Beth Coulter Finishes Second at Pac-12 Championship

PHOENIX– On the final day of the Pac-12 Women’s Golf Championships, No. 11 Sun Devil Women’s golf finished in 5th place after accumulating a 871 (+7) over the past three days at Papago Golf Club.

Arizona State freshman Beth Coulter delivered an incredible final round 68 (-4) to finish 5-under for the week and earn second place in her Pac-12 Championship debut. She is the program’s highest finisher since Olivia Mehaffey won the 2019 Pac-12 Championship in a playoff. Coulter’s first career Top-5 finish couldn’t have come at a better time, as she came through for Missy Farr-Kaye‘s team under pressure.

Sun Devil Women’s Golf continues an incredible streak dating back to 2001. The program has now had a Top-5 in 20 of the last 21 Pac-12 Championships and an individual land in the Top-10 at each of the last 21 editions. 

ROUND BREAKDOWN

Freshman Beth Coulter followed up her second round 70 (-2) with a 4-under 68, with birdies on No. 3, No. 5 and No. 6, and finishing strong with birdies on No. 16 and No. 18 to jumping up 11 spots up the leader board to a runner-up finish at 5-under for the tournament which is her highest finish in a tournament in her colligate career.

Junior Ashley Menne recorded three birdies in her round, including back-to-back birdies on holes No. 9 and No. 10 but shot over-par on three straight holes to a 75 (+3) to finish tied for 17th at even-par. She was one of seven players to finish under par of the par 3’s going 1-under for the tournament.

Senior Amanda Linner was consistent on the front-9 with two birdies on holes No. 2 and No. 4, but shot even par on eight of the last nine holes to fire a 74 (+2) to finish 2-over for the tournament.

Sophomore Grace Sunnerhays grinded through her final round with a birdie on the par-five 15th, but finished with a 78 (+6) to be 10-over for the tournament, good for a tie for 36th.

Freshman Paula Schulz-Hanssen battled the winds a birdie on No. 9, but finished at 12-over (228) for the week. 

NOTABLES

• Beth Coulter’s top-5 finish is the 27th time a Sun Devil has finished in the Top-5 at the Pac-10/12 Championship since 2001. Six of those have come in the Farr-Kaye era.
  

  • Coulter is the highest-finishing freshman since Linnea Strom won the 2016 Pac-12 Championship in her first appearance.
  • She matches what 2023 Pac-12 Individual Champion Rose Zhang…