DANVILLE, Calif. – Marissa Chow wrapped up the West Coast Conference Championships with a 3-under 69 on Wednesday, highlighting the Pepperdine women’s golf team’s efforts, but the Waves saw their streak of league titles come to an end with a third-place finish.
The Waves had won 14 in a row coming into the 2016 competition, but BYU entered as the favorite this year and captured its first WCC title with a three-day total of 884. Gonzaga came in second at 887 and the Waves were third at 892 (293-301-298) at the par-72 Blackhawk Country Club. Pepperdine has won 17 of the 20 WCC Championships ever contested.
Freshmen Patricia Wong (Walnut, Calif./Walnut HS) and Hira Naveed (Perth, Australia) were the
Waves’ top finishers, as both tied for ninth place with 6-over 222s. Wong shot 71-72-79 and Naveed was at 72-77-73. Naveed had four birdies on Wednesday, including each of her final three holes. Wong had three birdies.
A strong final round by Chow (Honolulu, Hawai’i/Iolani HS) moved the senior up to 11th place at 223 (74-80-69). Chow had three birdies and an eagle on the par-5 11th hole.
Freshman Hannah Haythorne (Honolulu, Hawai’i/IMG Academy) tied for 16th at 230 (76-77-77) and sophomore Tatiana Wijaya (Jakarta, Indonesia) tied for 21st at 234 (79-75-80).
NCAA Regional bids will be announced next Monday (April 25) at 3 p.m. on the Golf Channel.
Team Standings: 1. BYU 288-295-301=884; 2. Gonzaga 296-301-290=887; 3. Pepperdine 293-301-298=892; 4. Santa Clara 302-304-298=904; 5. San Francisco 294-312-300=906.
Top Individuals: 1. Ciera Min (Gonzaga) 74-76-66=216; T2. Rose Huang (BYU) 73-73-73=219; T2. Annie Freman (Santa Clara) 75-76-68=219; T2. Bianca Pagdanganan (Gonzaga) 74-76-69=219; T2. Lea Garner (BYU) 70-72-77=219.
Pepperdine Scores: T9. Hira Naveed 72-77-73=222; T9. Patricia Wong 71-72-79=222; 11. Marissa Chow 74-80-69=223; T16. Hannah Haythorne 76-77-77=230; T21. Tatiana Wijaya 79-75-80=234.
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