Posted at 3:56 p.m., Wednesday, October 11, 2006
Mari Chun captures college golf tourney
Advertiser Staff
Kamehameha graduate Mari Chun won her first collegiate tournament Wednesday, capturing the Edean Ihlanfeldt Invitational at Sahalee Country Club in Sammamish, Wash.Chun, a sophomore at Stanford, took a six-shot lead into the final round and closed with a 75 to win by two shots over New Mexico's Jodi Ewart. Chun's 54-hole total was 1-under 215. Ewart shot 71-217.
Waiakea's Amanda Wilson, a sophomore at Arizona, shot 78-232 to drop into a share of 25th.
The Cardinal won the team title, shooting a final-round 296 for an 896 total — six better than New Mexico.
Chun was 27th in the NCAA Golf Championship as a freshmen, when she had two Top-10 finishes. She has won all three of the Hawai'i women's majors.
