Fresno State Athletics
WGOLF Preview: Peg Barnard Invitational (Feb. 13-14)
2/11/2016 12:00:00 AM | Women's Golf
By: Matt Burkholder
mburkholder@csufresno.edu
GoBulldogs.com
Fresno State Women's Golf - Tournament #6
Tournament: Peg Barnard Invitational
Format: Stroke play/36 holes
Host: Stanford
Dates: Feb. 13-14
Golf Course: Stanford University Golf Course (Par 71, 6,084 yards)
Location: Stanford, Calif.
Live Scoring: birdiefire.com
Fresno State Lineup:
1. Hannah Sodersten
2. Gudrun Bjorgvinsdottir
3. Mimi Ho
4. Samantha Spencer
5. Kristen Simonsen
Competing Schools (13):
Host -- No. 3 Stanford
No. 16 Washington
No. 22 Cal
No. 24 Colorado
Denver
Fresno State
Nebraska
Nevada
New Mexico
Oregon
San Jose State
UC Davis
USF
Schedule of Events:
Friday, Feb. 12 -- Practice Round
Saturday, Feb. 13 -- First Round; Start at 8 a.m. off #1 and #10 (11-minute intervals)
Sunday, Feb. 14 -- Final Round; Start at 8 a.m. off #1 and #10 (11-minute intervals)
* all times Pacific
2015 Champion: Oregon (576)
2015 Medalist: Paige Lee, UC Davis (137)
Notes:
• The women's golf team is back in action for its first spring tournament after winter break. They last competed Oct. 25-27 at the Las Vegas Collegiate Showdown in Las Vegas, Nev.
• Fresno State finished the fall ranked No. 77 by Golfstat.com.
• Hannah Sodersten finished ranked No. 125 among 250 players ranked in the final fall poll by Golfstat.com.
• Hannah Sodersten led the Bulldogs in scoring average in the fall (71.93) over 15 rounds.
• Hannah Sodersten and Gudren Bjorgvinsdottir tied for a team-lead seven rounds at par-or-better during the fall season.
• The lowest single round carded by a Bulldog in the fall was a 67 by Mimi Ho in the final round of the Las Vegas Collegiate Showdown on Oct. 27.
• The Bulldogs added Kristen Simonsen and Yifei Wang to their roster as a midyear transfers over the break. Both are freshman.
• Fresno State last competed in the Peg Barnard Invite in 2014, head coach Emily Milberger-Loftin's first season as head coach. Fresno State finished 13th (309-202=611) and were led by then-junior Madchen Ly (74-76=150). • The inaugural Peg Barnard Invitational was held in 1995.
• The Peg Barnard team record-low is 569, set by Stanford in 2013; the Peg Barnard individual record-low is 130, set by Stanford's Mariah Stackhouse in 2013.
• Fresno State had one medalist in the Peg Barnard Invitational history, Christine Uhadle (145) in 2012.
• Weather at the Peg Barnard Invitational on Saturday is forecasted to be partly cloudy (High 68F, Low 45F) with a 10 percent chance of rain and 10-15 mph north northwest wind; Sunday is forecasted to be partly cloudy (High 72F, Low 51F) with a 10 percent chance of rain and 10-15 mph north northwest wind.
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