Final Results

HIGHLANDS RANCH, Colorado " Patricia Wong posted a career-best finish and Katherine Zhu equaled her best, highlighting the Pepperdine women's golf team's showing at the Ron Moore Intercollegiate, which concluded on Sunday.

Wong tied for second place while Zhu, thanks to a 5-under 67, moved up to a tie for fourth place.

Despite the team's best round of the tournament, a 4-under 284, it wasn't enough to get the Waves out of a sixth-place finish. Pepperdine, which won this event last year, ended with a 1-over 865 (293-288-284) at the par-72 Highlands Ranch Golf Club.

PLAYER SCORES

• Junior Patricia Wong (Walnut, Calif./Walnut HS), who was competing as an individual, went under-par for all three of her rounds. She had the lead after two rounds, but a 1-under today wasn't enough to stay atop the board. She ended with a career-best 8-under 208 (68-69-71). Her previous best finish was a tie for fourth place at this same tournament last year. She had a total of 13 birdies over the three days.
• Senior Katherine Zhu (Vancouver, B.C.) had the best round of her career, a 5-under 67, and she was flirting with the individual title until a couple of late bogeys. Still, she tied for fourth place with a career-best 7-under 209 (70-72-67). She also had a fourth-place finish at the 2016 Golfweek Conference Challenge. Zhu had an eagle and five birdies on Sunday, and made 12 birdies overall.
• Junior Hira Naveed (Perth, Australia) made a big jump, going from a tie for 37th to a top-20 finish thanks to a 3-under 69. She ended with a 1-over 217 (75-73-69), good for a tie for 19th place. Her final round featured four birdies and just one bogey.
• Sophomore Momoka Kobori (Rangiora, New Zealand) saved her best round for last, a 1-under 71 that put her into a tie for 40th place at 223 (75-77-71). She had three birdies on Sunday.
• Junior Hannah Haythorne (Honolulu, Hawai'i/IMG Academy) tied for 40th place at 223 (74-72-77).
• Senior Tatiana Wijaya (Jakarta, Indonesia) tied for 43rd place at 224 (74-71-79).
• Freshman Kayle Hunn (San Juan Capistrano, Calif./Saddleback Valley Christian School), making her college debut and playing as an individual, tied for 76th at 244 (79-80-85).

UP NEXT

Pepperdine's fourth of five fall tournaments will be the Stanford Intercollegiate from October 16-18.

THE NUMBERS

Team Standings: 1. Denver 283-294-272=849; 2. Oregon State 286-293-279=858; 3. UTSA 286-292-281=859; 4. Washington State 289-289-284=862; 5. New Mexico 283-291-289=863; 6. Pepperdine 293-288-284=865; 7. South Dakota State 291-299-292=882; 8. Northern Colorado 289-297-299=885; T9. Cal Poly 293-298-296=887; T9. San Jose State 301-293-293=887; 11. Northern Arizona 301-307-290=898; T12. Wyoming 293-308-298=899; T12. Tulsa 303-295-301=899; 14. Denver "B" 309-323-310=942.

Individual Leaders: 1. Ellie Slama (Oregon State) 67-71-67=205; T2. * Patricia Wong (Pepperdine) 68-69-71=208; T2. Marie Lund-Hansen (Washington State) 70-70-68=208; T4. Katherine Zhu (Pepperdine) 70-72-67=209; T4. Ingrid Gutierrez (New Mexico) 66-74-69=209; T4. Sophie Newlove (Denver) 69-71-69=209.

Other Pepperdine Scores: T19. Hira Naveed 75-73-69=217; T40. Momoka Kobori 75-77-71=223; T40. Hannah Haythorne 74-72-77=223; T43. Tatiana Wijaya 74-71-79=224; T76. * Kayle Hunn 79-80-85=244.

* playing as an individual