FAIRFAX, Calif. — Jennifer Koga recorded her second straight top-five finish as she tied for third at the Juli Inkster at Meadow Club Invitational on Tuesday. Koga shot 70-75-73-218 to finish at 2-over par. That performance follows a tie for fifth at The Gunrock Invitational last week.
As a team, Sacramento State was sixth among 12 teams. The Hornets totaled 902 over the three rounds and finished 26 strokes behind Washington which was the winner by six strokes. Stanford (882), San Diego State (892), San Jose State (897) and BYU (900) completed the top five. Sacramento State has now finished among the top six in eight consecutive tournaments dating back to last season.
Koga led the team in the final round with a 1-over par round of 73. She started with a birdie on the first hole and was even at the midway point of her round following a bogey on No. 8. Her back nine began with a bogey on No. 10 but she returned to even with a birdie on the par-3 14th. After two pars, Koga bogeyed the par-4 17th and ended with a par on No. 18.
Corinne Viden shot 75 in the third round and tied for 32nd overall. Viden had 15 pars and three bogeys during her round. She bogeyed No. 1 and then parred her next nine holes. A bogey on the par-3 11th took her to 2-over where she remained until a bogey on the par-5 15th.
Tess Blair added a 76 and tied for 20th. Blair was also even through nine holes with a bogey on the par-3 third and a birdie on the par-5 ninth. She then bogeyed the par-4 10th and 12th holes to go to 2-over par and had a double bogey on the par-4 17th.
Sydney Smith completed the team score with a 7-over par round of 79.. Smith had one birdie and eight bogeys during her round. She tied for 58th in the tournament. Miki Manta tied for 44th after shooting 80 in the final round with three birdies, six bogeys, a double bogey and a triple bogey.
Sacramento State will next compete at the Red Rocks Invitational on Mar. 20-21 in Sedona, Ariz.
JULI INKSTER AT MEADOW CLUB INVITATIONAL
Fairfax, Calif | Meadow Club
Par 72 | 6,157 Yards
Team Standings
1. Washington 287-292-297-876
2. Stanford 295-300-287-882
3. San Diego State 296-306-290-892
4. San Jose State 296-301-300-897
5. Brigham Young 291-302-307-900
6. Sacramento State 297-302-303-902
7. Fresno State 298-306-304-908
8. California 295-308-307-910
9. Cal Poly 304-311-300-915
10. San Francisco 315-311-299-925
11. Pepperdine 306-308-312-926
12. UC Davis 309-312-307
Individual Top Five
1. Rino Sasaki 68-77-71-216
2. Antonia Malate, SJSU, 72-73-72-217
T3. Jennifer Koga, SAC, 70-75-73-218
T3. Kajsa Arwefjall, SJSU, 73-72-73-218
T3. Bernice Ilas, SDSU, 72-73-73-218
T3. Stefanie Deng, UW, 74-68-76-218
Sacramento State Scores
T3. Jennifer Koga 70-75-73-218
T20. Tess Blair 74-75-76-225
T32. Corinne Viden 81-74-75-230
T44. Miki Manta 72-82-80-234
T58. Sydney Smith 83-78-79-240
