And the accolades keep on coming. UCLA women’s golf coach Carrie Forsyth was voted the national Coach of the Year by the National Golf Coaches Association on Monday afternoon. The announcement came on the heels of Forsyth guiding her team to only the second women’s golf championship in the program’s history. The No. 2 UCLA […]
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W. golf: Bruins seize day of opportunity
OPELIKA, Ala. “”mdash; After junior Charlotte Mayorkas drained her 30-foot birdie putt on the 17th hole, she knew. “I felt a bit relieved after that,” Mayorkas said. When senior Gina Umeck hit a perfect 7-wood approach shot to the uphill 18th that put her ball to within six feet of the flag for birdie, she […]
W. golf: Notebook
Sophomore finishes at 8-under par, helps carry group to victory OPELIKA, Ala. “”mdash; While it was freshman Hannah Jun and junior Charlotte Mayorkas who carried the No. 2 UCLA women’s golf team for the majority of the postseason, it was sophomore Susie Mathews who put the team on her shoulders at the NCAA Championships. The […]
W. golf: Delay helps “˜nervous’ team regain composure
OPELIKA, Ala. “”mdash; For a moment on Friday, it looked like it wasn’t meant to be. With the footsteps of Oklahoma State and No. 1 Duke thundering down on them, the members of the No. 2 UCLA women’s golf team were rattled. Yet, it may have been a bit of thunder that saved them. As […]
W. golf: Golf enters final round with 5-shot lead
OPELIKA, Ala. “”mdash; For over a year, their goal has never wavered. Taking each victory in stride, each loss as a humble lesson, and each late- night practice as part of what’s necessary to become a champion, the members of the No. 2 UCLA women’s golf team never lost sight of the ultimate goal: to […]
W. golf: Women’s golf leads by 1 at halfway point
OPELIKA, Ala. “”mdash; When UCLA junior Charlotte Mayorkas stepped up to the tee of the visually intimidating par-3 15th island hole at the NCAA Women’s Golf Championships, she was determined not to let history repeat itself. In Tuesday’s first round at the Lakes Course on Grand National, Mayorkas double-bogeyed the hole and posted one of […]
W. golf: UCLA tees off for season-long goal
It’s the reason they’ve answered 6 a.m. wake-up calls for Monday practices all year long. It’s the reason they’ve spent the better part of their time at UCLA perfecting every aspect of their golf games. It’s the reason that, up to now, they still have everything left to accomplish. It’s been a long season, but […]