North Carolina State University Athletics
Vega Earns Tour Card On FUTURES Tour
11/6/2004 12:00:00 AM | Women's Golf
Nov. 6, 2004
LAKELAND, Fla. - Former NC State women's golfer Briana Vega finished 16th in the LPGA's FUTURES Golf Tour 2005 Qualifying Tournament to earn a spot on the tour with priority status. The 72-hole event was played Nov. 1-5 at three different courses in Lakeland, Fla.
"I'm a little dissapointed with my last round, but overall I am very pleased with how the tournament went and I am thrilled about what lies ahead," Vega said. "This was real confidence boost playing alongside such talented players and I can't wait to get started on the FUTURES Tour in March."
Vega, who played for the Wolfpack from 2003-04 after transferring from UNC-Greensboro, holds school records for career stroke average, season stroke average, lowest 54-hole tournament total and lowest round (68). The Andover, Mass., native carded a two-under-par 70 in the first round at Schalamar Creek Golf Club to tie for third. In the second round Vega posted a one-over 73 at Cleveland Heights Golf Course to slide into a tie for 12th place. She fired an even-par 72 in the third round played at Huntington Hills Golf & Country Club to move into a tie for eighth.
Seven strokes behind the leaders, Vega made the third-round cut for the final round at Cleveland Heights. Carding a five-over-par 77 Friday in the final round, Vega finished four-over and in 16th place, earning priority status on the 2005 FUTURES Tour.
For more information on the FUTURES Tour, including complete results from its 2005 Tour Qualifying Tournament, go to http://www.futurestour.com/.
