Coulter Shines on Day Two of ANNIKA Intercollegiate

LAKE ELMO, Minn. – Sun Devil Women’s Golf came to play as they shined in the second round of the ANNIKA Intercollegiate on Tuesday at Royal Golf Club.

The adjustments implemented by Head Coach Missy Farr-Kaye and Associate Head Coach Michelle Estill worked, as Arizona State saw massive improvement from the first to second day. The Maroon & Gold cut their total by 15 strokes, firing a 285 (-3) to gain several spots on the teams just ahead of them on the leaderboard. ASU sits in ninth place as a team after finishing with the fifth-best round of the day. 

A big reason for the jump was the outstanding play of freshman Beth Coulter, who came through in only her second collegiate round. She carded a 68 (-4) to lead all Sun Devils, climbing 28 spots up the leaderboard and into a tie for 17th place. She is tied with teammate Ashley Menne (E/72), who was steady for the second consecutive day. They weren’t the only Sun Devils to shave strokes off their score from yesterday, as both Paula Schulz-Hanssen (E/72) and Grace Summerhays (+1/73) bounced back with counting scores.

Virginia leads as a team as does their individual, Amanda Sambach, with 18 holes left to play. Arizona State look to build on the excellent round when they complete their first tournament of the 2022-23 season tomorrow starting at 6:55 AM MST. Track the scores via the Golfstat leaderboard at the following link. 

BACK NINE

After beginning their day on hole one yesterday, ASU flipped to start on hole 10 today. It was clear from the start that this was a different Sun Devil team, as Missy Farr-Kaye had her team focused. This best testament to that came in the form of a red-hot start for Beth Coulter. She birdied her first two holes of the day, setting up what would be a spectacular round. Paula Schulz-Hanssen followed suit with a couple birdies of her own, the first two of her Sun Devil career. She finished the back nine under par to kick her day off strong. Calynne Rosholt also managed to card a pair of birdies on the back nine to finish one-over, matching Grace Summerhays’ back nine total.

FRONT NINE

Arizona State started their day on the back nine, so the front nine represented the final nine holes….