Their national-championship hopes had long since vanished and the narrow and tormenting Scarlet Course had gotten the best of their psyches and their scorecards. Friday’s final round of the NCAA Women’s Golf Championships in Columbus, Ohio, didn’t offer the Bruins the chance to catch the leaders and claim UCLA’s illustrious 100th NCAA title. It was […]
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Sophomore star shines in final round
At the end of the first round of the NCAA Championships at the Scarlet Course in Columbus, Ohio, sophomore Amie Cochran stepped into the scorer’s tent and reluctantly took out a pen. She signed for a 6-over par 78, leaving her as the Bruin with the largest gap between her name and the top of […]
Grass not getting greener
NEW YORK “”mdash; Maybe it’s the Scarlet Course’s recently renovated greens, which are hard as rocks and as undulating as a turtle’s shell. Maybe it’s the course’s first cut of rough, as unforgiving as the Bruins have played in all season and, at least from their perspective, infringing on more and more of the tight […]
Expecting twins hasn’t affected expectations
COLUMBUS, Ohio “”mdash; Walking a golf course is usually not that difficult. Walking it in Carrie Forsyth’s shoes this season, however, has been. The UCLA women’s golf coach is pregnant with twins and is due sometime around October. While she has attempted to keep the same routines throughout tournaments this season, they have at points […]
A few too many over par
COLUMBUS, Ohio “”mdash; With thunderstorms still hundreds of miles to the west, the trees as still as the ponds they towered over and the temperature still tolerable, the Scarlet Golf Course on the Ohio State University campus was ripe for the taking Wednesday morning. One problem: UCLA didn’t. Before Wednesday’s second round of the NCAA […]
Women’s golf in place to bring home 100th title
After the UCLA women’s golf team captured the national championship in 2004, coach Carrie Forsyth had the hats of each Bruin on the team adorned with the number “92.” It was a reminder that the five golfers who took home the NCAA Championship trophy from Opelika, Ala., that year were part of UCLA’s championship tradition, […]
Women’s golf seals NCAA’s No. 2 seed
For most collegiate golf coaches, the NCAA Regional is the most nerve-wracking, gut-wrenching, “can’t bare to watch but can’t afford not to” tournament on their schedules. Of the 21 teams in each regional field, only eight advance to the NCAA Championships, leaving even the best teams unsure whether their season will extend to the final […]