Women’s Golf finishes 11th at the Therese Hession Regional Challenge

PALOS VERDES, Calif. – Sun Devil Women’s Golf wrapped up the Therese Hession Regional Challenge securing the No. 11 slot (+25/877) on Tuesday evening to conclude the first tournament of the spring slate. 

Freshman Paula Kate Dillon put on a show for the Sun Devils, shooting one under (-1/70) on the day. She shot one under on the front and back nine, finding the bottom of the cup for five birdies on the final day.

Sophomore Isla McDonald-O’Brien trailed right behind Dillon, as she shot an even-71 Par (E/71). McDonald-O’Brien stayed poised throughout the 6,017 yard course, sinking five birdies on the day. The sophomore currently leads the team on the year with 58 birdies and counting. 

Freshman Pimpisa “Fai” Rubrong made her Sun Devil debut and finished strong, shooting two over (+2/72) on the day. Rubrong shot even on the back nine, with an impressive back-to-back stretch of three birdies.

The Sun Devils are set to travel down south to the Arizona Intercollegiate in Tucson, Ariz. The event will be hosted from Feb. 9-10 at the Tucson Country Club. Live stats will be avaible on SCOREBOARD powered by clippd.

Live scoring

Quotables
“It was a tough week for us” Coach Farr-Kaye remarked. “We did not play up to our normal standards. Everyone had at least one good day but we need to be able to put together three good days. Obviously, we are adjusting to not having Patience (Rhodes) in the line up until she is healthy again. We will settle in our new normal. We compete at the University of Arizona next week, so it will be good for us to get some solid practice in for a few days before we take off again” Coach Farr-Kaye added.

The format
Holes: 54 (18 each day)
Days: 3 (Sun.-Tue.)
Scoring: 5 count 4
Par: 71
Yardage: 6,017

History at the Therese Hession Regional Challenge
The former Northrup Grumman Regional Challenge was renamed in honor of legendary women’s golf coach Therese Hession in 2022. This is Arizona State’s third straight appearance in the event and fourth since 2020. The 31st edition of the event will be held at Palos Verdes Golf Club, a place Coach Farr-Kaye is very familiar with.

Back in 2020, Olivia Mehaffey (-5/208) put together three consecutive rounds under par on her way to a second-place finish. She continued her dominance of the Palos Verdes Golf Club, earning silver in a loaded field less than a year after capturing the 2019 Pac-12 Championship at the same location. 

ASU has won the Regional Challenge team title twice (2006, 2009) and has had…