Women's Golf

Martin and Narita in Top Three After Two Rounds at Yale Invitational West

The San Diego State women’s golf team is in fourth place after two rounds at the Yale Invitational West. The Aztecs have two golfers in the top three and currently lead two schools ranked in the top 50.

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Martin and Narita in Top Three After Two Rounds at Yale Invitational WestMartin and Narita in Top Three After Two Rounds at Yale Invitational West

LA QUINTA, Calif. – The San Diego State women’s golf team is in fourth place after two rounds at the Yale Invitational West. The Aztecs have two golfers in the top three and currently lead two schools ranked in the top 50.

Freshman Manon Martin is in second place after shooting a five-under-par 139 that was highlighted by a bogey-free opening round career-best five-under-par 67. Martin followed that up with an even par 72.

Ema Narita is tied for third after shooting a three-under-par 69 and an even-par 72. She had 29 pars on the day and just two bogeys, which tied for the fewest in the field.

Kylie Phi is tied for 13th with an even-par 144 through 36 holes. She opened the day with a one-under-par 71 and then had a one-over-par 73 in her second round. Like Narita, she limited her bogeys and had just three on the day.

Stephanie Barbaglia finished fourth among Aztecs. She began the day with a four-over-par 76 and then stumbled with an 83 in the second round.

Emilia Omander and Emma Delwes, who was playing as an individual, finished with a 163 (+19) and 164 (+20) respectively.

No. 10 Pepperdine is in the lead with an eight-under-par 568 and Kansas State’s Lyla Louderbaugh is the individual leader with an eight-under-par 136.

STAT OF THE DAY I
The Aztecs tied for the best score in the first round with a five-under-par 283.

STAT OF THE DAY II
Manon Martin is tied for second in both average scores for par threes (2.88) and par fours (3.85).

UP NEXT
The Aztecs wrap up the Yale Invitational West with the final round Tuesday morning, beginning with an 8:15 a.m. shotgun start.

Yale Invitational West – PGA West Nicklaus Tournament Course – Par 72, 6,304 yards
Team Results Through 36 Holes (Top Five) - Out of 10 Teams

  1. No. 10 Pepperdine… 568 (283-285, -8)
  2. No. 38 Kansas… 569 (283-286, -7)
  3. No. 29 Kansas State… 570 (283-286, -6)
  4. San Diego State… 580 (283-297, +4)
  5. No. 37 Virginia Tech… 582 (290-292, +6)

Individual Results Through 36 Holes (Top Five & SDSU) – Out of 58 Golfers

  1. Lyla Louderbaugh (Kansas St.)… 136 (68-68, -8)
  2. Manon Martin (SDSU)… 139 (67-72, -5)
    T-3. Ema Narita (SDSU)… 141 (69-72, -3)
    T-3. Yingzhi Zhu (Pepperdine)… 141 (70-71, -3)
    T-3. Eunseo Choi (Pepperdine)… 141 (71-70, -3)

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T-13 Kylie Phi (SDSU)… 144 (71-73, E)
T-47. Stephanie Barbaglia (SDSU)… 159 (76-83, +15)
T-53. Emilia Omander (SDSU)… 163 (83-80, +19)
T-55. Emma Delwes^ (SDSU)… 164 (84-80, +20)
^ Playing as an individual