It’s been a successful fall season for SFU’s golf teams and, while the men’s side’s 2013 play comes to a close, their women’s team counterparts are still swinging away with one competition left in their 2013 schedule.
The women finished fifth out of seven schools at the University of Victoria Vikes Shootout, an event that wrapped up last Tuesday. Senior Nicky Jordan and promising freshman Erin Farner led the way for the Clan, with the two finishing tied for 13th place on the final leaderboard with two-day scores of 162.
Farmer recorded the best total for the Clan on Day 1, with an opening round of 80, while Jordan went from shooting 85 on day one to just 77 on Day 2.
Sophomore Jennifer McTeer finished third for the Clan — 23rd overall — with a two-day score of 171; Rochelle Rozensoff and MacKenzie Field rounded out the Clan’s scores with totals of 173 and 175, respectively.
The Clan women have a bit of a break before returning to the links, as they’re back in action on Oct. 27 for the University of Hawaii Hilo Invitation, where they’ll look to improve on their fifth-place finish.
The men, meanwhile, are sitting pretty until their season resumes in early 2014.
In the Chico State University Wildcat Classic, the team’s final event of the fall, the Clan finished fourth overall. Capping of a very successful season, and marking the third time this year that the Clan have finished as the top school from the Great Northwest Athletic Conference (GNAC).
Moreover, the Clan’s Bret Thompson was named the Red Lion Golfer of the Week in the GNAC, marking the second consecutive week an SFU golfer has earned the award — captain and senior Mike Belle got the nod last week.
These types of trends bode well for the 2014 portion of the season — the Clan have plenty to look forward to, and to build on in what will likely be another successful portion of their season.
