Colorado ties for sixth at Nanea Invitational

Vanessa Ngo watches her drive soar through the air. The sophomore finished even par at the tournament. (Photo by Scott Tan/CUAthletics).

The Colorado Buffaloes women’s golfers placed sixth at the Nanea Invitational in Hawaii on Wednesday. The Buffs combined for a final team score of even par, tied with UCLA. 

The team that took first was No. 1-ranked Stanford, winning their second consecutive tournament by a wide margin. The Cardinal golfers posted a total score of 44-under, beating out second-place Arizona State by 19 strokes. Stanford’s Meja Örtengren tied with Texas’ Cindy Hsu and Auburn's Anna Davis for the individual title (-10). Four of Stanford’s quintet members placed inside the top 5 individual performers.

Carolyn Fuller led the Buffaloes in the Aloha State with a score of 3-under. Fuller hovered right around par in the final two rounds, shooting 1-under and 1-over in the second and third rounds, respectively. The junior finished the third round three strokes under par, with six birdies in the round. She finished in a tie for 16th place. 

Teemapat Pateetin put together the best round of her collegiate career thus far. The freshman shot 2-under at the tournament, her first finish under par this season, finishing in a tie at No. 20. The Thailand native played her best in the third round, shooting three birdies and 15 pars en route to a flawless 3-under round.

Vanessa Ngo shot similar scores across all three rounds. The sophomore finished at even par, shooting rounds of even, 1-under and 1-over. She finished in a tie for 26th individually. 

Ellen O’Shaughnessy was off her game across the Pacific Ocean. The Ireland native started the tournament even, but struggled in the final two rounds. She shot 2-over and 3-over to finish out the Nanea Invitational, good for No. 40 individually (+5). 

Transfer Maya McVey did not have a good showing. The junior got off to a rocky start, shooting 6-over in the first round due to two bad holes, a quadruple bogey on the 9th and a triple bogey on the 18th. Her score did not contribute to the team score in any round, meaning she shot the worst score by a Buff in each round. McVey finished in a tie for No. 54 with a score of +12. 

This was the last tournament for the Buffs for the fall portion of their 2025-26 season. No. 44-ranked Colorado has upwards of three months before competing again, giving the squad ample time to continue to grow. Colorado has five tournaments scheduled in the spring before the Big 12 Championship starts on April 23 in Dallas. 

The Buffs start their spring portion of the season out of the country. The Collegiate Invitational at Guadalajara starts on Friday, Jan. 30.