This Week in WAC Women's Golf - March 18
This Week in WAC Women's Golf - March 18
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GCU'S BELMONTE NAMED TICKETSMARTER WOMEN'S GOLFER OF THE WEEK
Grand Canyon's Carmen Belmonte has been named TicketSmarter Western Athletic Conference Women's Golfer of the Week for March 10 through March 16.
Belmonte, a sophomore from Cordoba, Spain, posted the top stroke average in the WAC this week following a strong individual performance at The Clover Cup, hosted by Arizona State. Facing off against some of the top golfers in the nation, she finished tied for 21st with a 3-over-par 219. Her best round came in the second, shooting a 1-under-par 71. On the year, she holds the fifth-best scoring average in the WAC at 75.0 per round.
Other nominees: California Baptist's Hailey Loh took fifth at the snow-shortened Pizza Hut Invitational in St. George, shooting a 3-over-par 147 … Tarleton duo Alejandro Cambronero and Sofia Rodriguez tied for first-place at the Prairie View A&M Invitational, shooting 11-over-par 227 while also helping the Texans win the team title … UT Rio Grande Valley's Samantha Garza posted a season-low 12-over-par 228 to finish tied for 23rd at the HBU Husky Invitational … Utah Valley's Anna Lesa took fifth in the weather-shortened BYU Spring Classic with a 1-over-par 145.
ON THE TEE
It will be a mini-WAC Championship preview this weekend in Sedona, Ariz. as six schools participate in the Red Rocks Invitational. California Baptist, Dixie State, Grand Canyon, NM State, Seattle U and Utah Valley will all play in the event.
BY THE NUMBERS
Individually, GCU's Siripatsorn Patchana holds the initial lead in stroke average at 73.8per round. Seattle U's Keisha Lugito is second at 74.2 and CBU's Sofia Chabon is third at 74.5. As a team, California Baptist is the leader at 300.1, Grand Canyon is second at 300.4 and Seattle U is third at 300.6.
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.