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OGDEN, Utah (April 17, 2019) – The sun is shining, and April is here, as the Big Sky Conference is set to take over Boulder City, Nev. for the 2019 Big Sky Women’s Golf Championship. The tournament will take place Friday, April 19 through Sunday, April 21 at the Boulder Creek Golf Course.
The 26th annual women’s golf championship will feature all 11 league teams competing on the 6,395-yard, par 72 course for the fourth consecutive year.
Big Sky teams will compete for the conference’s automatic team bid to the 2019 NCAA Regionals. The first set of teams will tee off at 7 a.m. PT on Friday. Pairings are determined by the team’s Golfstat Division Ranking.
Preseason favorite Sacramento State looks to capture its first tournament title since 2017. The Hornets earned eight first-place votes in the league's preseason poll and enter the tournament with the top division ranking. The Hornets placed all five of their players in the top 20 at last year’s championship.
Idaho, the reigning conference champions, enter the weekend with the second-best ranking, as it looks to go back-to-back in Boulder City. The Vandals finished 1-2 in individual placement last year, as Sophie Hausmann won the event and teammate Michelle Kim finished closely behind in second place.
The Big Sky titles have been spread out amongst four teams for the last five years – Portland State (2014), Northern Arizona (2015), Idaho (2016, 2018), and Sacramento State (2017). The last team to win back-to-back crowns was Portland State in 2010 and 2011.
Southern Utah rounds out the top three pairings for Friday. Led by league-leading five-time golfer of the week honoree Chanikan (Pluem) Yongyuan, who captured seven top 10 finishes and two individual titles.
Second-year Northern Colorado Head Coach Ben Portie has four underclassmen set to take the green. Northern Arizona has the most Big Sky titles in league history with eight, as three freshmen will fill the 1-3 spots. Portland State has finished third the past two seasons with three players returning that placed in the top 20 last year.
Eastern Washington had two different players earn weekly honors, and Alexa Clark was a top 10 finisher a year ago. Senior Baylee Barckley leads Montana, while Montana State has four upperclassmen in their lineup.
Weber State’s lineup will include five underclassmen, while Idaho State has a mixture of talent headed to Boulder City.
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