MALIBU, California – The Pepperdine women's golf team will begin the 2022-23 season next week as the #25 team in the country, according to Golfweek's preseason rankings.
The Waves are coming off their 19th West Coast Conference title in 2022, and a sixth-place finish at the NCAA Ann Arbor Regional. They'll be seeking a berth at the NCAA Championships for the 13th time in program history.
Pepperdine returns six players, including five of the six that saw action at regionals.
Lauren Gomez (Murrieta, Calif.) was the WCC Player and Freshman of the Year, and she was joined on the All-WCC first team by
Lion Higo (Gold Coast, Australia) and
Kaleiya Romero (San Jose, Calif.).
Reese Guzman (Kahului, Hawai'i) is the lone senior on the squad and
KaYee Kwok (Tianjin, China) and
Milla Sagel (Bielefeld, Germany) gained valuable experience as freshmen.
The competition to make Pepperdine's lineup will be fierce with the addition of three talented freshmen, with
Jenny Zhu (Nanjing, China) having enrolled this fall and
Jeneath Wong (Melbourne, Australia) and
Charlotte Brook (Poole, England) arriving in January. Wong is #78 in the World Amateur Golf Rankings.
Pepperdine's 2022-23 season kicks off with three fall tournaments, beginning with the USF Intercollegiate on September 12-13, followed by the Golfweek Red Sky Classic from September 26-28 and the Golf Iconic Classic from October 3-5.
