The University of San Francisco women's golf team will travel to Spokane, Wash., for the West Coast Conference Golf Championship hosted by Gonzaga at the Mantito Golf and Country Club. The Dons will be using the same lineup they have used all season, with Carly Hopton making the trip as a reserve. Fans can fallow the action at Golfstat.com or visiting the women's golf schedule page.
"We are coming off a solid final round at the Silverado Showdown that gave us confidence and are ready to take on our conference at the WCC Championships," said head coach
Sara Doell. "This will be a challenging tournament but we've had an excellent week of prep where and are ready to compete for a championship."
Tournament Information
Date/Time:
Round One – Thurs. Apr. 18 – Dons tee off at 8:55 a.m.
Round Two – Fri. Apr. 19 – First Group 8:00 a.m. Second Group: 8:55 a.m.
Round Three – Sat. Apr. 20 – First Group 8:00 a.m. Second Group 8:55 a.m.
Site: Manito Golf & Country Club (Spokane, Wash.)
Live Results: Golfstat.com
The Course
The 54 hole tournament will be played over three days with 18 holes being played on each day. The Manito Golf and Country Club was designed by the legendary golf course architect, Arthur Vernon Macan. The tree lined par 71 course is 6470 yards long with a slope of 128 and a course rating of 70.9. The course is most famous for being the site of the 1944 PGA Championship and our famous greens; which Byron Nelson called "the fastest greens I ever played".
"Manito Golf and Country Club is a great," said Doell. "It is a fair test of golf with tree-lined fairways and undulated greens. The team had a great practice round today looks ready to go."
The Field
This five-team field consists of two teams in the top-80 of the latest Golfstat rankings. Pepperdine is currently ranked No. 28 with an average round score of 295.41, they boast one tournament win to their credit. BYU, the preseason pick to win the conference championship, is ranked No. 77 with an average round score of 298.04. Santa Clara is ranked No. 102 and boasts a tournament win this season, followed by the Dons at No. 114 and Gonzaga at No. 125.
The Dons
USF will go with the same lineup they have had all season, led by
Samantha Gong, sophomores
Pearl Rojanapeansatith and
Joan Soewondo and freshmen
Annika Borrelli and
Jade Siphomsay. This will be Gong's third WCC Championship, she currently leads the Dons with a 75.48 average score per round which is 10
th best in the WCC. Borrelli, entering her first conference championship is second on the team with an average score of 75.67 which is third best among all freshmen in the conference.
Pepperdine has won 18 of the 22 WCC Championships ever contested, last season they finished in a tie with BYU for first. The Cougars took home the team title in 2016 and again in 2017 and tied the Waves last year. The Dons last won the tournament in 2001 on the strength of individual champion Emilie Arnaud. USF also took home the first ever WCC Championship in 1997.
