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 […]
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W. golf: Something left to prove
Pressure? What pressure? Freshman Hannah Jun of the second-ranked UCLA women’s golf team certainly hasn’t felt any while competing in her first collegiate postseason. In fact, she has thrived in the spotlight, playing her best golf of the season at the most important time. Two weeks after finishing second to teammate Charlotte Mayorkas at the […]
W. golf: Golfer’s rounds nearly perfect
Freshman Hannah Jun is usually hard to please. Though the sport of golf can be frustrating enough on its own, Jun typically carries lingering thoughts of her rounds long after she finishes the 18th hole, contemplating what might have been. After Thursday’s first round of the NCAA West Regional at the Stanford Golf Course in […]
W. golf: Bruins confidently head north
For some Bruin athletes, the term “Triple Crown” is not exclusive to horse racing. The No. 2 UCLA women’s golf team won the first leg of its “Triple Crown” two weeks ago by making easy work of the competition at the Pac-10 Championships and in doing so got one step closer to the NCAA Championships. […]
M. golf: Bruins put in stellar play on 2nd day
The artist formerly known as the dominant No. 3 UCLA men’s golf team finally reemerged outside of Tucson, Ariz. on Tuesday. Only today’s final round of the Pac-10 Championships at The Gallery at Dove Mountain will tell if it was too little too late. The Bruins rediscovered their game, and more importantly their confidence, in […]
M. golf: UCLA left in Arizona dust
Who needs home course advantage anyway? Apparently, collegiate golf teams do. Before the Pac-10 Championship commenced in Tucson, Ariz., at The Gallery at Dove Mountain on Monday, UCLA coach O.D. Vincent proclaimed No. 5 Arizona State and No. 8 Arizona as the frontrunners to take home the conference championship. Well then it shouldn’t be to […]
M. golf: Consistency necessary in postseason play
They may not be the Los Angeles Lakers, but the members of the third-ranked UCLA men’s golf team have adopted the personality of the vaunted purple and gold. At times during the regular season, the Bruins’ play was stellar. At other times, it was lackadaisical and unenthusiastic, often falling short of expectations. But the calendar […]