Women's Golf Returns To Course With UNLV Tourney

Aggies to compete in Las Vegas Collegiate Showdown beginning on Monday morning

Demi Runas will be playing in her first tournament as an Aggie.
 
Demi Runas will be playing in her first tournament as an Aggie.
  

Oct. 24, 2009

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BOULDER CREEK, Calif. - The 32nd-ranked UC Davis women's golf team returns to tournament play on Monday after more than a month away from competiton when the Aggies compete in the 17-team Las Vegas Collegiate Showdown at Boulder Creek Golf Club.

Teams will play 18 holes on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday at the par-72, 6,233-yard course in Boulder City. Competition begins at 7:30 a.m. for the first two rounds with an 8 a.m. shotgun start scheduled for Wednesday.

Thirteen teams are ranked in the top 50 by Golfweek. Besides UC Davis and host No. 41 UNLV, other participating teams in the top 50 include No. 14 Florida, No. 19 Louisville, No. 22 Arizona, No. 33 Washington, No. 34 Kent State, No. 36 Northwestern, No. 37 TCU, No. 39 Texas Tech, No. 44 Arkansas, No. 47 Missouri and No. 49 Idaho.

Second-year head coach Anne Walker said the field is the toughest of the year so far for the Aggies but will be a good barometer for her squad.

"We're just excited to play," she said. "This will be the most difficult field we've played. This week will tell us where we stack up. I believe we're a top-25 team and this will allow us to see if we're a top-25 team."

UC Davis, which finished in a tie for 11th-place with Colorado State at last year's event, will be represented by Alice Kim, Amy Simanton, Demi Runas, Kimberly Johnson and Chelsea Stelzmiller. Stelzmiller tied for seventh at the tournament in 2008, finishing at 7-under 209 which included a 4-under 68 in the second round. Kim tied for 31st at par.

 

 

Pepperdine, led by medalist Lisa McCloskey who finished at an impressive 17-under 199, captured last year's team title.

The Aggies have not played since finished second at the Ron Moore Intercollegiate at Denver on Sept. 23, the second of two early-season tournaments which also included a sixth-place performance at the Dick McGuire Invitational at New Mexico. Kim leads the team with a 72.7 average while Stelzmiller is at 74.5. Simanton is averaging 76.2 strokes and Johnson is at 76.7. Runas is making her season-debut.