WOMEN'S GOLF BEGINS FIRST NCAA REGIONAL APPEARANCE ON THURSDAY

5/9/2007

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — For the first time in school history, the Sacramento State women’s golf team will compete at the NCAA West Regional beginning on Thursday. The 54-hole event will be hosted by BYU at Entrada at Snow Canyon Country Club in St. George, Utah.

The Hornets are one of 21 teams to earn an invitation to the event. The top eight teams for each of the three regionals will advance to the NCAA Championships in Daytona Beach, Fla. The top two individuals outside of those eight schools will also move on.

Sacramento State most recently won the Big Sky Conference Championship by 25 strokes to claim the automatic berth into the field. The Hornets are ranked 20th and will be paired with Memphis and Columbia-Barnard during the first two rounds. Sacramento State’s first golfer (No. 5) will tee-off at 1:20 p.m. while the final golfer (No. 1) will get under way at 2 p.m.

Arizona State, which is the automatic qualifier from the Pac-10 Conference and top-ranked team in the nation, is the top seed in the regional. The Sun Devils are followed by Pepperdine, Florida, Oklahoma State and BYU. In all, 17 of the 21 teams are ranked among the top 50 teams in this week’s Golfweek/Sagarin Performance Index.

A Johnny Miller Signature golf course, Entrada at Snow Canyon opened in September 1996 and is a par 71 that plays at 6,234 yards. The course is built on an ancient lava field and challenges players with narrow fairways.

NCAA West Regional
May 10-12 / St. George, Utah
Entrada at Snow Canyon / Par 71, 6,234 yards

The Teams
1. Arizona State (Pac-10)
2. Pepperdine
3. Florida
4. Oklahoma State
5. BYU
6. Stanford
7. Denver (Sun Belt)
8. New Mexico
9. UC Irvine (Big West)
10. San Jose State
11. UNLV
12. San Francisco
13. Hawai’i
14. California
15. Idaho (Western Athletic)
16. Washington State
17. Campbell (Atlantic Sun)
18. Nebraska
19. Memphis (Conference USA)
20. Sacramento State (Big Sky)
21. Columbia-Barnard (Ivy)

() Automatic Conference Qualifiers

Individuals
1. Kay Hoey, Long Beach State
2. Jennifer Shipley, Fresno State
3. Lehua Wise, New Mexico State

Thursday’s Tee Times
8:00 a.m. – Individuals (10th Tee)
8:10-8:50 a.m. - Denver, New Mexico, UC Irvine (1st tee)
8:10-8:50 a.m. – San Jose State, UNLV, San Francisco (10th tee)
9:00-9:40 a.m. – Arizona State, Pepperdine, Florida (1st tee)
9:00-9:40 a.m. – Oklahoma State, BYU, Stanford (10th tee)
12:30-1:10 p.m. – Hawai’i, California, Idaho (1st tee)
12:30-1:10 p.m. – Washington State, Campbell, Nebraska (10th tee)
1:20-2:00 p.m. – Memphis, Sacramento State, Columbia-Barnard (1st tee)

Friday’s Tee Times
8:00-8:40 a.m. - Washington State, Campbell, Nebraska (1st tee)
8:00-8:40 a.m. - Hawai’i, California, Idaho (10th tee)
8:50-9:30 a.m. - Memphis, Sacramento State, Columbia-Barnard (10th tee)
12:20 p.m. – Individuals (1st tee)
12:30-1:10 p.m. – San Jose State, UNLV, San Francisco (1st tee)
12:30-1:10 p.m. – Denver, New Mexico, UC Irvine (10th tee)
1:20-2:00 p.m. – Oklahoma State, BYU, Stanford (1st tee)
1:20-2:00 p.m. – Arizona State, Pepperdine, Florida (10th tee)

Saturday’s Tee Times
8:00 a.m – Individuals
8:10-8:50 a.m. – Teams 1-3 (1st tee)
8:10-8:50 a.m. – Teams 4-6 (1st tee)
9:00-9:40 a.m. – Teams 7-9 (1st tee)
9:00-9:40 a.m. – Teams 10-12 (10th tee)
12:30-1:10 p.m. – Teams 13-15 (1st tee)
12:30-1:10 p.m. – Teams 14-16 (10th tee)
1:20-2:00 p.m. – Teams 19-21 (1st tee)