Friday, April 19
Payson, Ariz.
Abilene Christian
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WAC Championship
Honea Wins WAC Title to lead Runner-up Cats
4/21/2024 8:47:00 PM | Women's Golf
PAYSON, Ariz. – Abilene Christian claimed second place as a team and boasted the Western Athletic Conference individual champion in Ryann Honea at the WAC Women's Golf Championship on Sunday.
"Tough way to end the week," said ACU Head Coach Rob Bennett. "Our team battled it out, so to come up two shots short really hurts. They are a special bunch and they have set the bar very high for our program!"
Honea shot a 75 in the final round to hold off Becca Tschetter of Grand Canyon and Sofia Rodriguez of Tarleton State by three strokes. The win propels Honea into the NCAA Tournament.
"I am so excited for Ryann to win the WAC and make the NCAA Tournament," said Bennett. "She played great all week on a tough course and she definitely earned it."
The first-year Wildcats finished two strokes behind champion Seattle after the Redhawks matched their best round of the tournament as ACU struggled to a 303.
Sydney Williams had the best final round for ACU at four-over, followed by Honea at plus-4, Kate Pickrell at plus-5, Jiyu Han at plus-7 and Delaney Martin at nine-over.
Honea had birdies on Sunday on holes six, nine and 16. The par-four 16th hole continued to be a strong point for ACU with three golfers – Honea, Martin and Han all scoring birdies there.
Honea had rounds of 70, 72 and 75 to become ACU's first women's golf conference champion. She finished with seven birdies.
Williams finished in a tie for 13th place with rounds of 75, 78 and 74 for 14-over-par. She had six birdies for the tournament, including holes nine and 13 on Sunday.
Pickrell, with rounds of 78, 74 and 76, ended up in a tie for 16th at 15 over. She had three birdies for the tournament.
Jiyu Han tied for 22nd at 16 over with rounds of 79, 72 and 78 for 229. Han had birdies on holes one, 13 and 16 on Sunday and finished with seven for the weekend.
Martin finished 26th at 17 over with a 230 after rounds of 75, 75 and 80. She had birdies on holes one and 16 on Sunday to finish the tournament with six.
The first-year squad finished first or second in eight of its 11 tournaments this season.
"Tough way to end the week," said ACU Head Coach Rob Bennett. "Our team battled it out, so to come up two shots short really hurts. They are a special bunch and they have set the bar very high for our program!"
Honea shot a 75 in the final round to hold off Becca Tschetter of Grand Canyon and Sofia Rodriguez of Tarleton State by three strokes. The win propels Honea into the NCAA Tournament.
"I am so excited for Ryann to win the WAC and make the NCAA Tournament," said Bennett. "She played great all week on a tough course and she definitely earned it."
The first-year Wildcats finished two strokes behind champion Seattle after the Redhawks matched their best round of the tournament as ACU struggled to a 303.
Sydney Williams had the best final round for ACU at four-over, followed by Honea at plus-4, Kate Pickrell at plus-5, Jiyu Han at plus-7 and Delaney Martin at nine-over.
Honea had birdies on Sunday on holes six, nine and 16. The par-four 16th hole continued to be a strong point for ACU with three golfers – Honea, Martin and Han all scoring birdies there.
Honea had rounds of 70, 72 and 75 to become ACU's first women's golf conference champion. She finished with seven birdies.
Williams finished in a tie for 13th place with rounds of 75, 78 and 74 for 14-over-par. She had six birdies for the tournament, including holes nine and 13 on Sunday.
Pickrell, with rounds of 78, 74 and 76, ended up in a tie for 16th at 15 over. She had three birdies for the tournament.
Jiyu Han tied for 22nd at 16 over with rounds of 79, 72 and 78 for 229. Han had birdies on holes one, 13 and 16 on Sunday and finished with seven for the weekend.
Martin finished 26th at 17 over with a 230 after rounds of 75, 75 and 80. She had birdies on holes one and 16 on Sunday to finish the tournament with six.
The first-year squad finished first or second in eight of its 11 tournaments this season.
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