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Cougars take fifth, Huang places eighth
By Alexa Anderson, Sports Information Director – Golf at Brigham Young University
CARROLLTON, Texas — After firing a team score of 311 in round three, No. 42 BYU women’s golf placed fifth at The Bruzzy Challenge held at Maridoe Golf Club on Tuesday, while Rose Huang tied for eighth place.
“It was a tough day today for everyone in the entire field,” BYU head coach Carrie Roberts said. “I think we could have scored a little better, but the team hung in there well.”
The Cougars finished the tournament at +53 to claim fifth place. Texas A&M recorded the victory, shooting +43 at the 54-hole event, while Iowa State placed second at +45.
Huang carded a team-low 75 in the third round. She had two birdies on the day, birdying holes 2 and 7. Huang finished The Bruzzy Challenge at +10 to tie for eighth place.
Naomi Soifua and Kendra Dalton also placed in the top 20. Soifua fired a 77 on Tuesday to shoot +14 in the 54-hole event and tie for 16th place, while Dalton carded 80 in round three to tie for 20th place at +15.
Annie Yang carded 76-75-81 to shoot +16 at The Bruzzy Challenge. Yang tied for 24th place. Anna Kennedy fired a 79 in round three to record a T32 finish at +18.
BYU women's golf will travel to Southern California to compete in the 2018 West Coast Conference Golf Championships April 16-18.
The Bruzzy Challenge – April 2-3, 2018
BYU Player Results
Place
Player
Round 1
Round 2
Round 3
Total
To-Par
T8
Rose Huang
73
78
75
226
+10
T16
Naomi Soifua
76
77
77
230
+14
T20
Kendra Dalton
74
77
80
231
+15
T24
Annie Yang
76
75
81
232
+16
T32
Anna Kennedy
76
79
79
234
+18
Team Results
Place
Team
Round 1
Round 2
Round 3
Total
To-Par
1
Texas A&M
299
292
316
907
+43
T2
Iowa State
297
298
314
909
+45
T2
Houston
299
306
304
909
+45
4
TCU
312
295
308
915
+51
5
BYU
299
307
311
917
+53
6
Missouri
301
307
312
920
+56
7
San Diego St.
312
298
313
923
+59
8
Texas Tech
312
303
314
929
+65
9
North Texas
314
309
316
939
+75
T10
Texas State
310
312
321
943
+79
T10
SMU
318
303
322
943
+79
12
Iowa
316
317
316
949
+85
13
Kansas St.
322
317
313
952
+88
14
Boston College
310
308
335
953
+89
15
UTSA
315
319
325
959
+95