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Women’s Golf Preview: SDSU March Mayhem (Mar. 20-22)
3/17/2017 5:31:00 PM | Women's Golf
The spring trek continues with 72-hole match play event in San Diego, Monday thru Wednesday
Fresno State Women's Golf - Tournament #7
Tournament: SDSU March Mayhem
Format: Match play/72 holes (36 holes/Mar. 20)
Round 1 - Seeding determined by Golfstat ranking as of March 14
Round 2 - Championship/Consolation brackets determined by Round 1 results
Rounds 3 & 4 - Championship + Multiple Consolation Brackets
Host: San Diego State
Dates: Mar. 20-22
Golf Course: The Farms Golf Club (par 72, 6,211 yards)
Location: Rancho Santa Fe, Calif.
Live Scoring: BirdieFire.com
Fresno State Lineup:
1. Gudrun Bjorgvinsdottir
2. Mimi Ho
3. Kristin Simonsen
4. Yifei Wang
5. Joanna Kim
Participants:
Host – San Diego State (28)
Arizona (17)
Brigham Young (31)
California (29)
Fresno State (76)
Idaho (64)
Iowa (81)
Northwestern (14)
New Mexico (112)
Old Dominion (60)
Pepperdine (38)
San Francisco (131)
UNLV (39)
USC (2)
Washington State (62)
Yale (141)
(All numbers is parenthesis indicates the team's ranking by GolfStat, as of March 14, 2017)
Schedule of Events:
Sunday, Mar. 19 – Practice round
Monday, Mar. 20 – First and second rounds; begins at 7:30 a.m. PT
Tuesday, Mar. 21 – Third round; start time is TBA
Wednesday, Mar. 22 – Final round; start time is TBA
SDSU March Mayhem History:
2016 Champion: USC (4-0)
2016 Runner-Up: Arizona (3-1)
2016 Consolation Winner: California (3-1)
Season Flashback:
• Sept. 12-13: Ptarmigan Ram Classic
Team finish – N/A; Low individual – Kristin Simonsen, T-33 (228)
• Oct. 3-4: Johnie Imes Invitational
Team finish – 2/15 (867); Low individual – Yifei Wang, T-8 (216)
• Oct. 7-9: Ron Moore Women's Intercollegiate
Team finish – 9/18 (885); Low individual – Gudrun Bjorgvinsdottir, T-12 (217)
• Oct. 23-25: Las Vegas Collegiate Showdown
Team finish – 10/19 (573); Low individual – Gudrun Bjorgvinsdottir, T-15 (140)
• Feb. 27-28: The Gold Rush
Team finish – 9/14 (915); Low individual – Joanna Kim, T-15 (223)
• March 13-14: Fresno State Classic
Team finish – T-2/12 (893); Low individual –Mimi Ho, 3rd (216)
Notes:
• Fresno State will play in its first match play event this week since Oct. 17-19, 2014 (Hoosier Fall Invite) … the 'Dogs went 2-1 in that event and finished in second place, falling in the championship match against Illinois.
• As a sophomore, Gudrun Bjorgvinsdottir won all three of her match play rounds at the Hoosier Fall Invite.
• Mimi Ho also competed in the match play event in 2014, the then-freshman went 1-2 in those matches.
• The Bulldogs are in the midst of three tournament in three weeks – SDSU March Mayhem is the second of three. After that run, Fresno State will have one more tournament in between the Mountain West Championships, April 17-19 at Mission Hills Country Club.
• Fresno State is one of four teams participating at the SDSU March Mayhem; there are nine MW women's golf programs.
• USC, the nation's No. 2 team according to Golfstat, will return to defend its 2016 SDSU March Mayhem crown.
• Weather at the SDSU March Mayhem on Monday (High 68F, Low 56F) is forecasted to have a 10 percent chance of rain and 5-10 mph winds; Tuesday (High 68F, Low 57F) is forecasted to have a 10 percent chance of rain and 5-10 mph winds; Wednesday (High 64F, Low 52F) is forecasted to have a 60 percent chance of rain and 10-15 mph winds.
"Just the Ticket to Build Our Community" – Follow the team on social media on Twitter at @FresnoStateWG or on its Facebook Page – Fresno State Women's Golf Team.
