In his first two years at UCLA, men’s golf coach O.D. Vincent has stood beside the 18th green in the final round of the NCAA Championships, watching his Bruins come just short of claiming a national title. This year, however, he’s “95 percent sure” he won’t even get to watch the final round. That’s because […]
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M. golf: Golf suffers during round 1
The 13th-ranked UCLA men’s golf team knew it had to get off to a quick start in Wednesday’s opening round of the NCAA Championships in order to contend for the title later in the week. So when Chris Heintz and Kevin Chappell birdied their first hole in the first round to put the Bruins under-par, […]
M. golf: Men’s golf tees off at NCAAs
In each of the last two seasons, the UCLA men’s golf team has teed off in the first round of the NCAA Championships as one of the favorites to win the national title. Those lofty expectations won’t surround the 13th-ranked Bruins this year. Instead, when UCLA opens up its final tournament of the season this […]
W. golf: Golfer Mayorkas finishes atop leaderboard
It didn’t take long for Charlotte Mayorkas to make a solid impression in her first tournament as a professional. Playing at the same U.S. Women’s local qualifying site as her coach Carrie Forsyth and teammate Hannah Jun, the senior and three-time All-American bested them all. Mayorkas fired an even-par 72 at Paradise Valley Country Club […]
W. golf: Coach returns to course as player
As UCLA women’s golf coach Carrie Forsyth walked toward the driving range at Paradise Valley Country Club in Phoenix, Ariz., a U.S. Women’s Open qualifying site, she was approached by one of the players competing who recognized her. “Hey, coach,” the player said. “Who are you caddying for today?” “Umm, myself,” Forsyth responded. Despite not […]
W. golf: A rough end to a solid career
SUNRIVER, Ore. “”mdash; It wasn’t the way Charlotte Mayorkas wanted to end her career at UCLA, but she insists she’s still ready to move on. The senior, who had the largest hand in vaulting UCLA into one of the nation’s elite golf programs over the last two years, shot a very uncharacteristic 7-over par 78 […]
W. golf: Young golfer kept UCLA’s title hopes alive at NCAAs
SUNRIVER, Ore. “”mdash; With the conditions at their harshest and the pressure at its highest, it was UCLA’s most inexperienced tournament player who single-handedly kept the Bruins’ championship hopes alive to the bitter end. And while freshman Amie Cochran, who sports a Superman head cover on her driver, may not have saved the day for […]