SANTA CLARA, Calif. – Santa Clara women's golf will spend the first part of the week in southern Utah competing in the Entrada Classic, hosted by BYU at the 6,082-yard, par-72 Entrada Golf Course at Snow Canyon Country Club in St. George. The 54-hole event will take place over two days beginning on Monday when the field will play two rounds.
The Broncos grabbed a share of 11th their last time out at The Gold Rush, it was their first finish outside the top-three in their last five tournaments.
A strong field is lined up for this one with six teams ranked among the top-90 in the recent Golfstat.com poll. Kent State is No. 12 in the rankings with Texas Tech (45), Texas-San Antonio (61), BYU (83), Colorado State (85) and Idaho (88) all scheduled to compete. The Broncos are currently ranked No. 101.
Coming off a career tournament, Claire Choi looks to continue her stellar play while anchoring the squad from the No. 1 spot. The freshman had her first top-5 finish with a career-low 54-hole score of 216 at The Gold Rush.
Sophomores Emily Sumner (74.06) and Sarah Busey (74.28) will join Choi on Santa Clara's five-player team. The trio has competed in every event this year. Sumner leads the team with a 74.06 average with Busey close behind at 74.28. Choi is third with an average of 75.00.
Completing the Broncos' contingent are Chloe Wong and Isabella Seeburger, who makes her season debut.
First round action gets underway with a shotgun start at 8:30 a.m. PT. Live scoring is available by visiting Golfstat.com.
TOURNAMENT INFORMATION
Name: Entrada Classic
Dates (Site): Monday-Tuesday, Mar. 11-12 (St. George, Utah)
Host: Brigham Young
Tournament Field (Rank): Boise State (124), BYU (83), Colorado State (85), Idaho (88), Kent State (12), Oral Roberts (140), Portland State (151), San Francisco (113), Santa Clara (101), Southern Utah (129), Texas-San Antonio (61), Texas Tech (45), Utah Valley (133), Wyoming (166).
Details: The 54-hole event will be contested over two days in a five-count-four team scoring format. Teams and individuals will play 36 holes on Monday with a single 18-hole final round on Tuesday. Play begins with a 7:30 a.m. PT shotgun start on both days.
Course: Entrada at Snow Canyon Country Club
Yardage/Par: 6,082 yards/Par 72
Website: www.golfentrada.com
Results: Golfstat.com
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