SEDONA, Ariz. - For the second straight day, senior
Amanda Fairweather was the top North Dakota women's golfer at the spring-opening Red Rocks Invitational on Saturday. The team co-captain carded an 82 (+10) to pace the Green and White after posting an 80 in Friday's opening round.
Juniors
Sadie Martin and
Olivia Knutson both took strokes off from their opening-round scores with rounds of 83 and 84, respectively. For Martin, he second-round score was one stroke better and gave her a 36-hole total of 165 (+21), while Knutson was seven strokes better to finish with a 175 (+31).
Host Northern Arizona toook the team title, holding onto the first-round lead thanks to a tournament-best 297 (+9). Cal Poly held steady to place second, firing a 301 (+13) for the second-straight day.
Grand Canyon's Charlotte Jaengkit and Omaha's Sophie Peters shared medalist honors with even-par scores of 144 during the 36-hole event.
UND was able to improve its team score by five strokes and ended the tournament with a score of 675 (+99). The team will return to action on March 16-17 at the Sacramento Sate Invitational.
Red Rocks Invitational Team Standings
| 1. |
Northern Arizona |
300-297 = 597 (+21) |
| 2. |
Cal Poly |
301-301 = 602 (+26) |
| 3. |
Grand Canyon |
308-298 = 606 (+30) |
| 4. |
Eastern Michigan |
303-306 = 609 (+33) |
| t5. |
Santa Clara |
307-303 = 610 (+34) |
| t5. |
South Dakota State |
311-299 = 610 (+34) |
| 20. |
North Dakota |
340-335 = 675 (+99) |
UND Individuals
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