FORT COLLINS, Colo. — The University of Colorado women’s golf team carded the second-best 36-hole score in program history, shooting a whopping 22-under-par, 554, at the 2023 Colonel Wollenberg Ram Classic, Monday at Ptarmagin Country Club.
The Buffaloes shot an impressive 9-under, 279, in the first round only to surpass that by four strokes the second time around the course at 13-under, 275. Colorado was four strokes off the school record of 550 for a low 36-hole score, set in Coeur D’Alene Collegiate (Coeur D’Alene, Idaho) in September 2017.
Colorado’s performance was good enough for second place after two rounds. Host Colorado State, playing on its home course, set a tournament record for 36 holes at 41-under, 535. The Buffaloes are 16 strokes ahead of third place Fresno State, 6-under on the day.
“It was really fun to see them make so many birdies,” Colorado head coach Anne Kelly said. “(Ptarmigan) is a very scorable course but it still has some challenging holes, and as the day went on, the greens got firmer and faster, so it really did require some skill. But I think it’s just really good for our team to be able to play a course like that and have the opportunity to make birdies.”
Graduate transfer Sabrina Iqbal led the Buffaloes effort and is tied for the indivdual lead after breaking the Ram Classic 36-hole record with a 12-under, 132, a mark she shares with co-leader Sofia Torres of Colorado State. Iqbal opened the day with a 67 and followed it up with a 65 in the afternoon, the latter tying for the third-best 18-hole round in team history.
“I was able to put myself in good positions off the tee,” Iqbal said. “The course is short so I was able to hit a lot of wedges in and just giving myself opportunities throughout the whole day and having some putts drop.”
Iqbal dropped a stroke on just two holes; one bogey in each round. She had 14 birdies on the day as her 132 score ranks as the second-best 36-hole total in program history. Iqbal dominated the back-nine in both rounds, shooting 7-under. She had five birdies in the final eight holes to close out her opening round.
“Sabrina is very much in control of her game,” Kelly said. “She’s put in a lot of long, hard hours to get to…
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