SPRINGVILLE -- BYU golfer Carrie Summerhays posted a second-place standing in the two-day BYU Golf Invitational to lead the Cougars to a third-place team finish Tuesday.

Summerhays finished nine above par with an overall score of 225 to claim individual second-place honors. Teammate Teal Thron also turned in a strong performance, finishing thirteen over par to take over fourth place.

The Cougars finished third as a team, behind UTEP and California. The University of Hawaii finished fourth.

UTEP golfer Kristen MacLaren took the individual title, bettering Summerhays by three strokes, in leading UTEP to victory. Melissa Mendoza, also of UTEP, took third.

The BYU Golf Invitational was held Monday and Tuesday at Hobble Creek Golf Course. Participants from sixteen schools were involved in the two day competition. Area school Weber State finished eighth overall, while conference opponents San Diego State and the University of Wyoming placed seventh and twelfth, respectively.

Top 10 Teams (Final)
Texas, El Paso             915 
California                 929 
Brigham Young University   934 
Hawai'i                    939 
Washington State           947 
San Francisco              951 
San Diego State            955 
Weber State                959 
Montana State              970 
Sam Houston State         1110
Top 20 Individuals (Final)
Kristen MacLaren, UTEP        222 (+6)
Carrie Summerhays, BYU        225 (+9)
Melissa Mendoza, UTEP         227 (+11)
Teal Thron, BYU               229 (+13)
Jordan Lintz, Wyoming         230 (+14)
Natalie Nakamura, USF         230 (+14)
Acey Erlandson, Boise State   231 (+15)
Nicole Bolter, California     231 (+15)
Tenille Howe, Weber State     231 (+15)
Kathy Cho, Hawai'i            231 (+15)
Tessa Martinez, UTEP          231 (+15)
Cheryl Lala, California       232 (+16)
Jennifer Dodd, Wash. State    233 (+17)
Heather Rollo, SDSU           234 (+18)
Ria Quiayon, California       234 (+18)
Linda Appelblad, Hawai'i      234 (+18)
Joanne Clingan, SDSU          235 (+19)
Desiree Ting, Hawai'i         235 (+19)
Cathy Pareja, CSUN            236 (+20)
Asa Jankler, SDSU             236 (+20)

The 1999 BYU Invitational Golf Tournament will be held Sept. 13th and 14th at the Hobble Creek Golf Course in Springville, Utah.

Participants from 16 different schools will be competing in the Invitational. The entrants are as follows: Boise St., BYU, Cal-Berkeley, Cal-State Northridge, Hawaii, Idaho State, Mesa State, Montana, Montana State, Sam Houston State, San Diego State, San Francisco, UTEP, Washington State, Weber State and Wyoming.

Teams will begin playing both days at 7:30 a.m., with 36 holes being played Monday and 18 on Tuesday for an NCAA-qualifying total of 54 holes. Awards will be given to the top two teams and top three individual performers.

Hobble Creek Golf Course is located approximately 10 miles south of the BYU campus in Provo, Utah. The course is par 72 with a course rating of 73.5.