Golf Briefs

Men’s golf

Senior Martin Laird led the CSU men’s golf team to third place

in the second round of the Club Glove Intercollegiate tournament in

Somis, Calif.

Laird shot a first round 72 and 71 Monday and hopes to continue

his strong play in Tuesday’s final round. As a team the Rams are

third overall with a two-round total of 592 – 21 strokes behind

leader Pepperdine and three strokes behind Arizona State.

Laird is third overall going into Tuesday’s final round, while

senior Nolan Martin, who won the Rob Moore Invitational in Brighton

last week, is one stroke behind his teammate with a score of

144.

Nate Pettit (32nd place, 152 score), John Hayes (36, 153) and

Kevin McAlpine (59, 161) round out the Rams’ scorers.

*Editor’s note: Tuesday’s final round results were not available

at press.

Women’s golf

Senior golfer Trisha Quick finished the final day of the CU

Heather Farr Memorial in a tie for second place with a two-round

score of 145 Tuesday in Broomfield.

Overall, CSU finished in a tie for seventh place with a

two-round score of 615.

Quick led the Rams with a 1-over-par 73 on Tuesday and finished

1-over for the tournament. After shooting 318 as a team in Monday’s

first round, the Rams rebounded with a 297 in round two.

Senior Dawna Virdell finished tied for 23rd with a 9-over-par

153, followed by junior Kristen Campos (45th place, 158 score).

Sophomore Margaret Garehime and freshman Kylee King finished tied

for 64th with a score of 163.

Cassie Castleman of the University of Idaho won the tournament

with a 3-under score of 141.

The team now travels to compete in the Aztec Fall Golf

Invitational on Oct. 10 to 11 in San Diego, Calif.