It was the best showing at the GJAC for the CWGA squad since 2013, when the Coloradans placed third.
Despite Caroline Jordaan of Cherry Hills Village withdrawing on Thursday and Colorado having to count all of the other three players’ scores toward the team total, the CWGA squad managed its second-best round of the tournament, a 16-over-par 232. That put the Coloradans at 54-over 702 overall.
Southern California won the event — which features 18 teams from the western U.S., Canada and Mexico — by 15 strokes with a 659 total.
Individually, the Coloradans were led by their youngest competitor, 14-year-old Hailey Schalk of Erie, who rebounded from a first-round 83 to finish 20th, with a 16-over 232 total.
Jaclyn Murray of Grand Junction was next-best (233, 23rd place), while Amy Chitkoksoong of Aurora came in at 239 (39th place). (The Colorado team is pictured above, from left: Murray, Chitkoksoong, Jordaan and Schalk.)
Brianna Navarrosa of Southern California claimed the individual title by four with a 2-under-par 214 total.
Here are the round-by-round scores of the Colorado competititors:
9. Colorado 242-228-232–702
20. Hailey Schalk of Erie 83-75-74–232
23. Jaclyn Murray of Grand Junction 80-73-80–233
39. Amy Chitkoksoong of Aurora 80-81-78–230
WD. Caroline Jordaan of Cherry Hills Village 82-80-WD
For all the scores from the GJAC, CLICK HERE.
]]>Counting the best three scores of the four-player squad, the Coloradans posted a 26-over-par 242 total. They trail leader Arizona by 19 strokes in the 54-hole tournament, which features 18 teams from the western U.S., Canada and Mexico.
The CWGA squad placed 10th in last year’s GJAC.
This year’s team is one of the youngest Colorado has fielded for the Girls Junior America’s Cup, with three of the four representatives being 15 or younger.
Individually, Jaclyn Murray of Grand Junction and Amy Chitkoksoong of Aurora led the way for the CWGA on Tuesday, posting scores of 8-over-par 80, good for a share of 31st place. Caroline Jordaan of Cherry Hills Village had an 82 (47th place) and Hailey Schalk of Erie an 83 (51st place).
(The Colorado competitors are pictured above, from left: Jordaan, Murray, Chitkoksoong and Schalk, flanked by CWGA volunteers Bunny Ambrose, far left, and Sue Elliott.)
Kerstin Fotu of Utah leads the way individually at 1-under-par 71.
Play will continue through Thursday.
For all the scores from the GJAC, CLICK HERE.