Feb. 28, 2011

Live Scoring | Monday's Results (PDF)

SAN JOSE, Calif. - Four birdies highlighted a second-round par 72 for senior Alice Kim during Monday's Juli Inkster Spartan Invitational, leading her to third place and the 22nd-ranked UC Davis women's golf team to fourth after 36 holes.

Sophomore Amy Simanton shot an opening-round 76 on her way to a tie for 12th, Demi Runas is tied for 19th, senior Chelsea Stelzmiller is tied for 34th and freshman Jessica Chulya is tied for 38th. The Aggies, who opened their day with a 14-over 302, shot 306 in the afternoon and are within four shots of second place.

Five teams ranked in the top 30 are competing in the two-day event.

Ninth-ranked Cal had a tournament-best 3-over 291 in the afternoon and is at 12-over 588 after the first day, 16 shots in front of No. 31 Cal and No. 24 Colorado who are each at 604. UC Davis is at 32-over 608 and is eight shots ahead of Santa Clara, which is fifth.

Kim, a 2009 All-America honorable mention, had four birdies during the second round, including three over a six-hole span on the back nine of the Almaden Golf and Country Club's 6,121-yard layout. She added another birdie on the course's par-5 first hole but had two bogeys on the next two holes on her way to an even round.

Kim enjoyed a steady first round, combining 15 pars, a birdie and just two bogeys for a 1-over 73. She had 10 pars in a row and is at 1-over 145, just two strokes behind leader Emily Childs and one back of second-place Joanne Lee, both from Cal.

Simanton opened and closed her second round with birdies while shooting 77 after opening her day with a 4-over 76. She's at 9-over 153 heading into Tuesday's final round. Runas, who is 10 over, had birdies in each of her round while shooting 76 and 78, respectively. Stelzmiller, who had an 80 in the afternoon, had consecutive birdies on Almaden's 17th and 18th holes to help her finish with a 77 during the first round.

Chulya had 79 in both rounds, carding a birdie in each round. Sophomore Belen Hernandez, playing as an individual, opened with an 85 but bounced back impressively with a 2-over 74 in the second round and is tied for 44th at 159. She had 12 pars and two birdies during the afternoon.

Teams will finish the tournament with a shotgun round beginning at 8:30 a.m. on Tuesday. The Aggies will play with Washington and Big West Conference rival UC Irvine. The tournament is being hosted by San Jose State.

JULI INKSTER SPARTAN INVITATIONAL
San Jose, Calif. (hosted by San Jose State)
Almaden Golf & Country Club
Par 72, 6,121 yards
36 of 54 holes

TEAMS
1. California, 297-291-588
2. Oregon, 302-302-604
3. Colorado, 298-306-604
4. UC DAVIS, 302-306-608
5. Santa Clara, 305-311-616
6. UC Irvine, 313-305-618
7. Washington, 312-308-620
8. San Jose State, 310-311-621
9. San Francisco, 312- 310-622
10. Colorado State, 323- 308-631
11. Fresno State, 325-315-640
12. Hawaii, 320-323-643

INDIVIDUAL
1. Emily Childs, Cal, 72-71-143

UC DAVIS
3. Alice Kim, 73-72-145
T12. Amy Simanton, 76-77-153
T19. Demi Runas, 76-78-154
T34. Chelsea Stelzmiller, 77-80-157
T38. Jessica Chulya, 79-79-158