CSUN 12th, Best Career Finish for Laur at Pizza Hut Lady Thunderbird Invitational

Saturday, March 11

Saint George, UT // Sunbrook GC

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California State University at Northridge

Pizza Hut Lady Thunderbird Invitational

Photo by: Braden Villanueva

3/11/2023 1:28:00 PM | Women's Golf

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ST. GEORGE, Utah - Elle Laur posted her best career finish while the CSUN women's golf team posted a final round 310 to finish 12th at the Pizza Hut Lady Thunderbird Invitational Saturday at Sunbrook G.C.

Laur, competing as an individual outside of the team scoring, fired a final round 3-over 75 to finish tied for 15th among 95 players in the field. With rounds of 74-74-75, she posted her best tournament finish as well as her low total for 54 holes as a Matador. After making par on her first hole of the day, Laur made double bogey at the par-4 16th to drop to 2-over. Two bogeys would drop her to 4-over through eight holes before closing with a trio of birdies as she played the final 11 holes at 1-under to close the day at 3-over and the tournament at 7-over 223.

Laur wound up with 37 pars over three days which tied for sixth-most of all players in the tournament.

After posting their low team round of the season with a second round 299 on Friday, the Matadors finished Saturday's final round at 310 to finish 12th at 923. Wyoming (885) and California Baptist (885) tied for the team title while the Lancers' Samantha Dizon claimed individual medalist honors at 4-under 212.

CSUN SCORES

Julia Mykebust and Kim Turgut wound up tying for 38th to to finish as low players in CSUN's team scoring. Each finished the tournament at 14-over 230 as Turgut closed with a 4-over 76 while Myklebust closed with an 8-over 80. Turgut notched a pair of birdies and 10 pars on Saturday while Myklebust had one birdie and 10 pars.
Fernanda Sosa Stackpole followed up Saturday's season-low round of 73 with a final round 6-over 78 to tie for 55th at 18-over 234. Sosa Stackpole was even through her opening nine holes before finishing 6-over over her final nine holes.
Freshman Gracie Piar finished one shot behind Sosa Stackpole, in a tie for 59th at 19-over 235. Piar had a pair of birdies on her back nine as she finished with a final round 8-over 80.
Junior Grace Bettis had her best round of the tournament Saturday as she rounded out the Matador scoring with a 4-over 76 to finish tied for 63rd at 20-over 236.

COACH MICHELLE WINKLER SAID
"Elle has been sick this entire tournament. She went out each day taking it shot by shot with zero expectations. Her attitude and commitment to the game plan was nothing short of impressive. I'm so proud of her after this finish, and I know she has more confidence going into Fresno State."

The Matadors will next head to Fresno to play their final tournament before the Big West Championship. CSUN will tee it up at the Fresno Classic Mar. 27 at San Joaquin Country Club in its final tune-up before the conference championship gets underway Apr. 16 in Las Vegas.

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