HURRICANE, Utah – Tuesday's final round of the BYU Spring Classic has been canceled due to snow and unplayable course conditions at Sand Hollow Golf Course in Hurricane, Utah.
The event will officially be shortened to a two-round tournament and UVU has placed sixth out of 14 teams with a solid 28-over-par 604. Freshman
Anna Lesa led the way with the best finish of her collegiate career by taking fifth with a 1-over-par 145.
The cancellation marks UVU's second straight event—all in the past few days—that the final round has been wiped out due to inclement weather. The Wolverines previously had the third round of Southern Utah's Pizza Hut Lady Thunderbird Invitational canceled at Sunbrook Golf Course last Friday due to similar circumstances.
UVU posted scores of 299 and 305 to finish the BYU Spring Classic in sixth place with the 28-over 604. Utah Valley's opening-round 299 marked the second-best round of the season and the 28-over-604 is the 12th-best two-round score in program history for the Wolverines.
By finishing in sixth place, UVU finished ahead of Boise State (606), Northern Illinois (613), in-state foe Weber State (615), San Francisco (620), in-state rival Southern Utah (633), North Dakota State (644), Wyoming (644), and in-state and conference foe Dixie State (675). The Wolverines also finished just two strokes back of Oral Roberts for fifth (602), three back of the host BYU Cougars for fourth (601), and four back of Nevada for third (600). Texas Tech won the BYU Spring Classic with a 5-over-par 581 (291-290), while the Iowa Hawkeyes took second at 8-over (288-296—584).
The freshman Lesa played well all day for UVU on Monday to record the top-five finish on the individual leaderboard with a 1-over-par 145. After carding an opening-round 73, Lesa continued her stellar play with an even-par 72 in round number two to finish in fifth place at 1-over. The freshman carded a total of six birdies on the Monday, as well as her first collegiate eagle on the par-5 10th hole during the second round. During the back nine on Monday afternoon, Lesa recorded an eagle, a trio of birdies, and three pars to card the second-round 72. Lesa's 145 is not only the best 36-hole score of her career, but it is also good enough to tie as the ninth-best score in the UVU record books.
Junior
Bailey Henley also had a couple of strong rounds for UVU on Monday to tie for 16th with a 5-over-par 149. After opening with an even-par 72 on Monday morning, Henley posted a 5-over 77 to record the two-round tally of 149.
Second-year freshman
Victoria Estrada also finished in the top-30 of the event, as she tied for 29th with a 7-over 153 (74-79). Fellow freshmen
Lauren Taylor (80-79—159) and
Caylyn Ponich (83-77—160) rounded out UVU's field of five for the event as they placed 50th and 53rd, respectively. Playing the tournament as an individual, freshman
Macy Robertson placed 73rd (85-83—168).
Nevada's Victoria Gailey claimed individual medalist honors with at 4-under-par 140 with scores of 68 and 72.
The Wolverines will continue the busy stretch by heading to Sedona, Arizona for Northern Arizona's Red Rocks Invitational on Saturday and Sunday, March 20-21, at Oakcreek Country Club.
