SUU Women?s Golf at Hobble Creek on Monday

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CEDAR CITY, Utah - Southern Utah University women's golf will be back in action on Monday and Tuesday when the team competes in the Hobble Creek Invitational. The tournament is cosponsored by Utah Valley and BYU and will be played at the Hobble Creek Golf Course in Springville.

The Thunderbirds will be one of 12 teams in the field, joining Big Sky opponents Idaho State, Montana, Montana State, Northern Arizona and Weber State in addition to six other schools.

The two-day tournament will include 54 holes with two rounds set for Monday and the final round being contested on Tuesday.

The Course

Hobble Creek Golf Course: par 71 • 6,032 yards

The Coach

Richard Church (Utah '89) is in his 15th season as head golf coach and his 20th on the staff at Southern Utah. Prior to taking over the program from former Coach John Evans, Church spent four seasons as the Thunderbirds' assistant coach. During his tenure on the SUU staff, Church has coached five academic all-Americans, one Mid-Continent Conference medalist, two Mid-Con runner-ups and the University's only two NCAA post-season competitors in golf. He is the only women's golf coach in SUU history.

Last Time at Hobble Creek

SPRINGVILLE, Utah, Sept. 10, 2013 – Southern Utah's women's golf team shot 311 Tuesday to finish at 78 over par 930 and in seventh place at the 13-team Hobble Creek Invitational, hosted by Brigham Young and Utah Valley Universities.

Sophomore Nicole Thomas led the Thunderbirds with a 13th place finish at 14-over 227 while junior Monica Jung was 24th at 233 and sophomore Rynae Baca was another shot back in 26th. Freshman Taylor Viquelia shot 236 to finish tied for 31st while freshman Carly parsons finished 68 at 258. SUU junior Shantell Spackman, who was playing as an individual, finished 49th at 244.

BYU's Lea Garner was the individual champion at 1-over par 214, five shots better than Grand Canyon's Charlotte Jaengkit, who finished second at 219.

The Thunderbirds finished three shots behind Santa Clara and 50 shots off the pace of team champion San Francisco, which finished at 880, six shots better than second place Gonzaga. New Mexico State finished third at 912, followed by Grand Canyon (914), BYU (915), Santa Clara and SUU.

Weber State finished eighth at 939, followed by CS Northridge at 951, Utah Valley (959), Dixie State (960), CS Bakersfield (996) and Idaho State (1,011).

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Players Mentioned

Monica Jung: 5' 3"; Junior

Shantell Spackman: 5' 5"; Junior

Rynae Baca: 5' 0"; Junior

Nicole Thomas: 5' 3"; Junior

Taylor Viquelia: 5' 0"; Sophomore

Players Mentioned

Monica Jung
: 5' 3"; Junior

Shantell Spackman
: 5' 5"; Junior

Rynae Baca
: 5' 0"; Junior

Nicole Thomas
: 5' 3"; Junior

Taylor Viquelia
: 5' 0"; Sophomore