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Nothing-To-Lose Buffs Ready For Pac-12 Championship


BOULDER — Nothing to lose.
 
The 2022-23 season has not gone the way the University of Colorado women’s golf team would have liked. The Buffaloes have battled inconsistencies up and down the roster which has led to frustrating results. Colorado has finished near or at the bottom of the standings in its last six tournaments, including all four this spring.
 
But the desire has never left, and the Buffaloes have kept competing. While being somewhat cliché, Colorado certainly has the nothing to lose mindset heading into this week’s Pac-12 Women’s Golf Championship.
 
“I think as a team, we’re ready,” Colorado freshman Morgan Miller said. “We’ve got nothing to lose. Especially for me, I just have to go out there and play my game, chase after pins and make some putts.”
 
The 2023 Pac-12 Championship will be held at the Papago Golf Course in Phoenix, Monday, April 17 through Wednesday, April 19. The 54-hole tournament will consist of three rounds, 18-holes each day.
 
Colorado, ranked No. 77 in the latest GolfStat rankings, most likely needs to win the Pac-12 title to advance to NCAA Regional play. The possibility of this being the last tournament of the season has the Buffaloes loose, ready to let it rip beginning Monday.
 
“We’ve got nothing to lose at this point,” Colorado sophomore Natalie Vo said. “We’ve come this far, we’re going to play our best and compete.”
 
Colorado saw the Papago Course just three weeks ago, competing at the PING/ASU Invitational. An encouraging sign for the Buffaloes is they had their best two spring rounds at Papago, carding 7-over, 295 in both the first and third round on their way to a 13th place finish.
 
“It was a great opportunity for us to get to know the course,” said Miller who finished tied for 38th at 6-over, 222 at the event. “It was the first time I played it in a tournament round. I feel comfortable going in because now I’ve learned certain holes and what to do, what not to do.
 
“I’ve got to be smart on a couple more holes. I made the mistake on 18 and 9 to hit a drive and I got to change a couple clubs off the tee and put myself in a safe spot in the middle of the fairway to get (an…

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