FORT COLLINS, Colo. — Bolstered by a third-straight under-par team round, the University of Colorado women’s golf team finished in second place at the Colonel Wollenberg Ram Classic at Ptarmigan Country Club on Tuesday while cementing one of the top overall tournament performances in program history.
Colorado’s 54-hole score of 837, 27-under-par, is the second-lowest total in the 30-year history of the program. Colorado State took the team title, setting its own school 54-hole record at 46-under, 818. The Buffaloes and Rams both shot 5-under in Tuesday’s final round. Long Beach State was a distant third at 10-under, 854.
The eye-popping double-digit under par scores from Monday’s first two rounds didn’t materialize, but the Buffaloes put together a solid 5-under, 283, in the final round to finish just three strokes shy of the school record of 834 set at the 2017 Coeur D’Alene Collegiate (Coeur D’Alene, Idaho).
“I’m really proud of the team; all of them,” Colorado head coach Anne Kelly said. “They all made a bunch of birdies and played with a lot of heart; a lot of competitiveness.”
Sophomore Morgan Miller and graduate transfer Sabrina Iqbal tied for runner-up honors, each finishing at 12-under, 204. Iqbal was in contention for medalist honors for most of the final round, while Miller jumped four spots in the standings after a second-consecutive career-best round of 67.
Colorado’s duo of Iqbal and Miller not only tied for the third-best 54-hole individual rounds in team history, they also became the first Buffaloes pair to finish in the top three of the same 54-hole event since Jess Wallace, Alex Stewart and Emily Talley went 1-2-3, March 16-18, 2012 at the Clover Cup at Longbow Golf Club in Mesa, Ariz.
CSU’s Sofia Torres won medalist honors at 16-under, 200, four-strokes better than Iqbal and Miller. Iqbal held a one-stroke lead over Torres after a birdie at No. 12 to get to 3-under on the day, but stumbled after her only double-bogey of the tournament at No. 13 before finishing out with a 72. Torres made par on No. 13 and added consecutive birdies at No. 15 and No. 16 to clinch the win.
“I can’t say enough about Sabrina, she really gave herself an opportunity to win and she’ll keep putting herself (in the mix),” Kelly said. “What an outstanding competitor she is.”
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