Photos Courtesy of Pepperdine AthleticsThe collegiate golf season starts before the collegiate golf season. That is to say, the NCAA lists men's and women's golf as spring sports, but teams often compete in tournaments in the fall as well. Although the fall tournaments are preseason competitions, they affect the rankings put out by Golfweek and the Women’s Golf Coaches … [Read more...] about Women’s Golf Begins Preseason Play
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Women’s Golf prepares for postseason
Photos Courtesy of Owen MainPepperdine Women’s golf got off to a slow start in their spring season with ninth and sixth place finishes at the Bruin Wave Invitational in San Luis Obispo on Feb. 25 and 26 and the Juli Inkster Invitational hosted by the University of San Francisco March 18 and 19. The team also played in the Lamkin Invitational hosted by San Diego State … [Read more...] about Women’s Golf prepares for postseason
Hira Naveed Leaves Legacy on the Waves
Photo Courtesy of Pepperdine Athletics/Jeff GoldenSince the early days of swinging a golf club, Naveed has fulfilled a plethora of accomplishments. Her most notable accomplishment was being the top 17-year-old competing in the 2015 Aaron Baddeley International Junior Championship.Naveed has been with the Waves since Spring 2016, but Naveed said her golf career started way … [Read more...] about Hira Naveed Leaves Legacy on the Waves
Women’s Golf Adds Two International Freshmen
Photos Courtesy of Pepperdine AthleticsPepperdine’s Women’s Golf team added two international freshmen to the roster this year: Kathrine Chan and Sifan He. The two freshmen join a team of two Americans, an Australian and a New Zealander.Neither Chan nor He consider themselves to be from their actual birthplaces. Chan was born in Singapore but moved to Canada when … [Read more...] about Women’s Golf Adds Two International Freshmen
Women’s Golf Opens Season with 12th Place Finish
Photo Courtesy of Anthony Griego The Women's Golf team opened their season last week at the Dick McGuire invitational, finishing in 12th place as a team out of 16 teams. Sophomore Hira Naveed finished in 17th place with a 215. Freshman Momoka Kobori followed in 30th with a 218. Sophomore Hannah Haythorne and Junior Katherine Zhu, who played as an individual, tied for 62nd … [Read more...] about Women’s Golf Opens Season with 12th Place Finish