Golf takes 14th in tourney

KATIE ARCHER, Evergreen reporter

WSU women’s golf competed Friday through Sunday in the Stanford Intercollegiate in Stanford, California. WSU tied for 14th place with the University of Denver with a score of 902 (+50).

Senior Madison Odiorne finished first for the Cougars tied for 36th overall with a score of 219 (+6). Odiorne led the team in all three rounds. Junior Marie Lund-Hansen tied for 42nd place with a score of 221 (+8).

After recording a score of 76 and 74 in the first and second rounds, freshman Amy Chu finished 77th with a score of 234 (+21) after going 13 over par in the third round. Junior Elodie Bridenne tied for 80th (+23) with a score of 236.

After going 16 over par in the first round, redshirt sophomore Emily Baumgart scored a 73 (+2) in the second round and 78 (+7) in the third. Baumgart tied for 84th with a score of 238 (+25).

After the first round, the Cougars were in 16th place with a score of 304 (+20). After the second round the team had improved to 15th place with a score of 292 (+8). In the last round the team moved up to 14th place with a score 306 (+22).

No. 3 University of Southern California won the Stanford Intercollegiate with a score of 837 (-15) and led all three rounds of the tournament.

The Cougars faced many high-ranked teams at the Stanford Intercollegiate. Of the 17 teams that competed, seven were ranked in the top 25.

The Cougars will be back in action Nov. 5 competing in Kailua Kona, Hawaii, for the Nanea Pac-12 Preview.