Tournament: SDSU March Mayhem
Format: Match play/72 holes (36 holes/Mar. 20)
Round 1 - Seeding determined by Golfstat ranking as of March 14
Round 2 - Championship/Consolation brackets determined by Round 1 results
Rounds 3 & 4 - Championship + Multiple Consolation Brackets
Host: San Diego State
Dates: Mar. 20-22
Golf Course: The Farms Golf Club (par 72, 6,211 yards)
Location: Rancho Santa Fe, Calif.
Live Scoring: BirdieFire.com
Fresno State Lineup:
1. Gudrun Bjorgvinsdottir
2. Mimi Ho
3. Kristin Simonsen
4. Yifei Wang
5. Joanna Kim
Participants:
Host – San Diego State (28)
Arizona (17)
Brigham Young (31)
California (29)
Fresno State (76)
Idaho (64)
Iowa (81)
Northwestern (14)
New Mexico (112)
Old Dominion (60)
Pepperdine (38)
San Francisco (131)
UNLV (39)
USC (2)
Washington State (62)
Yale (141)
(All numbers is parenthesis indicates the team's ranking by GolfStat, as of March 14, 2017)
Schedule of Events:
Sunday, Mar. 19 – Practice round
Monday, Mar. 20 – First and second rounds; begins at 7:30 a.m. PT
Tuesday, Mar. 21 – Third round; start time is TBA
Wednesday, Mar. 22 – Final round; start time is TBA
SDSU March Mayhem History:
2016 Champion: USC (4-0)
2016 Runner-Up: Arizona (3-1)
2016 Consolation Winner: California (3-1)
Season Flashback:
• Sept. 12-13: Ptarmigan Ram Classic
Team finish – N/A; Low individual – Kristin Simonsen, T-33 (228)
• Oct. 3-4: Johnie Imes Invitational
Team finish – 2/15 (867); Low individual – Yifei Wang, T-8 (216)
• Oct. 7-9: Ron Moore Women's Intercollegiate
Team finish – 9/18 (885); Low individual – Gudrun Bjorgvinsdottir, T-12 (217)
• Oct. 23-25: Las Vegas Collegiate Showdown
Team finish – 10/19 (573); Low individual – Gudrun Bjorgvinsdottir, T-15 (140)
• Feb. 27-28: The Gold Rush
Team finish – 9/14 (915); Low individual – Joanna Kim, T-15 (223)
• March 13-14: Fresno State Classic
Team finish – T-2/12 (893); Low individual –Mimi Ho, 3rd (216)
Notes:
• Fresno State will play in its first match play event this week since Oct. 17-19, 2014 (Hoosier Fall Invite) … the 'Dogs went 2-1 in that event and finished in second place, falling in the championship match against Illinois.
• As a sophomore, Gudrun Bjorgvinsdottir won all three of her match play rounds at the Hoosier Fall Invite.
• Mimi Ho also competed in the match play event in 2014, the then-freshman went 1-2 in those matches.
• The Bulldogs are in the midst of three tournament in three weeks – SDSU March Mayhem is the second of three. After that run, Fresno State will have one more tournament in between the Mountain West Championships, April 17-19 at Mission Hills Country Club.
• Fresno State is one of four teams participating at the SDSU March Mayhem; there are nine MW women's golf programs.
• USC, the nation's No. 2 team according to Golfstat, will return to defend its 2016 SDSU March Mayhem crown.
• Weather at the SDSU March Mayhem on Monday (High 68F, Low 56F) is forecasted to have a 10 percent chance of rain and 5-10 mph winds; Tuesday (High 68F, Low 57F) is forecasted to have a 10 percent chance of rain and 5-10 mph winds; Wednesday (High 64F, Low 52F) is forecasted to have a 60 percent chance of rain and 10-15 mph winds.
"Just the Ticket to Build Our Community" – Follow the team on social media on Twitter at @FresnoStateWG or on its Facebook Page – Fresno State Women's Golf Team.
Players Mentioned
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Wednesday, March 23
Jessica Hall Interview
Tuesday, March 22
Fresno State Classic: Day 1
Monday, March 21