Westminster women's golf placed sixth at the Westmont Invitational, finishing at +38 in the nine-team field at the par-73 Sandpiper GC in Santa Barbara, California. Ashley Lam tied for third individually at +1 after a closing 71 (-2), the only under-par round by a Griffin all event.Â
Tournament Breakdown
Round 1
Westminster opened with a +17 team round and sat fifth after the first day, with Westmont leading at +7. Remi Rawlings paced the Griffins with a 75 (+2, 37-38) that included four birdies. Lam followed at 76 (+3, 39-37), with a pair of back-nine birdies at holes 12 and 13. Lily Shin carded a 77 (+4, 39-38), Madalyn Hadley an 81 (+8, 42-39) and Isabel Wade an 84 (+11, 40-44). Competing as an individual, Jailee Snow shot 76 (+3, 39-37).
Round 2
The Griffins carded a +21 in the second round, tying CSU East Bay for the fourth-best team round of the day. Lam led the way with a 71 (-2, 34-37), five strokes better than her opening round. She went three under on the front nine and made five birdies in the round. Shin posted a 79 (+6, 39-40), Rawlings an 81 (+8, 38-43), Hadley an 82 (+9, 42-40) and Wade an 88 (+15, 44-44). Snow, competing individually, shot 80 (+7, 40-40).
Westminster finished at +38, two strokes behind Point Loma (+36) for fifth and eleven strokes ahead of Dominican (CA) (+49). Westmont won at +16, followed by Hawaii-Hilo (+29), CSU East Bay (+31) and Menlo (+33). Jessup (+75) and Occidental (+79) rounded out the field.
Griffin Performances
Ashley Lam tied for third at +1 with rounds of 76 (+3) and 71 (-2), moving up seven spots on the leaderboard in the final round. Lam tied for third in the field in birdies with 7, ranked fourth in par 4 scoring (avg 4.00, E), and tied for fifth in par 3 scoring (avg 3.17, +1).
Remi Rawlings tied for 20th at +10 with rounds of 75 (+2) and 81 (+8). Rawlings tied for fifth in par 3 scoring (avg 3.17, +1) and tied for ninth in birdies with 5.
Lily Shin tied for 20th at +10 with rounds of 77 (+4) and 79 (+6), and tied for ninth in birdies with 5.
Competing as an individual, Jailee Snow tied for 20th at +10 with rounds of 76 (+3) and 80 (+7), and tied for 12th in the field in pars with 22.
Madalyn Hadley tied for 33rd at +17 with rounds of 81 (+8) and 82 (+9).
Isabel Wade tied for 44th at +26 with rounds of 84 (+11) and 88 (+15).
Team stat highlights: Westminster ranked second in the field in par 4 scoring average (4.31, +34), third in birdies with 21, and fourth in par 3 scoring average (3.47, +14).
Up Next
The Griffins head to the Las Vegas Desert Classic on October 30.