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PING/ASU Invitational
#1 UCLA, Law Finish #1 in Tempe
April 10, 2016 | Women's Golf
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TEMPE, Ariz. - The top-ranked Bruins won their third-straight, stroke-play event on Sunday, while junior Bronte Law, the top-ranked college player in the Golfweek rankings, posted her second victory of the season and fifth of her career, as UCLA won the PING/ASU Invitational by six strokes.
UCLA shot a 4-under 284 on the final day to finish the 54-hole tournament at a season-best 12-under 852, besting Arizona State by half a dozen shots. It was the Bruins fourth win of the year (Nanea Pac-12 Preview, Bruin Wave Invitational, Liz Murphy Collegiate Classic stroke play).
Law completed her trip around the ASU Karsten Golf Course with a 3-under 69 on Sunday to finish at a season-best, 12-under 204 (PING/ASU tournament record). Her other win this season came at the Stanford Intercollegiate in October, as she has finished first, second and T-4 twice in four of her last five tournaments. Starting her final round with a bogey, Law made birdies on the fourth and fifth to get back into red figures for the day. Following a bogey on the ninth, she gained strokes on #11 and #13 to counter lost shots on #12 and #14 to make her even par for the round. Law rebounded though with birdies on the 15th, 16th and 17th to get to 3-under for the round and 12-under for the tournament, which is where she would end up.
Freshman Lilia Vu had a career-best score at 9-under 207, shooting an even-par 72 on Sunday to record a season-best, second-place finish. She made five birdies on the sixth, 10th, 12th, 16th and 17th to go with five bogeys. Senior Louise Ridderström tied for 14th at 3-over (219) after a non-team scoring 2-over 74 in her final round. She birdied her opening hole, the third, as well as #6, #14 and #16, adding four bogeys and a double.
Sophomore Lydia Choi was under par on Sunday with a 1-under 71 to finish T-41 at 10-over (226). She birdied holes #7, #13 and #1 to go with two bogeys. Sophomore Erin Choi, playing as an individual, also tied for 41st (+10, 226) following a 7-over 79. She birdied the first and sixth to go with seven bogeys and a double. Junior Hadas Libman was even par in her final round to tie for 50th at +11 (227). She made three birdies on #11, #17 and #18 to go with three bogeys.
The Bruins are playing their best golf of the season heading into next week's Pac-12 Championships, taking place in Pleasanton, Calif. from April 18-20.
