Women's Golf Starts Gold Rush in Fifth Place

Monday, February 28

Long Beach, Calif.

Pepperdine University

The Gold Rush

Megan Dennis

Photo by: Jeff Golden

2/28/2022 8:17:00 PM | Women's Golf

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By: by Athletic Communications

SEAL BEACH, California – After 36 holes on Monday at the Gold Rush, the Pepperdine women's golf team stands in fifth place.

The Waves shot 616 (304-312) at the par-72 Old Ranch Country Club.

PLAYER SCORES

Playing as an individual, graduate Megan Dennis (Bedfordshire, United Kingdom) is tied for ninth place at 149 (75-74). She had one birdie during the morning round, then an eagle on the par-5 sixth hole plus two birdies in the afternoon.
Sophomore Lion Higo (Gold Coast, Australia) is tied for 14th at 152 (77-75). She had two birdies in the first round, and then an eagle on the par-4 first hole as well as three birdies in the second round.
Freshman Lauren Gomez (Murrieta, Calif.) is also tied for 14th at 152 (75-77). Three of her four birdies on the day came in the second round.
Junior Reese Guzman (Kahului, Hawai'i) is tied for 29th at 155 (76-79). She had one birdie in the first round.
Playing as an individual, freshman KaYee Kwok (Tianjin, China) is also tied for 29th at 155 (78-77). She had two birdies in the first round, which came on her first and last holes.
Sophomore Kaleiya Romero (San Jose, Calif.) is tied for 34th at 157 (76-81). She had two birdies in each round.
Freshman Milla Sagel (Bielefeld, Germany) is tied for 41st at 159 (77-82). Three of her four birdies came in the first round.

UP NEXT

In Tuesday's third and final round, the Waves will be paired with Fresno State and Cal State San Marcos. It's a shotgun start at 7 a.m.

THE NUMBERS

Team Standings: 1. USC 577; 2. Hawai'i 602; 3. UCLA 604; 4. Fresno State 610; 5. Pepperdine 616; 6. Cal State San Marcos 618; 7. Long Beach State 624; 8. Sam Houston 628; 9. New Mexico State 637; 10. Northern Illinois 645; 11. Wyoming 647; 12. CSUN 651.

Individual Leaders: 1. Amari Avery (USC) 143; 2. Katherine Muzi (USC) 145; T3. Michaela Morard (USC) 147; T3. Jinyoung Yun (Fresno State) 147; T3. Cindy Kou (USC) 147.