BYU women's golf team in sixth place after the first day of the Utah Dixie Classic
St. George, Utah (April 3, 2000)--The BYU women's golf team is in sixth place out of 25 teams after the first day of competition at the Utah Dixie Classic in St. George, Utah.
The Cougars are looking strong going into the second and final day of the tournament.
"Our drives are really solid, but we struggled with our putting. Some strategical errors were made today, but I'm confident they'll be corrected tomorrow," said head coach Gary Howard
BYU has come out with a crucial lead over Washington State. "It's really big for us to be leading Washington State by eleven strokes." said Howard. BYU needs to beat Washington State to get into regionals.
"Carrie [Summerhays] and Adrianne [Gibby] had really good rounds today," said Howard. Summerhays, who won this event last year, shot a 74 and is in tenth place after the first day. Maria Boden from Oklahoma State is leading all competitors with a score of 67 for the day. Oklahoma State ended the day in first place, with Texas Tech coming in second.
There is still a day left in the tournament with a lot of holes left to play, so anything could happen. Coach Howard concluded, "We ended the day off very well, so we're optimistic about tomorrow's rounds."
Team Standings
1 Oklahoma St. 292
2 Texas Tech 299
3 UTEP 300
4 Missouri 303
5 San Diego St. 305
6 BYU 306
7 New Mexico 307
8 Wichita 308
9 Colorado St 309
NAU 309
Kansas 309
12 Denver 312
Cal-Northridge 312
Long Beach 312
15 Boise State 319
16 Weber St. 321
Washington St. 321
Wyoming 321
Nevada 321
20 San Francisco 323
Lamar 323
22 Southern Miss 332
23 Montana St. 335
24 Texas Pan-Am 336
25 Mesa St. 342
BYU Individual Scores
Carrie Summerhays 74 (10th)
Adrianne Gibby 75
Nicole Parry 77
Summer Pierce 80
Teal Thron 82
Jessica Gardner 84