Women’s Golf | February 17, 2025
PALM DESERT, Calif. – USC women’s golf took home a second-place finish, as it posted a seven-under-par final round to complete its tournament score at 11-under par (841) at the Alice and John Wallace Classic on Monday, Feb. 17, at the Monterey Country Club.
The Women of Troy placed four players within the top 20. On the final day, USC counted 64-70-71-72 (277), as they fell behind Oregon for its fourth consecutive title. The Ducks had a near-historic run as they posted a 34-under par total; the Trojans trailed them by 23 strokes in the end, and the third-place squad trailed USC by 22 strokes.
Park earned her fifth top-ten performance of the season and her third runner-up finish. The junior moved up the leaderboard on the final day by three spots, as she tied her second-best career round with a 64 (-7). This is the second time Park has posted her best round of the tournament in the third round, as she previously did at the Stanford Intercollegiate (63; -8). The highlight of her round came at the end as she followed two straight bogeys on No. 12 and 13 with three birdies in four holes; an eagle on hole No. 18 polished off that run.
Freshman Jasmine Koo served as the secondary leader on the squad, as she tied for sixth at three-under par. Koo went one-under for the day as she had an up-and-down front nine with four birdies and three bogeys before settling down for one of each on the back nine.
Sophomore Bailey Shoemaker earned her fifth top 25 finish of the season, as she ended up tied for 11th at one-over par. On the final day, Shoemaker found all her success on the back half, as she had two bogeys on the front side and then two birdies on the backside to give her a 71 (E).
Freshman Kylie Chong had the last counting score of the afternoon, as she went one-over par on the day. Chong was eight-over for the tournament and ended up tied for 36th in the field.
Senior Xin (Cindy) Kou had a more challenging day but still ended up tied for 19th overall, as she finished the tournament three-over par. That is her fourth top-25 finish, as she concluded her final round at two-over par.
Redshirt Junior Jiarui (Joyce) Jin ended her first career tournament tied for 94th at 24-over par. She concluded the final round of her tournament 11-over par.
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