Bears Finished Top-5 In 2 Of Last 3 Tournaments
The California women’s golf team resumes its season at the Therese Hession Regional Challenge this Sunday through Tuesday.
The Ohio State-hosted tournament will take place on the par-71, 6,017-yard Palos Verdes Golf Course. The Golden Bears will be one of 16 competing teams, six of which enter the month of February with a top-10 national ranking (Scoreboard).
Cal enters the spring season following top-five finishes in two of its last three competitions. The Bears placed second at the Molly Invitational on Oct. 1, led by sophomore Constance Fouillet’s (-5) third-place individual finish. They ended the fall with a fifth-place showing at the Nanea Invitational on Oct. 30.
TOURNAMENT INFO
- Dates: Feb. 2-4
- 54 holes (18-18-18, Sunday-Tuesday)
- First Tee Time: 9 a.m. PT
- Location: Palos Verdes, Calif. | Palos Verdes Golf Course
- Course Info: Par 71 | 6,017 Yards
- Host: Ohio State
- Live Scoring: Scoreboard
THE FIELD (11)
California, No. 3 South Carolina, No. 4 USC, No. 5 Texas, No. 6 Oregon, No. 7 Arizona State, No. 8 Arizona, Florida, Miami (Florida), San Jose State, Clemson, UCLA, Ohio State, Georgetown, Cal Poly, Pepperdine,
THE BEARS
Jieming Yang (9 a.m.)
Marie-Agnes Fischer (9:12 a.m.)
Kaylyn Noh (9:24 a.m.)
Constance Fouillet (9:36 a.m.)
Adora Liu (9:48 a.m.)
Junior Adora Liu and Fouillet led Cal to its lowest-ever scoring average (291.1) in 2023-24, with Liu breaking the program’s best individual 18-hole average (72.4) and Fouillet (72.7) coming in at No. 2 all time while setting a new freshman record. Fouillet (72.6) currently has the team’s lowest scoring average, followed by Liu (73.2) and senior Kaylyn Noh (73.2).
Fouillet’s 5-under 211 at the Molly is Cal’s best 54-hole score so far this season, while her five rounds of par or better are tied with Noh for the team lead. She and Liu matched each other with career-best marks of 5-under 67 in the final round at the Molly, just one stroke shy of the program’s all-time 18-hole record.
NEW ERA
Heading into year 30 of the program and year one in the ACC, the Bears welcomed back Cal Athletics Hall of Famer Sofie Aagaard as their new head coach to join reigning WGCA Assistant Coach of the Year Bev Terry, who played a crucial role in leading the Bears to their record-breaking 2023-24 season. Aagaard earned three straight NGCA…
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