In its first tournament of the 2017 season, UCLA women’s golf finished second at the ANNIKA Intercollegiate on Tuesday. The Bruins finished 12 strokes behind first place No. Read more...
Photo: Freshman Patty Tavatanakit made her collegiate debut at the ANNIKA Intercollegiate this week. She shot 5-under-par for the tournament and finished second on the individual leaderboard. (Courtesy of UCLA Athletics)
Mariel Galdiano set a record at one of the most prestigious tournaments in women’s golf for competing at just 13 years old. The U.S. Women’s Open golf tournament is the oldest of the Ladies Professional Golf Association (LPGA) Tour’s five major championships and boasted a $4.5 million prize in 2015, the highest in women’s golf. Read more...
Photo: Galdiano made her debut on the UCLA women’s golf team last year, finishing second overall. She hopes to earn an individual win once the season kicks off on Oct. 1. (UCLA Athletics)
While Bruin athletes continue competing in Westwood, here’s a look at some of the biggest news from the rest of the Pac-12. Women’s golf Grant Sugimura, assistant Sports editor After three days, eight teams will move on to match play at the NCAA women’s golf championship. Read more...
Photo: Oregon defeated Wisconsin 9-0 in five innings, clinching a run-rule victory on Sunday. The Ducks will now go on to face the Kentucky Wildcats in the NCAA Softball Super Regionals. (Amy Dixon/Daily Bruin)
The No. 4 UCLA women’s golf team’s season came to a screeching halt at the NCAA regional May 10. Before that, the Bruins were poised for their best season since 2011, when coach Carrie Forsyth led them all the way to the national championship. Read more...
Photo: Winning the Pac-12 championship became the pinnacle of UCLA women’s golf’s accomplishments in 2016-2017. The Bruins failed to advance beyond the NCAA regional. (Courtesy of James Wood)
UCLA women’s golf’s run has come to an end. A week after claiming the Pac-12 title, the No. 1 Bruins’ season is over. After making it out of the NCAA regional for 16 consecutive years, the team finished eighth in the Lubbock, Texas, regional, just missing the sixth-place cutoff for the NCAA Tournament. Read more...
Photo: Sophomore Lilia Vu and UCLA women’s golf couldn’t carry momentum from their Pac-12 win into the NCAA regional. The Bruins placed eighth in the Lubbock, Texas, regional, narrowly missing the sixth-place cutoff. (UCLA Athletics)
UCLA women’s golf blew away the competition at the Pac-12 championship this week. “The conditions were so difficult, the winds were blowing up to 30-35 miles per hour,” said coach Carrie Forsyth. Read more...
Photo: The Bruins won their sixth Pac-12 title and first in 11 years Wednesday, when they swept the competition by 21 strokes. Sophomore Lilia Vu took first overall, her fourth consecutive tournament win. (Courtesy of James S. Wood)
Check out a breakdown of the UCLA sports stories you might have missed this week. Women’s golfDavid Gottlieb, assistant Sports editor Lilia Vu won another tournament Tuesday, meaning that the sophomore has finished first in three straight tournaments. Read more...
Photo: Redshirt freshman pitcher Rachel Garcia was named USA Softball Collegiate Player of the Week, Pac-12 Conference Pitcher of the Week and Pac-12 Freshman of the Week following a complete-game shutout against then-No. 1 Oregon last weekend. (Amy Dixon/Daily Bruin)
