Long Beach State University Athletics
49ers Fly To Stanford For Peg Barnard Invitational
4/10/2008 12:00:00 AM | Women's Golf
April 10, 2008
FIRST TEE: Long Beach State travels to Northern California for their final regular season tournament as they prepare for the Peg Barnard Invitational hosted by Stanford University. Katy Barrett, Reina Rogers, Erin Cylke, Brenda Chhuor and Lindsey McAtee will take part in the two-day tournament that begins on Friday, April 11 at the Stanford Golf Course (6,117 yards/par 71) with 36-holes and concludes on Saturday, April 12, with the final 18-holes. California, Stanford, Oregon State, Washington, Washington State, San Jose State, UC Davis, UC Irvine, Fresno State, Portland State, Colorado, Tennessee-Chattanooga and Hawai'i.
LAST YEAR AT STANFORD: The 49ers tied for fourth place with Hawai'i at last year's Peg Barnard Invitational as LBSU shot a two-round total of 592 (289-303). Tournament host Stanford won the team championship by four shots as the Cardinal recorded a score of 572 (287-285). Redshirt senior Kay Hoey won the individual title by three shots as she finished with a 8-under par 134 (65-69). Senior Katy Barrett tied for 13th with a 148 (74-74) and Kira Murashige finished in 67th at 179 (87-92). Sophomore Brenda Chhuor recorded a 152 (75-77) as she finished tied for 30th.
EWART ON STANFORD AND OREGON INVITES: "It was nice to have Katy bounce back after struggling most of this spring. I know she's geared up for this tournament as the Stanford course is one of our favorites," said 49er Head Coach Sue Ewart. "Also encouraging was Brenda Chhuor's completion of the 36-18 hole format in Oregon. We were a little concerned if she could handle it physically after not playing for a couple of months. I think we should play well here as the girls are well rested from spring break and it looks like the weather should be perfect for a change."
BARRETT HAS SEASON BEST IN OREGON: Katy Barrett recorded her season best two weeks ago at the Oregon Duck Invitational as she shot a three-round total of 13-over par 229 (77-78-74) to finish tied for 16th place and was the top individual for The Beach. Barrett's play in Eugene was her second top-20 finish this season as she tied for 20th at the Heather Farr Invitational last October. Overall, this was her sixth top-20 completion in her 49er career.
McATEE'S STREAK ENDS IN OREGON: Lindsey McAtee's 79th place finish at the Oregon Duck Invitational more than two weeks ago ended her four tournament streak as the top individual for LBSU. McAtee had led the 49ers since late October at the Las Vegas Collegiate Showdown and her season best performance at the Kitahara Fresno State Invitational in February as she shot a two-round total of 150 to tie for 20th place, marking her first top-20 finish. McAtee's best low round was also in Fresno as she shot a 3-under 69 as she led the field after the opening round.
BEACH SIGNS TWO FOR NEXT SEASON: Long Beach State Head Women's Golf Coach Sue Ewart announced over the winter break that Simone Hoey (Rancho Cucamonga) and Lee Lopez (Whittier) have signed National Letters-of-Intent with the 49ers ... Hoey, the sister of Kay Hoey, is the Summer Metro Player of the Year for the Southern California PGA Junior Tour ... Hoey represented Southern California at the Mary Cave Cup where she finished 7th ... She has also competed at the Junior World Championship in 2006 where she finished 27th ... Hoey is no stranger to the Southern California golf scene where she has competed extensively for the past several years. Her scoring average of 75.82 has included several wins this year ... Lopez, a senior at La Serna High School is currently ranked No. 9 in the Golfweek rankings and is a Rolex Junior All-America Honorable Mention ... She has dominated Southern California junior golf for the past few years and is the Toyota Tour Cup Player of the Year and JAGS Player of the Year for the past three years ... She has also won back-to-back titles at the Junior America's Cup while representing Southern California. This past year she competed in 10 AJGA events, finishing in the top five three times including one win ... Her scoring average with the AJGA is 74.13 while her scoring average on the Toyota Tour Cup is 73.62 ... Lee is also the newly crowned CIF State Champion, shooting two-under at Poppy Hills and winning by two shots ... She advanced to the CIF State by winning the Southern California region with a score of 69 at Diamond Bar.
NEXT UP FOR THE BEACH: The 49ers are next in action as they prepare for the Big West Conference Championships on April 21-22, at the Tijeras Creek Golf Club in Rancho Santa Margarita. Admission to the two-day event is free. For further information log on to bigwest.org.
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