This Week in WAC Women's Golf - Feb. 18
This Week in WAC Women's Golf - Feb. 18
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GCU'S PATCHANA NAMED TICKETSMARTER WOMEN'S GOLFER OF THE WEEK
Grand Canyon's Siripatsorn Patchana have been named TicketSmarter Western Athletic Conference Women's Golfer of the Week for Feb. 10 through Feb. 16.
Patchana, a senior from Anusawaree, Bangkok, Thailand, led the Lopes in his first tournament of the spring, putting up 15 pars on her way to a tie for seventh place. After an even-par 71 to open the tournament, she went 5-over-par 76 and then rebounded with a 2-over-par 73 to finish 4-over-par at 220 and earn the top-10 finish. Her 73.3 stroke average is the best in the WAC this season by two strokes.
Other nominees: Utah Valley's Victoria Estrada picked up a pair of match play victories for the Wolverines at the Mountain Match Play Classic, earning individual wins against Southern Utah and Wyoming.
ON THE TEE
This week, both NM State and Tarleton will officially open the season early next week. NM State will be in action at The Gold Rush in Seal Beach, Calif. while Tarleton heads to Corpus Christi for the Islander Classic, where they will be joined by UT Rio Grande Valley.
BY THE NUMBERS
Individually, GCU's Siripatsorn Patchana holds the initial lead in stroke average at 73.3 per round. CBU's Sofia Chabon is ranked second at 75.3 strokes per round and her teammate Hailey Loh and GCU's Lani Luafalealo are tied for third at 75.7. As a team, GCU is the leader with at 306.0 through six rounds. California Baptist is second at 307.0 while UT Rio Grande Valley is third at 308.0.
IT'S BIGGER IN TEXAS (AND UTAH)
On Jan. 14, the WAC announced the addition of five new schools in the upcoming years. Abilene Christian, Lamar, Sam Houston, Stephen F. Austin and Southern Utah were all offered and accepted membership invitations. With the addition, the WAC will have six schools in Texas, more than any other conference in the country, and three schools in Utah, also a national best. The four Texas schools will join the league on July 1, 2021 and Southern Utah will follow 365 days later, officially joining the WAC on July 1, 2022.
WAC CHAMPIONSHIP TO BE PLAYED IN NEVADA
The 2021 WAC Women's Golf Championship will be played at Boulder Creek Golf Club in Boulder City, Nev. Made up of three nine-hole courses, the course is considered by many to be one of the top municipal golf courses in the country. Scenic vistas, cool creeks, colorful wildflowers, and smooth beach bunkers add to the lure of this unique golf course.