STANFORD, Calif. – Mariah Stackhouse led the Stanford women’s golf team with a 1-under 70 to finish second overall at the Peg Barnard Invitational to open the spring season for the Cardinal. Stackhouse (69-70) was 3-under for the tournament at the par-71 Stanford Golf Course.
It was the third top-four finish at the Peg Barnard Invitational for Stackhouse, who placed fourth at the event in 2014 and won the tournament as a freshman in 2013.
No. 5 Stanford (293-292) was 17-over and finished fourth among the 12-team field.
Oregon took home the crown with an 8-over 576 for the 36-hole event. The Ducks’ even-par 284 was the best score on the day. UC Davis (+11) was second and San Jose State (+13) took third.
“Obviously this was not the result we wanted, but it’s early in the season and we learned a lot about what parts of our games need the most attention right now,” said Anne Walker, Stanford’s Margot and Mitch Milias Director of Women’s Golf. “It will be a good week of practice, and we will no doubt see some progress next week in Southern California.”
The Cardinal resumes the spring season Feb. 23-24 at the UC Irvine Invitational in Santa Ana, California.
Stackhouse had back-to-back birdies on holes five and six, and sank a monster putt on 18 to help cement her red score.
Lauren Kim (71-74) tied for 11th, as her round was highlighted by a birdie on the par-3 eighth.
Shaving four strokes off her opening round was Quirine Eijkenboom. Eijkenboom had three birdies to close with a 73 and was 8-over for the tournament and a share of 28th place.
Casey Danielson (76-75) tied for 32nd and contributed three birdies around five bogeys and a double-bogey to close the day.
Calli Ringsby (+15) and Mariko Tumangan (+21) secured top-60 showings.