LAS CRUCES, N.M. - Windy conditions did not make it easy for the Broncos or any other team in the 19-member field of the Golf Iconic Classic in Wednesday's final round at the New Mexico State Golf Course, however Santa Clara women's golf did enough to hold on to a top-five spot in the standings. The Broncos shot 7-over 295 in the round to finish the event with a three-round total of 1-under 863, and finish in sole possession of fourth place behind champion-Boise State (851), Northern Arizona (857) and UC Irvine (859). It is the second consecutive tournament that Santa Clara has shot under-par and just the fourth such time in program history.
Individually,
Kelsey Kim shot 1-over 73 in the final round to finish the event tied for fourth place at 5-under 211. The total was both a career-best for the junior and tied for the fifth-lowest 54-hole score in program history. It is Kim's second-straight top-five finish and the fourth top-10 finish of her career.
ROUND HIGHLIGHTS:
- Only one team managed to shoot better than par due to the tough conditions.Northern Arizona was 1-under for the day.
- Audrey Brust had the best day individually, finishing 2-under 70. The senior improved in each round of the tournament and finished the event tied for 13th at 1-under 215.
- This was Brust's 20th career top-20 finish, moving her into a tie for fourth-most in program history with Monique Riley.
- Kim's 5-under total tied Marni Murez at the 2018 UC Irvine Invitational for the fifth-best in program history.
- Kim moved into a tie for 10th place in career top-20 finishes with 14.
- Chloe Lam (3-over 219), Proud Sriwongngam (6-over 222) and Alexa Pineda (11-over 227) tied for 33rd, 46th and 70th, respectively.
- Boise State's Leia Chung won medalist honors at 9-under 207.
SANTA CLARA INDIVIDUALS:
| Place |
Player |
Score |
| T4. |
Kim |
70-68-73--211 (-5) |
| T13. |
Brust |
73-72-70--215 (-1) |
| T33. |
Lam |
73-70-76--219 (+3) |
| T46. |
Sriwongngam |
73-73-76--222 (+6) |
| T70. |
Pineda |
69-73-85--227 (+11) |
TEAM RESULTS:
| Place |
Team |
Score |
| 1. |
Boise State |
276-285-290--851 (-13) |
| 2. |
Northern Arizona |
286-284-287--857 (-7) |
| 3. |
UC Irvine |
284-279-296--859 (-5) |
| 4. |
Santa Clara |
285-283-295--863 (-1) |
| T5. |
Houston Christian |
285-286-296--867 (+3) |
| T5. |
Long Beach State |
283-282-302--867 (+3) |
| T5. |
Northern Colorado |
287-279-301--867 (+3) |
| T8. |
Sacramento State |
284-285-301--870 (+6) |
| T8. |
New Mexico State |
288-290-292--870 (+6) |
| 10. |
San Diego State |
282-293-296--871 (+7) |
| 11. |
UTEP |
289-290-302--881 (+17) |
| 12. |
Nevada |
296-290-296--882 (+18) |
| 13. |
UT Arlington |
295-294-294--883 (+19) |
| 14. |
UC Riverside |
289-295-303--887 (+23) |
| 15. |
Jacksonville State |
295-291-303--889 (+25) |
| 16. |
Incarnate Word |
302-292-310--904 (+40) |
| 17. |
Texas A&M Corpus-Christi |
302-291-312--905 (+41) |
| 18. |
Eastern Kentucky |
301-302-303--906 (+42) |
| 19. |
Southern Utah |
311-316-315--942 (+78) |
UP NEXT:
The Broncos will take to the skies for the Hawaiian Islands for the Rainbow Wahine Invitational, Oct. 20-22 in Kaua'i. The tournament will be the last of SCU's fall schedule.
