UC Irvine Invitational presented by Kia
Feb,. 24-25, 2014
Santa Ana Country Club
Follow the Tournament Live on Golfstat.com
UC Irvine will host the UC Irvine Invitational presented by Kia Monday and Tuesday (Feb. 24-25) at the Santa Ana Country Club.
The winner of the UC Irvine Invitational presented by Kia will receive a sponsor exemption in to the 2014 Kia Classic March 27-30 at Aviara Golf Club.
The 54-hole tournament will begin with a shotgun start at 8:30 a.m. on Monday. The teams will go off Holes 1 and 10 Tuesday beginning at 7:45 for the final round.
Live scoring of all three rounds of tournament will be provided on Golfstat.com.
Santa Ana Country Club plays at par-72, 5,842-yards.
The tournament field includes Stanford, Pepperdine, Texas A&M, UC Davis, UC Riverside, Hawaii, Nevada, Portland State, San Francisco, Long Beach State, Gonzaga, Idaho and host UC Irvine. Four individuals will also be participating.
Alice Kim of Gonzaga won last year's event with a three-round score of 215 (67-72-76). Gonzaga captured the team title with a two-day total of 885 (295-298-292).
UCI started the spring schedule with a 10th place finish at the Peg Barnard Invitational. The Anteaters tied Long Beach State for 10th with a 36-hole score of 605 (297-308).
UC Irvine was led by junior Sara Banke (74-73) and senior Ronnie Valerio (71-76) who tied for 12th with a score of 147.
Tournament History:
Team Champions
2013: Gonzaga 885 (295-298-292)
2012: Washington State 904 (299-297-308)
2011: Portland State, 890 (296-298-296)
2010: San Diego State, 899 (300-299-300)
2009: Long Beach State, 891 (302-300-289)
2008: No Tournament Held
2007: UC Irvine, 909 (299-298-312)
2006: BYU, 942 (315-315-312)
2005: UC Irvine, 905 (295-308-302)
2004: San Francisco, 883 (291-295-297)
2003: UC Irvine, 925 (313-302-310)
Medalist
2013: Alice Kim, Gonzaga 215 (67-72-76)
2012: Mallory Kent, Washington State 220 (71-75-74)
2011: Lauren Taylor, Portland State 218 (71-72-75)
2010: Kayla Mortellaro, Idaho, 214 (71-75, 68)
2009: Chelsea Stelzmiller, UC Davis, 212 (72-69-71)
2008: No Tournament Held
2007: Selanee Henderson, UC Irvine, 216 (69-72-75)
2006: Rachel Newren, BYU, 229 (78-76-75)
2005: Ashley Hogg, Boise State, 216 (73-74-69)
2004: Kristi Larsen, San Francisco, 216 (72-74-70)
2003: Elizabeth Allen, Cal St. Northridge, 216 (71-72-73)
