April 6,1998

Event Results:
PING/ASU Invitational - Tempe, AZ
Karsten Golf Course (Par 72, 6101 yards)
April 3-5, 1998

TEMPE, Ariz. - In a field laden with Top 25-ranked teams, the California Golden Bears women's golf team shot a three-day total of 962 to finish 16th at the PING/Arizona State Invitational April 3-5 on the Karsten Golf Course.

Stanford won the team title, shooting a three-round total of 872 to defeat runnerup San Jose State by six strokes (878). Senior Kellee Booth, playing for the defending NCAA Champion and host Arizona State Sun Devils, won the individual title, shooting a one-under-par 215 for the tourney. Booth was actually tied with Stanford Hilary Homeyer at 215, but the final places were determined by a scorecard playoff.

For the Bears, sophomore Nicole Bolter was the top finisher, tying for 49th place (234), while sophomore Lisa Yamane tied for 68th place (239).

TEAM SCORES
1.  Stanford        290-291-291 872
2.  San Jose State  289-297-292 878
3.  Arizona         301-289-298 888
16. CALIFORNIA      326-322-314 962

INDIVIDUAL SCORES

1t. Kellee Booth    Arizona State   72-72-70    215
1t. Hilary Homeyer  Stanford        70-72-72    215
3.  Jessica Krantz  San Jose State  73-74-70    217

49t.    Nicole Bolter   California         80-78-76    234
68t.    Lisa Yamane California             84-80-75    239
75t.    Elisa Echeverria    California     78-81-82    241
75t.    Eden Anderson   California-Indiv.  78-81-82    241
87t.    Heather Bruno   California         84-87-81    252
87t.    Cheryl Lala California             84-83-85    252