Washington Wins Edean Ihlanfeldt Invitational

Wednesday, October 11

Sammamish, WA

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University of Washington

Edean Ihlanfeldt Invitational

October 11, 2017 | Women's Golf

SAMMAMISH, Wash. – Despite a late rally from Colorado, Washington women's golf held onto the top spot in the final round and took first place at the Edean Ihlanfeldt Invitational on Wednesday at the Sahalee Country Club. Individually, four finished in the top 10, led by Karen Miyamoto who took fourth.

"I'm proud of the team," Washington head coach Mary Lou Mulflur said. "They hung in there. They were gritty today. I felt like we learned a lot. We had a 10-shot lead at the tournament and all of a sudden, we hit a couple bogeys and they (Colorado) hit a couple birdies. But when it got right down to it, we were able to execute. It's just a good group of kids."

Heading into the third round, the Huskies were in first place. They did not relinquish the lead at any point. In the back nine, Colorado made a late push, but UW held on to a two-stroke lead to win at 7-over. Washington had not hosted this tournament since 2015 and had not won since 2014.

"It's fun to win your home tournament," Mulflur said. "It makes it that much more special."

Individually, BYU's Kendra Dalton took first place at 4-under 212. On the player leaderboard, Washington's four in the top 10 led all teams, followed by three from Colorado and two from BYU.

After finishing in the top 20 at the Schooner Fall Classic, sophomore Miyamoto improved to a top-10 finish, holding sole possession of fourth place at even par 216.

"Karen doesn't even have a full year of collegiate competition under her belt and she has been performing well," Mulflur said. "Her birdie was clutch. I don't think she knew, but she hit a beautiful shot. It was huge for the team."

Julianne Alvarez ended the tournament right behind her teammate taking fifth place at 1-over 217. Both of those top-five finishers shot 73 in the third round

Rino Sasaki and Wenyung Keh both tied for seventh at 4-over 220. They rounded out the Huskies in the top 10, pushing the team to the first-place finish.

"I'm really proud of Rino as a freshman," Mulflur said. "In her first two events, she has been great."

Rounding out the team competitors was Sarah Rhee who shot 8-over 224 this weekend to end up in a three-way tie for 13th place.

Five Huskies competed individually with Christina Wang leading that pack. She shot 11-over 227 after the three rounds.

Ellen Takada and Eun Won Park finished in 32nd and 37th, respectively. Takada had her best round on Wednesday, shooting 72. Won Park also shot best in the third round, shooting 4-over 76. Wenyan Ma finished at 30-over 246, ending in a tie for 54th place.