BAKERSFIELD, Calif. - Santa Clara women's golf saved their best round for last, carding the lowest team score of the day of 5-over 293 to climb five spots in the final round and finish in sixth at 67-over 931 at the Valley Invitational on Tuesday.
The Broncos, who entered the final round in 11th place, received a huge bump in the standings thanks to some great individual play, most notably from freshman Borina Sutikto. The fremont native climbed 21 spots, tied for the largest jump of any player in the field, after carding a 3-under 69, tied for the lowest round of young career. Sutikto finished in a tie for 12th at 11-over 75-83-69--227.
Three other Broncos climbed at least five spots in the final round. Claire Choi shot up 16 spots with a 1-over 73 to finish in 28th. Inara Sharma was 2-over 74 and Marie Jordaan was 5-over 77 in the final round to finish in 42nd and t-43rd, respectively. Skyler May finished t-50th and Maddie Wu, playing as an individual, finished in 55th.
San Francisco (31-over 298-293-304--895) was the team champion while Cal Poly's Elizabeth Scholtes took home medalist honors at 1-over 72-72-73--217.
NOTES
- Sutikto's t-12th finish gives her four top-15 finishes in five events this year
- Sutikto's 3-under 69 was the second-lowest score of the entire tournament.
NEXT UP
- GCU Invitational
- Monday, Feb. 28 - Tuesday, Mar. 1
- GCU Golf Course (Phoenix, Ariz.
- Tee Time: TBA
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