After a stellar start to her junior campaign, golfer Emily Talley is receiving league recognition for her efforts on the green.
On Wednesday, Talley was named the Big 12 Women’s Golfer of the Month for September by the league after setting two CU records in separate tournaments to start the 2010-11 season.
Her performance at the Ptarmigan Ram Fall Classic in Fort Collins, Colo., helped her place second individually to help the Buffaloes earn their fifth tournament win in program history. Finishing 7-under par (209) at the tournament was enough to tie a CU record accomplished by only three other athletes in CU women’s golf history.
During the same tournament, Talley was under par in all three rounds, making her only the second golfer in program history to carry out such performance.
Taking eighth place at the Dick McGuire Invitational in Albuquerque, N.M., just days after her performance in the Centennial State, her play was key in helping the Buffs finish third overall.
With a sixth place finish after two rounds, Talley’s 6-under par 67 in the final round added a 4-under par team performance that catapulted the Buffs to their final third place standing.
Talley’s 6-under 67 finish is only the fourth such finish in school history, and her on par-73 course made her the first Buffalo in program history to reach 6-under par in a round.
She finished out with two top 10 finishes in September to give her three straight, tying a CU record, although her seventh place finish at the Johnie Imes Invitational early this week saw her break this record.
Ranked 30th in the nation by GolfStat and No. 38 by Golfweek/Sagarin thanks to a 71.50 stroke average, the California native currently enjoys the highest standing by any Big 12 golfer. As a squad, the Buffs are ranked No. 13 nationally by Golfweek, No. 15 by GolfStat and No. 21 by GolfWorld/NCGA Golf Coaches Poll.
Up next for Talley and company is the 13th Annual University of Colorado/Heather Farr Memorial Invitational at the Colorado National Golf Club in Erie, Colo.
Contact CU Independent Sports Editor Esteban L. Hernandez at Esteban.hernandez@colorado.edu.
