Colorado’s women’s golf team finished tied for 15th at the Stanford Intercollegiate on Sunday, ending the tournament at 49-over-par 901 at Stanford Golf Course.
The Buffaloes took a step back in the final round, posting a 25-over 309 to finish level with CSU Fullerton and four shots ahead of Oregon State. The tournament was played on the 6,267-yard, par-71 course.
Senior Maya McVey was once again Colorado’s steadiest performer. She closed with a 1-under 70 to finish at 1-over 214, good for a tie for 16th. McVey opened with consecutive rounds of 72 and then delivered Colorado’s best score of the week on Sunday.
“Maya played awesome golf,” Colorado Head Coach Madeleine Sheils said. “Earning a top-20 in this field is an impressive feat. She has great focus and determination, and it showed this week.”
McVey’s final round featured an early birdie at the 152-yard par-3 after starting on the eighth hole in the shotgun format. She added another birdie at the 477-yard par-5 12th to get to 2-under, then gave one shot back with a bogey at the par-4 15th. After reaching the turn with pars on 16, 17 and 18, she stayed steady through the front side as well, briefly dropping to even with a bogey at the par-4 second before bouncing back with a birdie at the 143-yard par-3 fourth and closing with three straight pars.
Colorado also got birdies from senior Carolyn Fuller, who made gains at the par-5 seventh and par-4 13th on her way to a 77. She tied for 59th at 12-over.
Junior Ellen O'Shaughnessy tied for 81st at 17-over, while sophomore Brenna Higgins finished tied for 86th at 19-over. Sophomore Teemapat Pateetin carded two birdies of her own, at the par-5 first and the 171-yard par-3 14th, and placed 92nd at 29-over.
At the top of the leaderboard, host Stanford rolled to the team title at 28-under, finishing 19 shots clear of Virginia, which was second at 9-under. Southern California took third at 7-under. Stanford’s Meja Ortengren claimed medalist honors at 14-under 199, two strokes better than teammate Andrea Revuelta.
“It was a very disappointing showing as a team,” Sheils said. “We have to improve our adaptability on the course and be better at managing bad days and getting more out of our good days, and that's on me as their coach. We'll take this week as another learning lesson and look forward to getting back to practice.”
Colorado now turns to the Nanea Invitational, which will close the fall season Oct. 26-28 in Kailua-Kona, Hawaii.
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