MARICOPA, Ariz. - Three Broncos shot under par in Wednesday's final round of the Wyoming Cowgirl Classic to help Santa Clara women's golf finish the event on a high note. The Broncos shot a collective 3-under 291 in the final round to finish in eighth place at 13-over 877.
Kelsey Kim was 2-under 70 at the par 72 Ak-Chin Southern Dunes Golf Course in the final round to finish the event in a tie for 10th place at 4-under 212. It is the junior's seventh top-10 outing of the season.
ROUND HIGHLIGHTS:
- Kim had a flawless final round with zero bogeys and a pair of birdies on Nos. 2 and 10. She shot under par in all three rounds of the tournament with rounds of 71, 71 and 70 to extend her program records for sub-par rounds in both a season (14) and career (23).
- Kim is now tied for the third-most top 10 finishes in a season in program history.
- Audrey Brust also shot 2-under 70 for the day to finish the event at even par 72-74-70--216 and tied for 13th, her fifth top-20 outing of the season. She also had a nearly-clean card on Wednesday with three birdies and a lone bogey on the No. 1 hole.
- Chloe Lam was the third Bronco to shoot under par on Wednesday, turning in a 1-under 71 with a trio of birdies to climb 12 spots to a tie for 40th at 5-over 221.
- Alexa Pineda (235) and Proud Sriwongngam (237) tied for 90th and 96th, respectively.
- No. 22 Iowa State ran away with the team title at 26-under 838 ahead of Sacramento State and BYU, who tied for runner-up honors at 3-under 861. The Cyclones' Nichakorn Pinprayoon also held on for medalist honors at 17-under 199.
SANTA CLARA INDIVIDUALS:
| Place |
Player |
Score |
| T10 |
Kim |
71-71-70--212 (-4) |
| T13 |
Brust |
72-74-70--216 (E) |
| T40 |
Lam |
73-77-71--221 (+5) |
| T90 |
Pineda |
77-75-83--235 (+19) |
| T96 |
Sriwongngam |
73-84-80--237 (+21) |
FINAL STANDINGS:
| Place |
Team |
Score |
| 1. |
#22 Iowa State |
277-286-275--838 (-26) |
| T2. |
Sacramento State |
292-288-281--861 (-3) |
| T2. |
BYU |
285-291-285--861 (-3) |
| T4. |
GCU |
292-292-282--866 (+2) |
| T4. |
UNLV |
296-286-284--866 (+2) |
| 6. |
New Mexico State |
287-292-290--869 (+5) |
| 7. |
Boise State |
288-297-289--874 (+10) |
| 8. |
Santa Clara |
289-297-291--877 (+13) |
| 9. |
Wyoming |
294-292-292--878 (+14) |
| 10. |
Fresno State |
300-293-291--884 (+20) |
| 11. |
UTEP |
288-307-291--886 (+22) |
| T12. |
New Mexico |
293-303-292--888 (+24) |
| T12. |
Gonzaga |
302-300-286--888 (+24) |
| 14. |
Long Beach State |
307-291-295--893 (+29) |
| 15. |
Nevada |
295-296-303--894 (+30) |
| 16. |
Oral Roberts |
302-299-300--901 (+37) |
| 17. |
UC Riverside |
309-300-301--910 (+46) |
| 18. |
Montana |
312-308-302--922 (+58) |
| 19. |
Eastern Washington |
321-306-314--941 (+77) |
| 20. |
Southern Utah |
334-321-308--963 (+99) |
UP NEXT:
The Broncos return to action April 25-27 at the WCC Championship held at Green Valley Country Club in Fairfield, Calif.