Oregon State
Rose City Collegiate
Beavers Set School Record At Rose City
September 29, 2015 | Women's Golf
AURORA, Ore. – The Oregon State women's golf team set a school record on Tuesday, as three golfers placed in the top 10, to help the Beavers finish in second place at the 15-team Rose City Collegiate.
Oregon State shot a 9-over 873 at the two-day, 54-hole tournament to set the three-round program record. The previous record was a 10-over 874 at the Westbrook Spring Invitational in 2013 and 2014.
The Beavers fired a 1-over 289 at the par-72, 6,057-yard Langdon Farms Golf Club on Tuesday to finish the tourney with a 9-over 294-290-289--873 to finish second by only two strokes. San Francisco won the team title with a 7-over 285-296-290--871.
The 1-over 289 by the Beavers equals the fourth-lowest single-round score in school history.
Sophomore Haley Nist had her best tournament as a Beaver, finishing in a tie for third place, while freshman Olivia Benzin finished in seventh place and senior Chelsea Saelee was ninth.
“The Beavers played with a lot of passion and pride today,” Oregon State head coach Sammie Chergo said. “Haley and Olivia had great rounds and showed they are great competitors. We look forward to getting back to Corvallis and preparing for our next event at Washington.”
Nist followed up a career-best 1-under 71 on Monday with a 3-under 69 in the final round to post her best finish as a collegian with a 2-under 74-71-69--214. Her previous best finish was a tie for ninth place at the Oregon State Invitational last season.
Benzin continued a strong start to her collegiate career with a 1-under 73-72-70--215. The 2-under 70 in the final round was the lowest round of Benzin's young career.
It's just the eighth time in school history someone has finished a three-round tournament in red figures.
Oregon State All-Time Low Individual Three-Round Scores
213 (-3) -- Kathleen Takaishi (Wahine Classic, Fall 1998)
214 (-2) -- Seshia Telles (Oregon State Invitational, Fall 2012)
214 (-2) -- Haley Nist (Rose City Collegiate, Fall 2015)
212 (-1) -- Lauren Sewell (Stanford Intercollegiate, Fall 2012)
212 (-1) -- Anica Yoo (Pac-12 Championship, Spring 2015)
215 (-1) -- Whitney French (Rose City Collegiate, Fall 2010)
215 (-1) -- Anica Yoo (Silverado Showdown, Spring 2014)
215 (-1) -- Olivia Benzin (Rose City Collegiate, Fall 2015)
Saelee recorded her fourth top-10 finish with a 1-over 72-73-72--217. The 1-over three-round score equals the lowest of her career. Saelee's best career finish is a tie for third place at the Rose City Collegiate two years ago.
Senior Ashlee Pickerell finished in a tie for 27th place with a 12-over 75-75-78--228 and sophomore Hannah Swanson shot a 14-over 77-74-79--230 for a tie for 38th place.
The Beavers return to action next week at the Edean Ihlanfeldt Invitational, which will be held on Tuesday, Oct. 6 and Wednesday, Oct. 7 in Sammamish, Wash.
