Oct. 19, 2004
Chula Vista, Calif. - A rare pattern of inclement weather in southern California forced the cancellation of today's final round of the Lady Aztec Invitational, hosted by San Diego State University at the par 72, 6,262-yard Auld Course. Yesterday's first round was played in the rain and the second round was suspended before completion due to darkness. The golfers came back this morning to finish the second round, but the scheduled third round was cancelled due to rain and poor course conditions.
Illinois finished in 12th place in the abbreviated 36-hole tournament with a score of 622, carding rounds of 315 and 307. Baylor won the 15-team event with a score of 590, becoming the only team to shoot below 600.
True freshman Kristine Cook continued to make her presence felt for the Illini, leading the Orange and Blue by tying for seventh place with a 3-over par total score of 147. Cook shot a 76 in round one and a collegiate career-low score of 1-under 71 in round two. Along with being her personal low round, Cook's 71 is also the lowest round by a UI golfer this fall. This marks the first career Top-10 finish for Cook, who tied for seventh out of 83 golfers in the tournament field.
Junior Megan Godfrey also finished in the top 30, carding a pair of rounds in the 70s. Godfrey tied for 28th place at 154, carding rounds of 76 and 78.
Illinois wraps up the 2004 fall season Nov. 1-2 at the Edwin Watts/Palmetto Intercollegiate in Kiawah Island, S.C.
Lady Aztec Fall Invitational - Final Team Standings
1. Baylor 291-299=590
T2. Northern Arizona 298-303=601
T2. Long Beach State 300-301=601
T4. BYU 305-298=603
T4. San Francisco 298-305=603
6. UAB 304-303=607
7. Fresno State 313-296=609
8. Boise State 298-315=613
9. San Diego State 304-310=614
10. Nevada 313-302=615
11. Idaho 320-300=620
12. ILLINOIS 315-307=622
13. Portland State 307-316=623
14. Cal State-Northridge 324-319=643
15. Wyoming 322-327=649
Illinois Results
T7. Kristine Cook 76-71=147 +3
T28. Megan Godfrey 76-78=154 +10
T60. Seul Ki Park 82-79=161 +17
T70. Meghan Naik 81-82=163 +19
T73. Casey Burden 86-79=165 +21
