Barry, Ye earn October golfer of the month honors

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SAN FRANCISCO - The Pac-12 announce today that OREGON STATE's Carson Barry and STANFORD's Angelina Ye have been named Pac-12 Men's and Women's Golfers of the Month for October. 

Pac-12 Men’s Golfer of the Month: CARSON BARRY, OREGON STATE (So., Eagle, Idaho)
• Barry led Oregon State to two team titles in October. He finished in a tie for second place with a 5-over 221 (79-70-72) to help the Beavers win the Hamptons Intercollegiate in East Hampton, New York.
• He won his first individual title with an 11-under 202 (66-69-67) to lead Oregon State to a commanding 19-stroke win at the Oregon State Invitational in Corvallis.
• Barry was under par in four of the six rounds, including a career-best 5-under 66 in the opening round of the Oregon State Invitational.

Also nominated: Daniel O’Loughlin, COLO; Eddy Lai, UCLA; Noah Woolsey, WASH.

Men’s Golfweek Rankings (Top 50): No. 15 Arizona State, No. 16 Washington, No. 21 Arizona, No. 22 Oregon State, No. 26 UCLA, No. 28 Stanford, No. 34 California, No. 37 USC.

Pac-12 Women’s Golfer of the Month: ANGELINA YE, STANFORD (Fr., Bradenton Fla.)
• The freshman led the Cardinal to a win at the Molly Intercollegiate where she posted a second-place finish as she shot a 4-under 212 (69-73-70).
• In the second event of her career, Ye earned medalist honors at the Stanford Intercollegiate with a 10-under 203 (67-70-66) in helping the Cardinal to a second-place team finish. In the three-round event, she played the par 5s at 9-under.
• She is now ranked No. 1 on the ANNIKA Award watch list and No. 4 in the World Amateur Golf Rankings.

Also nominated:  Vivian Hou, ARIZ; Linn Grant, ASU; Kirsty Hodgkins, COLO; Emma Spitz, UCLA.

Women’s Golfweek Rankings (Top 50): No. 1 Stanford, No. 3 Arizona State, No. 4 USC, No. 6 Arizona, No. 16 Oregon, No. 20 UCLA, No. 27 Oregon State.

Women from the Pac-12 who earned LPGA Tour status through Q-Series: Muni He (USC), Albane Valenzuela (STAN), Lauren Kim (STAN), Jennifer Chang (USC), Haley Moore (ARIZ), Louise Ridderstrom (UCLA), Andrea Lee (STAN), Bianca Pagdanganan (ARIZ), Kyung Kim (USC), Patty Tavatanakit* (UCLA), Esther Lee* (COLO).
* Symetra Tour graduates.

Month Men's Women's
September Noah Woolsey, Washington Vivian Hou, Arizona
October Carson Barry, Oregon State Angelina Ye, Stanford