Top-Ranked Bruins Close Regular Season in Napa

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Senior Erin Choi tied for 20th at the Bruins' last full stroke-play event.

Top-Ranked Bruins Close Regular Season in Napa

April 07, 2018 | Women's Golf

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NAPA, Calif. - The top-ranked Bruins close out the regular season at the Silverado Showdown at the Silverado Country Club. The three-day, 54-hole tournament will run from Sunday through Tuesday at the par-72, 6,202-yard layout.

The scoring fivesome for UCLA will be senior Erin Choi, juniors Lilia Vu and Beth Wu, sophomore Mariel Galdiano and freshman Patty Tavatanakit. Live scoring will be available here. Play on Sunday and Monday will be off split tees, starting at 7:45 a.m., while Tuesday's play will be a shotgun start at 8 a.m. In round one, UCLA will go in the order of Choi, Wu, Tavatanakit, Galdiano and Vu on tee #1 at 9:15 a.m.

Joining the Bruins and co-hosts #20 Colorado and Oregon in the 17-team field are #4 Stanford, #6 Texas, #8 USC, #10 Arizona State, #13 Arizona, #14 Northwestern, #23 Purdue, #32 Wisconsin, #37 UNLV, #50 Pepperdine, California, San Jose State, Tulane and Washington State.

The Bruins return to a full stroke-play tournament after playing one round of stroke play and three rounds of match play at the SDSU March Mayhem (March 26-28). UCLA tied for third in stroke play (+10, 298) and finished fifth in match play. UCLA has finished first or second in its seven full stroke-play events, winning five times at the Stanford Intercollegiate (Oct. 16-18), the Nanea Pac-12 Preview (Oct. 23-24), the Battle at the Beach (Nov. 3-5), the Northrop Grumman Regional Challenge (Feb. 11-13) and the Wildcat Invitational (March 5-6). The Bruins also placed second at the ANNIKA Intercollegiate (Oct. 1-3) and the Bruin Wave Invitational (Feb. 26-27).

Vu missed the SDSU March Mayhem to play in the ANA Inspiration, the LPGA Tour's first major, where she made the cut and was the low amateur (T-40, -3, 285). She has won four events in a row, setting a new school record with her eighth career victory at the Wildcat Invitational. Vu broke UCLA's 54-hole tournament record with a 14-under 202, opening with an 8-under 64 and closing with back-to-back, 3-under 69s. The win helped the junior earn Pac-12 Golfer of the Month honors (March) for the third time this season, second month in a row and fifth time in her career. Vu also won the Bruin Wave Invitational (-1, 215), the Northrop Grumman Regional Challenge (-1, 212) and the Battle at the Beach (-8, 205), while placing second at the Nanea Pac-12 Preview (-7, 139) and tying for sixth at the Stanford Intercollegiate (E, 213). For the season, she has 14 under-par rounds and 10 in the 60s.

Galdiano placed second in the single round of stroke play at SDSU, shooting a 2-under 70. It was her fourth Top 10 of the season and seventh Top 20, as Galdiano has 11 under-par rounds and six rounds in the 60s. The sophomore has been under par in four straight rounds, including all three at the Wildcat Invite, where she was second to Vu with a total of 11-under 205. Galdiano also tied for fourth at the Bruin Wave (+8, 224), tied for fifth at Nanea (-2, 144), was 11th at Stanford (+3, 216) and tied for 11th at both the ANNIKA (-1, 215) and the Battle of the Beach (E, 213). Her season-low round came in the final trip at the Wildcat when she shot a 5-under 67.

Tavatanakit has three Top 10s, finishing inside the Top 20 in all six of her events. She has eight rounds under par and four in the 60s. In her last trip to Northern California at the Stanford Intercollegiate, she posted co-medalist honors for her first collegiate victory with a score of 6-under 207. Tavatanakit also placed second at the ANNIKA (-5, 211) and third at Nanea (-5, 141), while in the spring, she tied for 11th at the NGRC (+6, 219), tied for 15th at SDSU (+2, 74) and tied for 16th at the BATB (+2, 215). The freshman's best round of the year was a 5-under 68 in her last round at Nanea.

Wu, who along with Galdiano is one of two Bruins to play in all eight events this season, has four Top 10s and five Top 20s. She has shot seven under-par rounds and a pair in the 60s. Wu was fourth at the Nanea (-4, 142), finishing with a 5-under 68. She also tied for sixth at both the Stanford Inter (E, 213) and the Battle at the Beach (-3, 210), the latter tournament shooting a final-round, 5-under 66. Wu opened the fall with a fifth-place showing at the NGRC (+2, 215).

Choi is part of the scoring fivesome for the fourth tournament in a row, as she tied for 20th at the Wildcat Invitational (+3, 219). She shot a 1-under 71 in her second round in Tucson. Choi, who went 1-2 in match play at SDSU, tied for 34th in the single round of stroke play (+5, 77) and tied for 36th at the Bruin Wave (+19, 235).

Vu shared medalist honors at Silverado last year, as the Bruins finished second. Her second-round 63 set a new UCLA single-round record and tournament mark.