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Buffs Wrap Up Fall Season In Seventh At Nanea
October 30, 2024 | Women's Golf
KAILUA-KONA, Hawai'i — Colorado wrapped up the fall portion of the 2024-25 women's golf season with a seventh-place finish at the Nanea Invitational after final round of 12-over-par 304 at the Nanea Golf Club.
The Buffaloes dropped two spots from fifth in the final standings finishing at 19-over 895, matching the program's third-best team score for a 54-hole event on a par 73 course.
Top-ranked Stanford won the Nanea Invitational at 26-under, out-distancing No. 8 Arizona State by nine strokes. No. 6 Texas was the only other team in the red, placing third at 12-under.
It was another windy day in Hawai'i with winds in the 20-25 mile per hour range. Tough pin placements also made for a challenging final round. Colorado made only three birdies on the back nine and had already matched its second round of 7-over through 10 holes. The Buffaloes had a little more success on the front. Five of Colorado's seven birdies on the front came on a four-hole stretch between the third and sixth holes.
"Today we had challenges with trusting our lines and being committing to our decisions," Colorado assistant coach Mia Landegren said. "It just makes it harder when you don't have that trust within yourself. I know the (team) was a little disappointed and I don't think the score is a good reflection of their capabilities and how good they are."
Despite its highest round of the tournament, No. 57 ranked Colorado defeated a pair of top 50 teams in No. 41 Washington (+26) and No. 41 BYU (+28) to finish the fall season 40-26-1 against its competition. The Buffaloes' overall fall season stroke average of 73.70 is the second-best in team history, trailing only last year's 73.60.
"I think we've had a really good fall and I'm very proud of them," Landegren said. "They should be proud of themselves too. To consistently get better after every round that we've seen in the fall I think it really shows they're heading in the right direction, and we are doing the right things."
Freshman Ellen O'Shaughnessy had Colorado's low 54-hole score tying for 20th place at 2-over 221. She shot 76 in the final round, but it was good enough to secure her first-career top 20 finish.
Freshman Sydney Givens tied for 27th overall at 4-over 223. Givens had Colorado's top round of the day with a 75. She had the best back nine of the day as well, shooting 1-under with birdies on a pair of par 4s at the 10th and 15th.
Junior Morgan Miller tied for 33rd overall at 7-over 226 following a round of 76 on Wednesday. Senior Maria Eidhagen Harrouch, who had a team-best four birdies in the final round, tied for 40th in the field at 11-over 230. Sophomore Carolyn Fuller finished off her fall season tied for 44th at 13-over 232.
Stanford's Megha Ganne took medalist honors at 9-under after a 71 in the final round, edging teammate Meja Ortengren and Texas' Farah O'Keefe by a single stroke.
Colorado will take the next three months off from competition and will begin its spring season with its first international event in six years. The Buffaloes will travel to Mexico to compete in the Collegiate Invitational at Guadalajara Country Club, hosted by Virginia Jan. 31-Feb. 1, 2025.
"I know they're very excited for the spring and what's ahead," Landegren said. "It really shows you the kind of team we have. They're all saying, 'I can't wait to get back to work in Boulder.' Everybody knows exactly what they wan to work on, they're very eager to put the time and dedication during the off season to be fully ready for the spring."
The Buffaloes dropped two spots from fifth in the final standings finishing at 19-over 895, matching the program's third-best team score for a 54-hole event on a par 73 course.
Top-ranked Stanford won the Nanea Invitational at 26-under, out-distancing No. 8 Arizona State by nine strokes. No. 6 Texas was the only other team in the red, placing third at 12-under.
It was another windy day in Hawai'i with winds in the 20-25 mile per hour range. Tough pin placements also made for a challenging final round. Colorado made only three birdies on the back nine and had already matched its second round of 7-over through 10 holes. The Buffaloes had a little more success on the front. Five of Colorado's seven birdies on the front came on a four-hole stretch between the third and sixth holes.
"Today we had challenges with trusting our lines and being committing to our decisions," Colorado assistant coach Mia Landegren said. "It just makes it harder when you don't have that trust within yourself. I know the (team) was a little disappointed and I don't think the score is a good reflection of their capabilities and how good they are."
