PALOS VERDES, Calif. — No. 9 Pepperdine women's golf concluded the Therese Hession Regional Challenge from Palos Verdes Golf Club Tuesday, finishing in ninth-place among 16 teams to open the spring season.
The Waves shot 290-290-296 across each round, finishing 24-over par the tournament.
Pepperdine held firm in the top-five through the first two rounds of the 54-hole tournament, before falling back during Tuesday's final round. Grace Anderson paced the Waves in the final round with an even par-71.
UCLA won the tournament by 11 strokes as the lone team under par at -8 across three rounds. Texas' Farah O'Keefe won the individual crown in a playoff after finishing 5-under par.
"We appreciate Ohio State including the Waves in one of the best college tournaments," said head coach Laurie Gibbs following the tournament. "It was not our best team score in the final round. Everyone will use the results at practice the next two weeks to focus on improving all parts of their game for the Bruin Wave."
The final round marked a shotgun start as the Waves teed off from holes 5-8.
Anderson posted her best round of the tournament with an even par-71, keeping her total for the week at +13 (80-75-71), finishing 63rd individually. Her third round saw three birdies and three bogeys including a 1-under 34 on the front nine.
Eunseo Choi carded a 75 (+4) in her final round, firing birdies on 10 and 11 after beginning 2-over through three holes. Choi recorded three birdies on the day and finished the tournament 7-over par (71-74-75) and in a tie for 32nd individually.
Kylee Choi mirrored Eunseo's final round (+4) and tournament score (+7), also finishing in a tie for 32nd individually (75-70-75). Choi's final round saw a 1-over 36 on the front nine, as she overall carded a birdie, three bogeys and one double bogey for the round.
Yingzhi Zhu also got in with a 75 (+4) in Tuesday's final round, with one birdie which came on her first hole after teeing off on the 8th. Zhu finished the tournament in 53rd individually, at 11 over par (72-77-75).
Jeneath Wong carded a 77 (+6) to close out the tournament on Tuesday, finishing in a tie for 32nd individually at 7-over for the week (72-71-77). Wong notched a pair of birdies on the back nine, in which she shot a 39, with a 38 on the front nine.
Final Team Leaderboard
1. No. 23 UCLA (-8)
2. No. 11 Texas (+3)
3. No. 7 Texas A&M (+9)
4. No. 6 Florida (+12)
5. No. 3 Oregon (+13)
T6. No. 2 USC (+17)
T6. No. 18 South Carolina (+17)
8. No. 31 SMU (+21)
T9. No. 9 Pepperdine (+24)
T9. No. 42 Kansas (+24)
11. No. 13 Arizona State (+25)
12. No. 49 Ohio State (+32)
13. San Jose State (+37)
14. UNLV (+39)
15. Miami (+52)
16. Cal (+55)
Final Pepperdine Leaderboard
T32. Eunseo Choi (+7)
T32. Kylee Choi (+7)
T32. Jeneath Wong (+7)
53. Yingzhi Zhu (+11)
63. Grace Anderson (+13)
The Waves return to action as co-hosts to the Bruin Wave Invitational, held from Feb. 23-24 at Valencia Country Club in Valencia, Calif.
ABOUT PEPPERDINE WOMEN'S GOLF
Pepperdine women's golf has consistently been one of the top collegiate programs in the country under head coach Laurie Gibbs, exemplified by the current streak of 26 straight seasons with an NCAA Regional appearance. Having advanced to the NCAA Championships on 14 of those occasions, the Waves also boast 21 WCC Championships since 1998. Since the year 2000, 15 athletes have garnered All-American honors with a total of 31 selections.
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