WOMEN'S GOLF WINS BIG SKY CHAMPIONSHIP ON PLAYOFF HOLE

Athletics News


Apr 23, 2017





BOULDER CITY, Nev. — Three rounds of golf was not enough to decide the 2017 Big Sky Conference Women's Golf Championships but Sacramento State made the most of the 55th hole to earn the school's second conference title.The Hornets saw Idaho rally over the final three holes to draw even as both team's had a three-round total of 900. The teams then were split into two groups of five and played 18th hole with each team counting its four lowest scores. Sacramento State counted four pars while the Vandals had two bogeys to give the title to the Hornets for the first time since 2007.During the third round, sophomore Julia Becker carried Sacramento State with a 2-under par round of 70. Becker jumped out to a quick start with birdies on three of the first five holes. She started her streak with a birdie on the par-5 second and later added birdies on the par-3 fourth and par-5 fifth. A bogey on the par-4 sixth was immediately followed by a birdie on the par-4 seventh. The Las Vegas native then parred her next eight holes to stay at 3-under par. A bogey on the par-5 16th was her lone miscue on the back nine and she closed with a pair of pars. During the day she moved from a tie for 24th to finish tied for eighth place.Astha Madan ranked second on the team with a 76 and tied for 11th overall at 77-77-76-230. Madan played the front nine at 1-over with a birdie on par-3 fourth and two bogeys. She moved to 3-over on the back nine with bogeys on the par-3 12th and par-5 13th. She added a birdie on the par-4 14th but had two bogeys over her final four holes.Chloe Bartek and Nishtha Madan each shot 78 to complete the team total for the day. Bartek ...

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