UNLV women’s golf junior Zi Yu Foong captured her first collegiate win on Tuesday, earning co-medalist honors at Colorado State’s Colonel Wollenberg Ptarmigan Ram Classic (Par 72, 6,468 yards) at Ptarmigan Country Club. The tournament was shortened to 36 holes after the third round was canceled due to weather conditions.
When play resumed Tuesday to complete the second round, Foong carded a 2-under over the final four holes, securing a career-best 36-hole total of 6-under 138.Her scorecard featured a career-low 5-under 67 in the opening round, followed by a 1-under 71 in round two, highlighted by 12 total birdies.
The Rebels added two more top-25 finishes, with freshman Demi Du tying for 12th at even-par 144 (71-73) and sophomore Amber Chen tying for 24th at 3-over 147 (68-79). Freshmen Almina Erdogan (+5) tied for 39th and Yen Liu (+7) tied for 52nd in their collegiate debuts.
Colorado captured the team title with a 13-under 563, while UNLV placed fourth at 1-under 575.