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Women's Golf:
UC Irvine Wins Coast BMW Intercollegiate; Jane Chin Earns Medalist Honors
Oct. 7, 2008
San Luis Obispo, Calif. – With all five players finishing in the top 10, the UC Irvine women’s golf team cruised to a 47-shot victory at the Coast BMW Intercollegiate at the Monarch Dunes Golf Course Tuesday.
As a team, UCI shot a 298 Tuesday to finish with a three-round total of 909 (306-305-298), 47 shots ahead of host Cal Poly (956).
It is the first tournament title of the year for the Anteaters and the 14th in program history. The 47-stroke advantage is program’s best margin of victory, surpassing the 2006 team that won the 2006 Big West Championships by 43 strokes.
Senior Jane Chin earned medalist honors with a 54-hole total of 216 (72-73-71). Chin, who is coming off a second place performance in the first tournament of the year, becomes the sixth player to win a tournament for UCI. Chin’s 71 on the final round was the only even par performance of the tournament.
Freshman Joy Trotter finished second, her first collegiate top 10 showing after carding a 228 (77-77-74). Sophomore Hillary Packard finished in a tie for third with a score of 235 (79-78-78), her best collegiate finish. Junior Patty Chawalitmetha was tied for fifth with a 236 (78-77-81. Freshman Lalita Patipaksiri shot a 75 on the final 18 and rounded out the Anteater lineup with a score of 240 (83-82-75) and a 10th place finish.
Next, UCI will travel to Price’s New Mexico State Collegiate Invitational October 13-14 at the New Mexico State Championship Course.
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