KOHALA COAST, Hawaii – University of Colorado women’s golf signee Brittany Fan won the 2013 Mauna Lani Resort Hawaii State Open women’s amateur division title here Sunday, shooting 5-over par 221 (77-73-71). Her scorecard also placed her second overall and 10 strokes over her next amateur opponent.
“I’m very happy for Brittany and her win in the women’s amateur division of the Hawaii State Open,” CU head coach
Anne Kelly said. “She seems to never give up on a round even when she may have a bad break. We are really looking forward to Brittany joining our team next year.”
Fan, who signed with CU in November, struggled on her first day of competition, but steadily improved for a strong finish. Fan was challenged early on a par 3 set between a bunker and water. Fan said she faced one of the hardest bunker shots she’s hit in a while when she hit a buried bunker shot with the wind and grain running away from her and towards the water. Though she chipped her way back onto the green, she missed her first putt and double bogeyed. Fan finished the front nine at an even par, with her two birdies helping to cover her tough double bogey.
