The Southern Utah University women’s golf team placed ninth out of 13 teams, scoring +68 over par in the Pizza Hut Lady Thunderbird Invitational at Sunbrook Golf Club in St. George.
Tanyatorn (Excel) Thalangkarn had a six-stroke lead entering the final day but couldn’t hold on and finished solo third.
Top teams
— No. 1: Boise State University, +30
— No. 2: Weber State University, +40
— Tied No. 3: Utah Valley University at +43
— Tied No. 3: Oral Roberts University, +43
Top individuals
— Tied No. 1: Leia Chung from Boise State at even par
— Tied No. 1: Jadan Gonzalez from the University of Wyoming at even par
— No. 3: Tanyatorn Excel Thalangkarn from Southern Utah at +1
— No. 4: Emily Song from Utah Valley at +5
Southern Utah finishes
— Anais Guibal was second for SUU, shooting +18.
— Third on the team and tied for 58th was Tijana Jovicevic Kovacic at +25.
— Cornelia Karlsson tied for 66th at +27.
— Ellie Olsen finished in 76th place at +36.
Southern Utah will next compete in the Red Rocks Invitational in Sedona, Arizona. The tournament will begin on Saturday, March 16, and end Sunday, March 17.
Author: Jack Paul
Photo courtesy of SUU Athletics
Editor: Anden Garfield
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