Laur in the Top-20, Matadors 13th at Lady Thunderbird Invitational

Thursday, March 9

Saint George, UT // Sunbrook GC

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California State University at Northridge

Pizza Hut Lady Thunderbird Invitational

Photo by: Braden Villanueva

Laur in the Top-20, Matadors 13th at Lady Thunderbird Invitational

3/9/2023 6:40:00 PM | Women's Golf

Golfstat Live Results

ST. GEORGE, Utah - Sophomore Elle Laur opened with a 2-over 74 and is tied for 15th after one round of the Pizza Hut Lady Thunderbird Invitational Thursday at Sunbrook G.C.

Laur, competing as an individual, birdied her opening hole on Thursday before making par on her next nine holes. Three straight bogeys dropped her two 2-over where she would remain after making par on each of her final six holes. Laur, who tied for most pars in round one (14), is tied with nine other players at 2-over, five shots behind UC Riverside's Tiffany Le who finished at 3-under 69.

As a team, the Matadors posted a 314 in round one and are 13th in the 16-team field. Wyoming holds the team lead after 18 holes after posting a 2-over 290.

CSUN SCORES

Sophomore Julia Myklebust is just outside the top-20 after the opening round after tying for team-high honors with four birdies. Myklebust was even through seven holes on Thursday before a double bogey at No. 17 dropped her to 2-over. A birdie at No. 18 brought her back to 1-over before finishing 2-over on her final nine holes to finish the day at 3-over 75.
Freshman Gracie Piar matched Myklebust with four birdies in the opening round but also had six bogeys and one triple bogey in a round of 5-over 77. Pair is currently tied for 39th heading into round two.
Freshman Kim Turgut and junior Grace Bettis are each tied for 69th at 9-over 81. Turgut had three birdies in round one but also had a pair of double bogeys and one triple bogey while one birdie and eight bogeys.
Fernanda Sosa Stackpole rounded out the CSUN scoring as she is currently tied for 79th at 11-over 83.

COACH MICHELLE WINKLER SAID
"We couldn't have asked for more perfect conditions. No wind, 65 degrees with lift, clean, and place. Today was our opportunity to capitalize and start the tournament off strong. Unfortunately, we keep making the same poor decisions and lost too many strokes on the greens. If we can improve upon one area, it has to be our putting within 8' and in. These are costing us 3-5 strokes per player."

The Matadors will be paired with Eastern Washington, Idaho State and host Southern Utah for the second round which gets underway with a shotgun start Friday morning at 9 a.m.

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