Corpus Finishes Tied For Second At Turtle Bay Resort Invite
Courtesy: San Jose State Athletics
Release: 11/04/2009
Courtesy: San Jose State Athletics Cristina Corpus shot a three-under 213, her best collegiate score to finish a tournament. (Photo by Terrell Lloyd)
Kahuku, Hawaii-For the first time in Spartan career, Cristina Corpus finished a collegiate tournament with an under-par score as she tied for second at the Turtle Bay Resort College Invitational. San Jose State finished sixth after playing the Arnold Palmer course Wednesday.
Corpus shot a two-over 74 Wednesday afternoon to finish the three-day tournament with a 3-under 213. Her first top-10 finish this season, Corpus finished five shots behind Lizette Salas of Southern California who shot a 208 over the three days. Prior to this tournament, Corpus' best three-round total was even-par 216 last year at the Ron Moore Intercollegiate where she finished sixth. Corpus' final round today included three birdies to give her nine birdies and an eagle for the tournament.
Katrina Delen-Briones finished the tournament tied for 26th with a 227 after carding an 82 in her final round. Shraddhanjali Singh also shot an 82 Wednesday to finish tied for 39th at 230. Madeleine Ziegert shot a 78 and finished tied for 42nd at 231. Jody Ho rounded out the Spartan scoring with an 80 and finished tied for 61st at 235.
San Jose State finishes the fall season with the sixth-place finish. The team next competes in February at the Peg Barnard Intercollegiate hosted by Stanford, February 14-15.
Turtle Bay Resort College Invitational Arnold Palmer Course Par 72, 6,361 yards
Final Team Results 1. UC Davis 868 2. UCLA 877 3. Southern California 879 4. California 891 5. Oregon 896 6. San Jose State 899 7. Long Beach State 902 8. Tulsa 902 9. Oral Roberts 903 10. Washington 911 11. San Diego State 912 12. Hawaii 926 13. Toledo 926 14. Gonzaga 939 15. Brigham Young 940 16. New Mexico State 944 17. Santa Clara 946 18. Oregon State 948
Final Individual Results 1. Lizette Salas, USC 71-67-70-208 2. Cristina Corpus, San Jose State 68-71-74-213 Amy Simanton, UC Davis 74-71-68-213 4. Stephanie Kono, UCLA 71-67-76-214 5. Tiffany Lua, UCLA 70-74-72-216 Kristina Merkle, Tulsa 72-74-70-216
Courtesy: San Jose State Athletics
