Monday, September 15
University Place, Wash.
All Day
Colorado
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First Two Rounds
Teemapat Pateetin
Photo by: Tony Harman
Buffs In Sixth After Chambers Bay Marathon
September 15, 2025 | Women's Golf
UNIVERSITY PLACE, Wash. – Golf will never be mistaken for a sprint, but there are days that can be compared to a marathon in terms of endurance.
Colorado women's golf christened the fall season with one of those outings, finding themselves tied for sixth at 20-over-par, 596, after two rounds of the Leadership and Golf Invitational played at Chambers Bay Golf Course.
From tee to green, Chambers Bay plays at just under 6,100 yards. But the sprawling links-style course is laid out over a wide expanse in the Pacific Northwest just south of Seattle, with elevation changes throughout. Those factors led to an 11-hour day out on the course for the Buffaloes to tee off the season.
"There's no great way to prepare for your first 36-hole day as a collegiate golfer, but especially not when that first 36-hole day is Chambers Bay," Colorado head coach Madeleine Sheils said. "It's such a marathon hike. It's one of those things that you truly have to go through it to learn from it."
As the nature of fatigue might suggest, Colorado's better of the two rounds came in the morning. The Buffaloes were in fifth place after the first 18 holes, carding an 8-over, 296. Colorado shot four strokes higher in the second round at 12-over, 300, dropping one spot in the standings.
Still, the Buffaloes find themselves right in the mix for a top-four finish. Colorado, along with Cal Poly, is two strokes out of fourth, behind Grand Canyon and only one shot back of former Pac-12 rival Washington.
The top three teams put considerable distance between themselves and the rest of the field. Eastern Michigan was 8-under on the day, four strokes better than San Jose State, the only two programs in the red. Oregon State is in third at 2-over, a full 16 strokes better than Grand Canyon.
"I saw a lot of good golf out of the team this morning and during parts of the second round," Sheils said. "Especially during the morning, there was a lot of solid golf played and everyone played good for at least some stretches throughout the day. Ending up at 20-over isn't exactly where we want to be necessarily, but what was more important for us today was making sure we're learning from that first 36-hole day on a big golf course. I thought they put in a really solid effort."
True freshman Teemapat Pateetin led the Buffaloes with a 36-hole score of 2-over, 146. Pateetin shot a 74 in the opening round and came back through the course in the afternoon to card the team's best round of the day at even-par 72. She had the hole of the day late in the second round with an eagle on the 480-yard par-5 fourth. Pateetin reached the green in two on the moderately distanced but very uphill fourth hole and sank the putt for the team's first eagle of the young season.
For Pateetin, a native of Thailand, this was only her second time playing 36 holes in one day of competition – and first without a caddie. She enters the final round just three shots out of the top five.
"I was impressed with her effort today," Sheils said. "She said after the round that she was proud of the way she let things go; she had some bad holes, but didn't let them get her down. She just kept marching on and committed to her process of figuring out exactly what was called for on each shot and it paid off for her. I couldn't be happier for her to kick off her college career with such a great day."
Junior transfer Maya McVey made a solid Colorado debut, tied with eight others for 23rd place at 5-over, 149. McVey had a steady start, playing the first 15 holes of the day at even before settling on a 74 in the first round. She ran into a bit of trouble early in the second round, falling to 5-over, before back-to-back birdies at the seventh and eighth allowed her to finish with a 75.
Junior Carolyn Fuller is tied for 38th after two rounds at 7-over, 151. Fuller, Colorado's most experienced returner, had the team's best first round of the day, recording a 1-over 73. She had her best stretch on the front nine of the first round, playing that stretch at 2-under with birdies on a pair of par 5s at the first and eighth. Fuller finished the day with a 78 in the afternoon.
Sophomore Ellen O'Shaughnessy is tied for 42nd overall at 8-over, 152, shooting 75 in the first round and logging a 77 in the afternoon. True freshman Brenna Higgins is one shot back at 9-over, 153, making her Buffaloes debut with a 77 in the first round and improving one stroke in the second round with a 76.
San Jose State's Kleopatra Kozakiewicz is the individual leader after two rounds at 8-under, shooting back-to-back rounds of 68. She holds a one-stroke lead over one of her teammates, Moa Andersson at 7-under after recording the best round of the day in the field with a 65 in the afternoon session.
Colorado will pair with Washington, Long Beach State and Cal Poly in Tuesday's final round. Those groupings will begin between the sixth and ninth holes with the shotgun start at 9 a.m. MT. The final round will be streamed live at https://babygrandegolf.com.
Colorado women's golf christened the fall season with one of those outings, finding themselves tied for sixth at 20-over-par, 596, after two rounds of the Leadership and Golf Invitational played at Chambers Bay Golf Course.
From tee to green, Chambers Bay plays at just under 6,100 yards. But the sprawling links-style course is laid out over a wide expanse in the Pacific Northwest just south of Seattle, with elevation changes throughout. Those factors led to an 11-hour day out on the course for the Buffaloes to tee off the season.
"There's no great way to prepare for your first 36-hole day as a collegiate golfer, but especially not when that first 36-hole day is Chambers Bay," Colorado head coach Madeleine Sheils said. "It's such a marathon hike. It's one of those things that you truly have to go through it to learn from it."
As the nature of fatigue might suggest, Colorado's better of the two rounds came in the morning. The Buffaloes were in fifth place after the first 18 holes, carding an 8-over, 296. Colorado shot four strokes higher in the second round at 12-over, 300, dropping one spot in the standings.
