SANTA CLARA, Calif. - Santa Clara women's golfer Audrey Brust captured the 2025 Nevada State Women's Amateur Championship title on Wednesday after three outstanding days of play at the Spanish Trail Country Club in Las Vegas. The junior won the championship in thrilling fashion, defeating McKenzi Hall in a two-player playoff by sinking a birdie on the first playoff hole. 

A native of Reno, Brust is now a two-time Nevada State Women's Amateur Champion having also won the title in 2023. 

Brust opened play with consecutive 72s in the first two rounds of action before turning in an outstanding 4-under 68 in Wednesday's final round. She finished the round tied with Hall at 4-under 212 to force a playoff. 

Brust just wrapped up her third season with Santa Clara. In 2024-25, she turned in the top scoring average of her career with 74.52 strokes per round - good for 10th-best in program history. Playing in all 11 matches, she turned in five rounds under par and helped lead the Broncos to the 2025 National Golf Invitational Championship title after tying for fifth individually at 3-over 219. With 96 career rounds in the books, she currently has the program's fifth-best career scoring average at 75.27 strokes.