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Momoka Kobori (Todd Drexler photo)

Women's Golf

Women's Golf Takes Second at Golfweek Event

Sept. 27, 2017

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WOLCOTT, Colorado " Led by top-10 finishes from Momoka Kobori and Hira Naveed, the Pepperdine women's golf team captured its sixth top-two finish at the Golfweek Conference Challenge in the last nine years on Wednesday.

The Waves won the inaugural event in 2009, then posted three straight victories from 2012-14, and now have consecutive second-place results.

Pepperdine finished two strokes behind Denver at the par-72 Red Sky Golf Club. The Waves had a strong final round of 4-under, moving them up two spots on the team leaderboard and giving them a three-day total of 874 (290-300-284).

Pepperdine LogoPLAYER SCORES
  • Sophomore Momoka Kobori (Rangiora, New Zealand) had the Waves' best round of the day, a 2-under 70, which moved her up to a tie for seventh place with an even-par 216 (72-74-70). Her round included five birdies, four of which came in a seven-hole stretch. The tie for seventh matched her career-best finish.
  • Junior Hira Naveed (Perth, Australia) matched Kobori as the top-finishing Wave. She also tied for seventh place with an even-par 216 (70-74-72). Her even-par round included two birdies.
  • Junior Hannah Haythorne (Honolulu, Hawai'i/IMG Academy) jumped up to a tie for 26th at 222 (76-75-71). Her 1-under score today had four birdies. She had 10 birdies in all, tying Naveed for the team high.
  • Senior Tatiana Wijaya (Jakarta, Indonesia) tied for 38th at 224 (72-77-75).
  • Senior Katherine Zhu (Vancouver, B.C.) had her best round with a 1-under, moving her up to a tie for 45th at 225 (77-77-71). She had four birdies on Wednesday.

Pepperdine LogoUP NEXT


Pepperdine's third of five fall tournaments is Denver's Ron Moore Intercollegiate from October 6-8.

Pepperdine LogoTHE NUMBERS


Team Standings: 1. Denver 292-291-289=872; 2. Pepperdine 290-300-284=874; 3. Campbell 301-292-287=880; 4. Arizona 300-287-294=881; T5. SMU 293-303-288=884; T5. Louisville 299-302-283=884; T5. San Diego State 289-300-295=884; 8. Old Dominion 298-301-286=885; 9. Mercer 297-304-285=886; 10. Michigan 290-303-295=888; T11. Central Arkansas 307-295-289=891; T11. Coastal Carolina 300-305-286=891; T13. Sacramento State 298-305-291=894; T13. TCU 304-300-290=894; T15. Eastern Kentucky 307-301-291=899; T15. UC Riverside 298-302-299=899; 17. College of Charleston 320-308-300=928; 18. Akron 311-313-311=935.

Individual Leaders: 1. Haley Moore (Arizona) 74-64-71=209; T2. Elsa Moberly (Eastern Kentucky) 72-75-65=212; T2. Emma Svensson (Central Arkansas) 72-74-66=212; 4. Katerina Vlasinova (Old Dominion) 71-73-69=214; 5. Ayelen Irizar (Campbell) 70-76-68=214.

Pepperdine Scores: T7. Hira Naveed 70-74-72=216; T7. Momoka Kobori 72-74-70=216; T26. Hannah Haythorne 76-75-71=222; T38. Tatiana Wijaya 72-77-75=224; T45. Katherine Zhu 77-77-71=225.

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Players Mentioned

Momoka Kobori

Momoka Kobori

5' 3"
Freshman
Hannah Haythorne

Hannah Haythorne

5' 6"
Freshman
Hira Naveed

Hira Naveed

5' 4"
Freshman
Tatiana Wijaya

Tatiana Wijaya

5' 2"
Freshman
Katherine Zhu

Katherine Zhu

5' 6"
Freshman

Players Mentioned

Momoka Kobori

Momoka Kobori

5' 3"
Freshman
Hannah Haythorne

Hannah Haythorne

5' 6"
Freshman
Hira Naveed

Hira Naveed

5' 4"
Freshman
Tatiana Wijaya

Tatiana Wijaya

5' 2"
Freshman
Katherine Zhu

Katherine Zhu

5' 6"
Freshman