Pepperdine Finishes the ASU/PING Invitational in Fifth

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Pepperdine Finishes the ASU/PING Invitational in Fifth

3/30/2025 2:57:00 PM | Women's Golf

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By: By Athletic Communications

PHOENIX, Ariz. – The Pepperdine women's golf team finished the ASU/Ping Invitational tied for 5th at 7-over with a three-day score of 871 (286-296-289).

In the final round, the 42nd-ranked Waves shot a 1-over 289 on the 6,586-yard par-72 Papago Golf Club to finish 2-strokes ahead of #34 California.

Lauren Gomez led the Waves with a 4-under 212 as she earned her fourth top-10 finish of the season, and the 16th such finish of her career.

#9 Arizona State won the tournament at 36-under with a three-round total of 828, while #12 Northwestern and #21 Kansas rounded out the top-three with respective scores of 841 (-23) and 853 (-11).

PLAYER SCORES

Senior Lauren Gomez (Murrieta, Calif.) finished tied for 8th with a three-round total of 212 (71-73-68) (-4). Today, Gomez shot an impressive 4-under 68 with six birdies as she earned her fourth top-10 finish of the year, and her 16th such finish as a Wave. With her 16th all-time finish in the top-10, Gomez moved into sole possession of ninth on the Waves all-time top-10 finishes list.
Junior Jeneath Wong (Melbourne, Australia) ended the ASU/Ping Invitational tied for 12th at 1-under with a three-day score of 215 (70-75-70). Today, Wong tallied a 2-under 70, while collecting four birdies. With her finish, Wong earned her fifth top-20 finish this season, and her 19th career finish inside the top-20.
Freshman Grace Anderson (Burlington, Ontario, Canada) ended the tournament tied for 45th with a total of 223 (74-73-76) (+7). Anderson posted a 4-over 76 with one birdie during her final round.
Freshman Eunseo Choi (Auckland, New Zealand) carded a 3-over 75 today. She finished tied for 49th at 8-over with a three-day score of 224 (73-76-75).
Junior Yingzhi Zhu (Nanjing, China) tabbed a 6-over 78 on Sunday. Zhu ended the tournament tied for 51st with a three-round total of 225 (72-75-78) (+9).
Playing as an individual, freshman Nishna Patel (Mumbai, India) finished in 75th at 26-over with a total of 242 (81-82-79). Patel recorded two birdies during her 7-over 79 on Sunday.

THE NUMBERS
Team Scores:
1. #9 Arizona State 828
2. #12 Northwestern 841
3. #21 Kansas 853
4. #25 UCLA 861
T5. #42 Pepperdine 871
T5. Tulsa 871
7. #34 California 873
8. New Mexico 882
9. Grand Canyon 883
10. Northern Arizona 887
11. Abilene Christian 889
12. New Mexico State 899
13. Florida Atlantic 902

Individual Scores:
1. Dianna Lee (Northwestern) 206
2. Patience Rhodes (Arizona State) 207
3. Isla McDonald-O'Brien (Arizona State) 208
4. Lyla Louderbaugh (Kansas) 209
T5. Beth Coulter (Arizona State) 210
T5. Paula Schulz-Hanssen (Arizona State) 210
7. Elise Lee (Northwestern) 211
T8. Lauren Gomez (Pepperdine) 212
T8. Ashley Yun (Northwestern) 212

The full individual leaderboard can be found here.

NEXT UP
Eunseo Choi and Jeneath Wong are set to compete at the Augusta National Women's Amateur on April 2-5 in August, Ga. The Pepperdine women's golf team will be back in action for the West Coast Conference Championships in Fairfield, Calif. on April 17-19.

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