Westminster women's golf wrapped up its fall season at the Las Vegas Desert Classic, placing 13th at +46. The NCAA Division II event, hosted by Missouri-St. Louis, ran Oct. 30-Nov. 1 on the par-72, 6,274-yard Desert Hawk Coyote Run course at Boulder Creek GC in Boulder City, Nevada.
Tournament Breakdown
Round 1
The Griffins opened with a +15 team round. Lily Shin led the way with an even-par 72, and she and Ashley Lam each turned in a 1-under 35 on the front nine. Lam finished with a 76 (+4). Remi Rawlings carded a 77 (+5), Madalyn Hadley a 78 (+6) and Jailee Snow a 79 (+7).
Round 2
Westminster posted a +16 team round, led by Lam's 70 (-2), the only under-par round by a Griffin all event. Lam went 36-34 and made four birdies, three of them on par 3s. Rawlings followed with a 77 (+5), Shin carded a 78 (+6), and Hadley and Snow each shot 79 (+7).
Round 3
The Griffins closed with a +15 team round. Shin returned to even par with a 72, turning in another 35 on the front nine and making four birdies. Lam, Rawlings and Hadley each carded a 77 (+5), with Hadley's mark her best round of the week. Rawlings went even par on the front nine (36) with two birdies, and Snow added a 79 (+7).
DBU won the team title at -19, four strokes ahead of St. Mary's (TX) at -15. Missouri-St. Louis placed third at -1, CSU Los Angeles was fourth at +4 and CSU Monterey Bay fifth at +10. Westminster finished ahead of Texas A&M-Kingsville (+52), RMAC rival Colorado Mesa (+55) and Western New Mexico (+64).
Griffin Performances
Lily Shin led the Griffins, finishing T33 at +6 with rounds of 72 (E), 78 (+6), and 72 (E). Shin posted even-par rounds to open and close the tournament and tied for fifth in the field in par-5 scoring (avg 4.58, -5). She recorded 9 birdies.
Ashley Lam finished T38 at +7 with rounds of 76 (+4), 70 (-2), and 77 (+5). Lam's second-round 70 included four birdies, three of them on par 3s. She tied for ninth in the field in par-3 scoring (avg 2.92, -1) and recorded 9 birdies.
Remi Rawlings finished 62nd at +15 with rounds of 77 (+5), 77 (+5), and 77 (+5). Rawlings tied for 14th in the field in pars with 36.
Madalyn Hadley finished T68 at +18 with rounds of 78 (+6), 79 (+7), and 77 (+5), closing with her best round of the week.
Jailee Snow finished T72 at +21 with rounds of 79 (+7), 79 (+7), and 79 (+7).
Team stat highlight: Westminster tied for fourth in the field in par-3 scoring average (3.12, +7).
Up Next
The Las Vegas Desert Classic was the Griffins' final tournament of the fall season. The team returns to competition in the spring.
