Completed Event: Women's Golf at Pat Lesser Harbottle Invitational on September 29, 2025 , , T-8th of 15
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at Pat Lesser Harbottle Invitational
T-8th of 15
Grand Canyon University Athletics
Monday, September 14
Springville, Utah
Grand Canyon
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Hobble Creek Invitational
Photo by: Josh Hauser
GCU Women’s Golf Wraps Up First Fall Tournament
9/15/2015 1:39:00 PM | Women's Golf
SPRINGVILLE, Utah – Women's golf head coach Lauren Giesecke and the team wrapped up their first tournament of the Fall season in Springville, Utah at the Hobble Creek Invitational. The Antelopes had a strong finish in the invite, putting them in eighth place out of 16 teams shooting +45 as a squad.
"Despite playing in some harsh weather conditions I thought the team played really well and did a lot of good things on the course," Giesecke said. "Despite many weather delays the women stuck with it and that showed me how mentally tough they were."
It was a long first day of the invitational for Grand Canyon as they were out on the course for nearly 13 hours due to weather delays but the Lopes started the tournament scoring 308, putting them at +24 and in 10th place. Kylie Fong and Deanna Salvatori finished the first day tied for 22nd place, shooting 75 at +4 for the round. In her first appearance on the course for GCU, Charatta Thongbai finished in third for the Lopes with a round of +7 while Cassandra Lesa shot a +9 and Katie Perkins finished at +10.
The Lopes took a step in the right direction on the final day of play as the team improved by three strokes to finish in 8th place. Fong shot another 75 on the final day and moved to a tie for 17th place while Salvatori shot a 76 for a tie in 24th place. Amy Ruelas started the final round in a tie for 66th place and moved all the way to 52nd after shooting a 77. Samantha Barker also moved from 66th place to a tie for 52nd shooting a 77 as well.
"One shot can make a difference and I think the women realize that now," Giesecke said. "We were just a few strokes out of fifth place so we wanted to stress finishing strong and I think we finished well in this tournament."
Of the four WAC teams that participated in the invitational, GCU finished as the second best team, behind the defending WAC champion, New Mexico State. The Lopes will be back in action on Sept. 21 as they head to Pullman, Wash. to compete in the Washington State Cougar Cup.
"This tournament shows that we can compete and yet we have so much room to grow," Giesecke said. "As long as we continue to tune in to our putting and chipping then I believe we can compete this year in the WAC."
"Despite playing in some harsh weather conditions I thought the team played really well and did a lot of good things on the course," Giesecke said. "Despite many weather delays the women stuck with it and that showed me how mentally tough they were."
It was a long first day of the invitational for Grand Canyon as they were out on the course for nearly 13 hours due to weather delays but the Lopes started the tournament scoring 308, putting them at +24 and in 10th place. Kylie Fong and Deanna Salvatori finished the first day tied for 22nd place, shooting 75 at +4 for the round. In her first appearance on the course for GCU, Charatta Thongbai finished in third for the Lopes with a round of +7 while Cassandra Lesa shot a +9 and Katie Perkins finished at +10.
The Lopes took a step in the right direction on the final day of play as the team improved by three strokes to finish in 8th place. Fong shot another 75 on the final day and moved to a tie for 17th place while Salvatori shot a 76 for a tie in 24th place. Amy Ruelas started the final round in a tie for 66th place and moved all the way to 52nd after shooting a 77. Samantha Barker also moved from 66th place to a tie for 52nd shooting a 77 as well.
"One shot can make a difference and I think the women realize that now," Giesecke said. "We were just a few strokes out of fifth place so we wanted to stress finishing strong and I think we finished well in this tournament."
Of the four WAC teams that participated in the invitational, GCU finished as the second best team, behind the defending WAC champion, New Mexico State. The Lopes will be back in action on Sept. 21 as they head to Pullman, Wash. to compete in the Washington State Cougar Cup.
"This tournament shows that we can compete and yet we have so much room to grow," Giesecke said. "As long as we continue to tune in to our putting and chipping then I believe we can compete this year in the WAC."
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