Colorado women’s golf finish 15th at Stanford Intercollegiate
Last weekend, the Colorado Buffaloes women’s golf team faced off against 17 other universities at the Stanford Golf Course in Palo Alto, California. The Buffs quintet shot 49-over par to finish in 15th place, far behind the winners, Stanford Cardinal (-28).
The Stanford Golf Course is a par-70, 6,742-yard course, with a course rating of 79.3 and slope rating of 144. The course was developed by architects George C. Thomas Jr. and William P. Bell in 1930 and serves as an extreme challenge for golfers. This is because of its narrow, tree-lined fairways, steep uphill shots that pair with extreme drop-offs, small greens surrounded by a multitude of bunkers and the infamous San Francisquito Creek that flows along nine different holes.
The Stanford Intercollegiate is a unique tournament that partners with the PlayForHer initiative, a campaign that launched in 2022 and unites the women’s collegiate golf community for Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Each year, the tournament dedicates its efforts to a specific individual affected by breast cancer. This year, the campaign highlighted a woman named Christine Romer, who previously competed for the California Golden Bears women’s golf team. Romer was diagnosed with stage 3B metastatic breast cancer at 28 years old and was in intense chemotherapy for multiple years. Romer has now been cancer-free for 15 years and serves on the panel for the Department of Defense breast cancer research.
Although Colorado struggled for much of the weekend, Senior Maya McVey led the Buffs by closing the tournament with a 1-under 71 and back-to-back 72s in the previous rounds. McVey opened her round on Sunday with a birdie and three pars. She also parred the last three holes to finish the day in 16th individually.
Senior Carolyn Fuller finished second for the Buffs after she holed two birdies on Sunday, finishing the day tied for 59th at a 12-over. Junior Ellen O’Shaughnessy tied for 81st, shooting 17-over at the tournament.
Head coach Madeleine Shiels was disappointed in the Buffs' performance this weekend.
“We have to improve our adaptability on the course and be better at managing bad days,” Shiels said. “And that’s on me as a coach.”
Next week, the Buffs will travel across the country to Kailua-Kona, Hawaii, to compete in the Nanea Invitational starting on Oct. 26.
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