Women’s Golf Competes at Haskins Women’s Intercollegiate

Women’s Golf junior Grace Anderson finishes a swing during round one of the 2026 Branch Law Firm/Dick McGuire Invitational from the University of New Mexico Championship Golf Course in Albuquerque, N.M. on Sept. 14. Anderson finished the tournament with two over par 74 in the final round, according to Pepperdine Athletics. Photos courtesy of Pepperdine Athletics Pepperdine Women’s Golf competed at the 2026 Haskins Women’s Intercollegiate from Oct. 12-13 in Columbus, Ga. The inaugural tournament, hosted by the Haskins Foundation at the Country Club of Columbus, invited 13 women’s golf programs across seven different collegiate conferences. The Waves finished their third tournament of the season eight over par with a team score of 872, tying with Southern Methodist University (SMU) for fifth place. Junior Eunseo Choi led the Waves, finishing second among 78 total golfers, according to Pepperdine Athletics. Day One Pepperdine opened the tournament with a one over par team score of 289, before improving to a one under par 287 in the second round. The Waves ended the day at even par, tied for third place with Louisiana State University (LSU). Auburn University led the tournament at 16 under par, followed by SMU at three under par, according to Pepperdine Athletics. On the individual leaderboard, Eunseo Choi led the Waves by shooting four under par 68 in the opening round. Remaining consistent, she shot a two under par 70 in the second round, to bring her day one total to six under par to place second individually. She trailed one stroke behind the individual leader, Auburn senior Anna Davis, who was seven under par with a total score of 137, according to Pepperdine Athletics. Junior Grace Anderson logged two consecutive rounds of even par 72 to finish tied for 16th individually. Following, sophomore Kylee Choi improved from a 74 in the first round to a 71 in the second, coming to one over par and tied for 19th at the end of the day, according to Pepperdine Athletics. Sophomore Irene Kim’s day concluded at five over par, while junior Nishna Patel ended 11 over par. Freshman Kaya Daluwatte competed individually, recording an even par 72 with three birdies in the second round to end the day at four over par, according to Pepperdine Athletics. To end day one, the Waves held a third-place position through the first two rounds, tying with LSU, according to Pepperdine Athletics. Women’s Golf freshman Kaya Daluwatte prepares for a putt at the 2026 Branch Law Firm/Dick McGuire Invitational hosted by the University of New Mexico in Albuquerque, N.M. on Sept. 14. The invitational marked Daluwatte’s first collegiate golf apperance, according to Pepperdine Athletics. Day Two and Final Results Pepperdine finished at eight over par with a team score of 296 in the third and final round, ultimately dropping the Waves to a fifth-place position to draw even with SMU out of 13 competing teams with a total score of 872, according to Pepperdine Athletics. Building on their momentum from day one, Davis and Auburn dominated round three to claim individual and team titles. Auburn had a team total of 24 under par, leading runner-up LSU by 30 strokes. Davis secured individual honors as a result of firing a bogey-free 66 in the final round and finishing the tournament 13 under par, according to SCOREBOARD. Despite the team results, Eunseo Choi represented the Waves with individual runner-up honors, sitting five strokes behind Davis. Choi logged a two under par 70 in her final outing to conclude the tournament with rounds of 68, 70 and 70, according to Pepperdine Athletics. Eunseo Choi’s second place finish marked her second consecutive second-place result and the 12th top 10 finish of her Pepperdine career, according to Pepperdine Athletics. Kylee Choi finished tied for 22nd at four over par with five other golfers, including Daluwatte, according to SCOREBOARD. Anderson concluded the competition tied for 27th at five over par 77. Kim finished at seven over par and Patel closed the tournament with 16 over par, both finishing in ties, 38th and 58th, respectively, according to Pepperdine Athletics. The Waves will swing back into action Oct. 16-18 at the Stanford Intercollegiate in Palo Alto, Calif., for their final tournament of the fall season. _________________________________ Follow the Graphic on X: @PeppGraphic Contact Madison Chavez via email: madison.chavez@pepperdine.edu