rams in the field shot below par on their home course Monday as the first two rounds of the Ptarmigan Ram Classic at Ptarmigan Country Club took place on a perfect Colorado fall day, dropping birdies with regularity. Records, too.
Such as the lowest round in program history, notched by Pemika Arphamongkol in the opening 18; Fancy, as she's known, posted an 8-under 64, clipping the former mark by one stroke. It was an old record Torres tied in the second leg of the day, a 7-under which put her at 12-under for the day to share the individual lead, breaking the tournament 36-hole record.
Tag on the team record for a tournament round, a 24-under 264 (9-under in 2015). And the 36-hole total of 41-under (14-under in 2015) just for good measure, because the 17-under the final round of the day also broke the prior single-round record.
Most tournaments, a player or two is unhappy with their day. These Rams were all smiles.
"I really love our team. I looked around and I saw everyone was smiling, so I kind of knew everybody did well," Arphamongkol said. "I was really, really happy that everybody did well. I knew that we did good (the first round), and I know everyone worked so hard for this. I didn't expect anything, I'm just glad everyone played well."
As the sun started to dip behind the Rocky Mountains, Colorado State held a commanding 19-stroke lead over Colorado, finishing the two rounds at 41-under. There were 17 players in the 61-person field who finished Monday under par, and six of them were Rams.
Katie Stinchcomb, playing independently, came in at 3-under, the kind of score a coach would more often lament not having in the lineup. Monday was the exception, not the rule.
The score the Rams dropped in the first round was Lacey Uchida's 4-under. The second round was Andrea Bergsdottir at 1-over. At the end of the day, Uchida was 6-under, Bergsdottir 5-under.
At the top of the board sat Torres, her 12-under tied for the individual lead with Colorado's Sabrina Iqbal. Just one stroke back was Arphamongkol at 11-under, and a stroke behind her sat freshman Kara Kaneshiro.
The freshman, playing 36 tournament holes in a day for the first time, was as consistent as a player could be, posting matching 5-unders in both rounds. She attacked the par-5s, playing them at 6-under (as did teammates Bergsdottir and Arphamongkol.
She's been unfazed at the start of her collegiate career, and the personality of the team has made it easy for her to fit into the equation.
"It was just so fun because we got to feed off each other's energy. The coaches were really great today supporting us," she said. "I found out Fancy broke the record right at the start of my second round, and I was so happy for her. Then I found out everyone was doing great, so it was great to feed off of it."
No one was more stunned than Arphamongkol. It didn't matter the length of the hole, she played them all under par on the day. In addition to 10 birdies, she had an eagle with just a lone bogey on her card.
She wanted to capitalize on playing on the course she knew so well, which made her a bit more aggressive when attacking greens. She had 10 pars on the day and an eagle
"I was so surprised. I didn't expect that," she said. "Eight-under is my lowest, my best score so far, so I'm really, really happy.
"I feel comfortable with this course. I was just going to try to hit the pin, aim for a pin, hit the spot like that. It just came out to going in and got an 8-under."
The Rams were consistently good. They were the only team to shoot under par on par 4s, and on par 5s, they held a 12-stroke advantage over the Buffs.
Every team wants to take advantage of their home course. The Rams were almost criminal in their pursuit, but being at home doesn't account for how they played as a group.
"I mean, I've been coaching for 12, 13 years now and that is – at every level, national championships, regionals, conference tournaments – that was the most amazing day of golf I have ever seen," Cilek said. "From start to finish they were calm, collected, they made smart decisions. They just went about their day. They haven't played 36 holes since last April and you wouldn't even know. It was so amazing the way they carried themselves, and they just looked like they could beat anybody they wanted."
After all the scorecards were turned in, she pulled her team aside and reminded them of the commanding lead. She told them they didn't have to do anything spectacular – then contradicted herself – just stay the course.
Which for the Rams, was a blistering, record-setting pace.
No pressure because none of them expect the same type of day will unfold. And the Rams understood what their coach was really telling them – keep the process the same and the scores will be the scores.
"I think we're just going to try to stay in the moment, do our best tomorrow and see where we end up, see how low we can go," Kaneshiro said. "We're just going to aim to do the best we can tomorrow and see how it plays out. I'm really confident we'll do well tomorrow."
They did so well on the first day, an even-par round as a team would set the tournament record.
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