Despite its highest round of the tournament, No. 57 ranked Colorado defeated a pair of top 50 teams in No. 41 Washington (+26) and No. 41 BYU (+28) to finish the fall season 40-26-1 against its competition. The Buffaloes' overall fall season stroke average of 73.70 is the second-best in team history, trailing only last year's 73.60.
"I think we've had a really good fall and I'm very proud of them," Landegren said. "They should be proud of themselves too. To consistently get better after every round that we've seen in the fall I think it really shows they're heading in the right direction, and we are doing the right things."
Freshman Ellen O'Shaughnessy had Colorado's low 54-hole score tying for 20th place at 2-over 221. She shot 76 in the final round, but it was good enough to secure her first-career top 20 finish.
Freshman Sydney Givens tied for 27th overall at 4-over 223. Givens had Colorado's top round of the day with a 75. She had the best back nine of the day as well, shooting 1-under with birdies on a pair of par 4s at the 10th and 15th.
Junior Morgan Miller tied for 33rd overall at 7-over 226 following a round of 76 on Wednesday. Senior Maria Eidhagen Harrouch, who had a team-best four birdies in the final round, tied for 40th in the field at 11-over 230. Sophomore Carolyn Fuller finished off her fall season tied for 44th at 13-over 232.
Stanford's Megha Ganne took medalist honors at 9-under after a 71 in the final round, edging teammate Meja Ortengren and Texas' Farah O'Keefe by a single stroke.
Colorado will take the next three months off from competition and will begin its spring season with its first international event in six years. The Buffaloes will travel to Mexico to compete in the Collegiate Invitational at Guadalajara Country Club, hosted by Virginia Jan. 31-Feb. 1, 2025.
"I know they're very excited for the spring and what's ahead," Landegren said. "It really shows you the kind of team we have. They're all saying, 'I can't wait to get back to work in Boulder.' Everybody knows exactly what they wan to work on, they're very eager to put the time and dedication during the off season to be fully ready for the spring."
| BUFFALO INDIVIDUALS | ||||||
| Rank | Name | Score (To Par) | ||||
| T20. | Ellen O'Shaughnessy | 72-73-76—221 (+2) | ||||
| T27. | Sydney Givens | 74-74-75—223 (+4) | ||||
| T33. | Morgan Miller | 74-76-76—226 (+7) | ||||
| T40. | Maria Eidhagen Harrouch | 77-76-77—230 (+11) | ||||
| T46. | Carolyn Fuller | 72-82-78—232 (+13) | ||||
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| TOP 5 INDIVIDUALS | ||||||
| Rank | Name | Score (To Par) | ||||
| 1. | Megha Ganne, Stanford | 67-72-71—210 (-9) | ||||
| T2. | Farah O'Keefe, Texas | 71-67-73—211 (-8) | ||||
| T2. | Meja Ortengren, Stanford | 71-71-69—211 (-8) | ||||
| T4. | Raya Nakao, Oregon State | 69-69-74—212 (-7) | ||||
| T4. | Kelly Xu, Stanford | 69-71-72—212 (-7) | ||||
| TEAM SCORES | ||||||
| Rank | Team | Score (To Par) | ||||
| 1. | Stanford | 279-287-284—850 (-26) | ||||
| 2. | Arizona State | 281-293-285—859 (-17) | ||||
| 3. | Texas | 290-279-295—864 (-12) | ||||
| 4. | San Jose State | 286-288-302—876 (E) | ||||
| T5. | Oregon State | 298-298-295—891 (+15) | ||||
| T5. | California | 294-300-297—891 (+15) | ||||
| 7. | Colorado | 292-299-304—895 (+19) | ||||
| 8. | Washington | 296-301-305—902 (+26) | ||||
| 9. | Michigan | 297-305-301—903 (+27) | ||||
| 10. | BYU | 298-298-308—904 (+28) | ||||
| 11. | Hawai'i | 311-312-312—935 (+59) | ||||
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