Ardueser, Yongyuan Earn Co-Women’s Golfers of the Week Honors
#BigSkyGolf Women’s Weekly Notebook
FARMINGTON, Utah (October 2, 2019) – Eastern Washington’s Madalyn Ardueser and Southern Utah’s Chanikan (Pluem) Yongyuan have both been named the Big Sky Conference Women’s Golf Player of the Week, announced today by the league office.
Ardueser, a senior for the Eagles, won the 2019 Rose City Collegiate in Aurora, Ore after shooting a one-under 215 (70, 69, 76), with 69 tying her career record for lowest one-round total. Ardueser shot 11 of Eastern Washington’s 19 birdies for the tournament with 6 coming in the first round of play. This marks Ardueser’s second first-place finish of the season, which makes her the second woman in program history to win back-to-back tournament titles.
Yongyuan, a sophomore for the Thunderbirds, won the 2019 Wyoming Cowgirl Desert Intercollegiate at The Classic Club in Palm Desert, Calif. Yongyuan shot a 219 (69, 76, 74) to finish two shots ahead of the next closest competitor. She now has three career individual victories and 11 career top-10 finishes as a sophomore.
It is the second weekly honor of the season for Ardueser’s career and the first of the season for Yongyuan and the sixth of her career.
Next up for Eastern Washington is the EWU/UM/ISU/MSU Match Play from Oct. 4-5 in Missoula, Mont. and for Southern Utah is the New Mexico State Aggie Invitational from Oct. 7-9 in Las Cruces, N. Mex.
Other Nominees: Valerie Hernandez, Portland State; Beah Cruz, Northern Colorado; Kelly Hooper, Montana State.
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