Women’s golf finishes seventh at Nanea Pac-12 Preview
Freshman Mariel Galdiano placed second overall in the two-day tournament. Galdiano led the Bruins and finished 4-under 215.(Courtesy of UCLA Athletics)
By David Gottlieb
Oct. 25, 2016 11:52 p.m.
No. 2 UCLA women’s golf shot 31 strokes over par to finish seventh at the Nanea Pac-12 Preview in Kohala, Hawaii. No. 15 Arizona State took first.
Freshman Mariel Galdiano led the Bruins with a 4-under 215. Galdiano finished in second place overall at the two-day tournament. Galdiano was one of six golfers at the tournament to finish under par.
Sophomore Bethany Wu finished round two in fifth place before dropping down to a tie for 17th after round three.
After shooting an 81 in round one and an 80 in round two, sophomore Lilia Vu shot a 4-under 69 Tuesday to pull into a tie for 32nd in the 64-golfer tournament.
Senior Bronte Law, who finished first individually at the Stanford Intercollegiate, did not play for the Bruins in the Pac-12 Preview.
UCLA’s last fall tournament will be the East Lake Cup at East Lake Golf Club in Atlanta. Match play for the tournament starts Nov. 1.