Still, the Buffaloes find themselves right in the mix for a top-four finish. Colorado, along with Cal Poly, is two strokes out of fourth, behind Grand Canyon and only one shot back of former Pac-12 rival Washington.
The top three teams put considerable distance between themselves and the rest of the field. Eastern Michigan was 8-under on the day, four strokes better than San Jose State, the only two programs in the red. Oregon State is in third at 2-over, a full 16 strokes better than Grand Canyon.
"I saw a lot of good golf out of the team this morning and during parts of the second round," Sheils said. "Especially during the morning, there was a lot of solid golf played and everyone played good for at least some stretches throughout the day. Ending up at 20-over isn't exactly where we want to be necessarily, but what was more important for us today was making sure we're learning from that first 36-hole day on a big golf course. I thought they put in a really solid effort."
True freshman Teemapat Pateetin led the Buffaloes with a 36-hole score of 2-over, 146. Pateetin shot a 74 in the opening round and came back through the course in the afternoon to card the team's best round of the day at even-par 72. She had the hole of the day late in the second round with an eagle on the 480-yard par-5 fourth. Pateetin reached the green in two on the moderately distanced but very uphill fourth hole and sank the putt for the team's first eagle of the young season.
For Pateetin, a native of Thailand, this was only her second time playing 36 holes in one day of competition – and first without a caddie. She enters the final round just three shots out of the top five.
"I was impressed with her effort today," Sheils said. "She said after the round that she was proud of the way she let things go; she had some bad holes, but didn't let them get her down. She just kept marching on and committed to her process of figuring out exactly what was called for on each shot and it paid off for her. I couldn't be happier for her to kick off her college career with such a great day."
Junior transfer Maya McVey made a solid Colorado debut, tied with eight others for 23rd place at 5-over, 149. McVey had a steady start, playing the first 15 holes of the day at even before settling on a 74 in the first round. She ran into a bit of trouble early in the second round, falling to 5-over, before back-to-back birdies at the seventh and eighth allowed her to finish with a 75.
Junior Carolyn Fuller is tied for 38th after two rounds at 7-over, 151. Fuller, Colorado's most experienced returner, had the team's best first round of the day, recording a 1-over 73. She had her best stretch on the front nine of the first round, playing that stretch at 2-under with birdies on a pair of par 5s at the first and eighth. Fuller finished the day with a 78 in the afternoon.
Sophomore Ellen O'Shaughnessy is tied for 42nd overall at 8-over, 152, shooting 75 in the first round and logging a 77 in the afternoon. True freshman Brenna Higgins is one shot back at 9-over, 153, making her Buffaloes debut with a 77 in the first round and improving one stroke in the second round with a 76.
San Jose State's Kleopatra Kozakiewicz is the individual leader after two rounds at 8-under, shooting back-to-back rounds of 68. She holds a one-stroke lead over one of her teammates, Moa Andersson at 7-under after recording the best round of the day in the field with a 65 in the afternoon session.
Colorado will pair with Washington, Long Beach State and Cal Poly in Tuesday's final round. Those groupings will begin between the sixth and ninth holes with the shotgun start at 9 a.m. MT. The final round will be streamed live at https://babygrandegolf.com.
| BUFFALO INDIVIDUALS | ||||||
| Rank | Name | Score (To Par) | ||||
| T12. | Teemapat Pateetin | 74-72—146 (+2) | ||||
| T23. | Maya McVey | 74-75—149 (+5) | ||||
| T38. | Carolyn Fuller | 73-78—151 (+7) | ||||
| T42. | Ellen O'Shaughnessy | 75-77—152 (+8) | ||||
| T46. | Brenna Higgins | 77-76—153 (+9) | ||||
| TOP 5 INDIVIDUALS | ||||||
| Rank | Name | Score (To Par) | ||||
| 1. | Kleopatra Kozakiewicz, San Jose State | 68-68—136 (-8) | ||||
| 2. | Moa Andersson, San Jose State | 72-65—137 (-7) | ||||
| 3. | Baiyok Sukterm, Eastern Michigan | 70-69—139 (-5) | ||||
| 4. | Janae Leovao, Eastern Michigan | 72-68—140 (-4) | ||||
| 5. | Ema Narita, San Diego State | 71-72—143 (-1) | ||||
| TEAM SCORES | ||||||
| Rank | Team | Score (To Par) | ||||
| 1. | Eastern Michigan | 282-286—568 (-8) | ||||
| 2. | San Jose State | 293-279—572 (-4) | ||||
| 3. | Oregon State | 291-287—578 (+2) | ||||
| 4. | Grand Canyon | 297-297—594 (+18) | ||||
| 5. | Washington | 291-304—595 (+19) | ||||
| T6. | Colorado | 296-300—596 (+20) | ||||
| T6. | Cal Poly | 303-293—596 (+20) | ||||
| T8. | Long Beach State | 302-296—598 (+22) | ||||
| T8. | Seattle | 300-298—598 (+22) | ||||
| 10. | UC Davis | 310-289—599 (+23) | ||||
| T11. | ULM | 306-301—607 (+31) | ||||
| T11. | San Diego State | 304-303—607 (+31) | ||||
| T13. | Little Rock | 303-309—612 (+36) | ||||
| T13. | San Francisco | 305-307—612 (+36) | ||||
| 15. | Hawai'i | 307-308—615 (+39) | ||||
| 16. | Fresno State | 314-315—629 (+53) | ||||
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