Saelee Posts Career-Best Three-Round Score
STANFORD, Calif. – The Oregon State women’s golf team concluded the three-day, 54-hole Stanford Intercollegiate in 16th place on Sunday behind a career-best three-round score by junior Chelsea Saelee.
The Beavers shot a 46-over 296-296-306--898 at the par-71, 6,130-yard Stanford Golf Course to finish 16th in a field that included five teams ranked among the top 10 in the nation. No. 4 Stanford and No. 6 USC tied for the team title with a 15-under 837 and No. 10 UCLA finished third with a 14-under 838.
Saelee had a strong showing with a team-best tie for 24th place after posting rounds of 70-71-73 for a 1-over 214, which is her best career three-round score at Oregon State, bettering the 3-over 216 she shot at this event two years ago. The 1-over three-round score also equals the fifth-best performance by a Beaver golfer in school history.
A native of Seattle, Wash., Saelee had nine birdies over the three rounds and nothing worse than a bogey to lead Oregon State in scoring all three days.
“It was great to see Chelsea find some success with a top-25 finish in a very competitive field,” Oregon State head coach Sammie Chergo said. “As for our team performance, this top event full of top-25 teams serves as a good benchmark as to where we are and where we want to be. I am confident our team will keep working hard and learning, and better things are to come this year.”
Junior Ashlee Pickerell finished in a tie for 61st place with a 12-over 76-72-77--225, sophomore Krissy Peterson wrapped up play with a 17-over 78-75-77--230 for a tie for 72nd, freshman Hannah Swanson shot a 19-over 75-78-79--232 for a tie for 78th and senior Anica Yoo finished 84th with a 26-over 75-79-85--239.
Bronte Law of UCLA led wire-to-wire to claim medalist honors with an 8-under 205.
The Beavers have two weeks off before competing in their final tournament of the fall season, the Pac-12 Preview in Hawai’i on Monday, Nov. 3 and Tuesday, Nov. 4.
| Pos | Team/Player (seed) | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 |
|
296 +12 | 296 +12 | 306 +22 | 898 +46 | ||||
| T24 | Chelsea Saelee (4) | -1 (F) | E (F) | +2 (F) | 214 | ||||
| T61 | Ashlee Pickerell (1) | +5 (F) | +1 (F) | +6 (F) | 225 | ||||
| T72 | Krissy Peterson (2) | +7 (F) | +4 (F) | +6 (F) | 230 | ||||
| T78 | Hannah Swanson (5) | +4 (F) | +7 (F) | +8 (F) | 232 | ||||
| 84 | Anica Yoo (3) | +4 (F) | +8 (F) | +14 (F) | 239 | ||||
| Pos | Teams | Scoring | Rounds | Total Score | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| to par | thru | today | 1 | 2 | 3 | |||
| T1 |
|
-15 | F | -10 | 284 | 279 | 274 | 837 |
| T1 |
|
-15 | F | -9 | 282 | 280 | 275 | 837 |
| 3 |
|
-14 | F | -6 | 279 | 281 | 278 | 838 |
| 4 |
|
-1 | F | +1 | 288 | 278 | 285 | 851 |
| 5 |
 |
+1 | F | -1 | 282 | 288 | 283 | 853 |
| 6 |
 |
+3 | F | -6 | 286 | 291 | 278 | 855 |
| 7 |
 |
+10 | F | E | 286 | 292 | 284 | 862 |
| 8 |
 |
+12 | F | E | 290 | 290 | 284 | 864 |
| 9 |
 |
+14 | F | +9 | 284 | 289 | 293 | 866 |
| 10 |
|
+19 | F | +6 | 288 | 293 | 290 | 871 |
| 11 |
|
+20 | F | +7 | 286 | 295 | 291 | 872 |
| 12 |
 |
+27 | F | +9 | 296 | 290 | 293 | 879 |
| 13 |
 |
+29 | F | +3 | 291 | 303 | 287 | 881 |
| 14 |
|
+30 | F | +16 | 295 | 287 | 300 | 882 |
| 15 |
 |
+43 | F | +10 | 300 | 301 | 294 | 895 |
| 16 |
|
+46 | F | +22 | 296 | 296 | 306 | 898 |
| 17 |
|
+57 | F | +14 | 301 | 310 | 298 | 909 |