RANCHO SANTA FE, Calif. – The No. 25 Virginia women’s golf team placed second at the San Diego State Classic at The Farms Golf Club in Rancho Santa Fe, Calif., one shot behind tournament champions South Carolina. UVA shot 10-over 298 during the final round to end the 54-hole competition at 17-over 881.
All-American Amanda Sambach paced Virginia with a runner-up finish. Her final-round of 1-under 71 put her at 5-under 211 for the tournament. Oregon’s Kiara Romero took medalist honors at 9-under 207. It was the fifth time in six tournaments this season that Sambach produced a top-10 finish. She entered the competition ranked No. 7 in the NCAA individual rankings. It was the 16th top-10 outing in Sambach’s career.
Sambach was joined in the top 10 by teammate Megan Propeck who shot 3-over 219 to finish seventh. That was her best tournament showing as a collegiate. Propeck posted a final-round score of 2-over 74.
Freshman Jaclyn LaHa was 21st at 10-over 226. She shot 78 during the final round. Celeste Valinho was 24th at 227 and Rebecca Skoler was 28th at 229. Valinho completed play with a score of 75 while Valinho shot 78 on Tuesday.
UVA is off until the Cavaliers travel to Las Vegas for The Show tournament at Spanish Trail Golf Club on March 4-5.
San Diego State Classic
The Farms Golf Club
Rancho Santa Fe, Calif.
Par 72, 6,333 yards
Final Results
Team Results
1. South Carolina 290-294-296-880
2. Virginia 295-288-298-881
3. Oregon 300-290-299-889
4. Georgia 296-298-296-890
5. Denver 297-301-296-894
6. UNLV 299-309-298-906
6. San Diego State 308-298-300-906
8. New Mexico 305-308-305-918
9. Colorado 308-306-309-924
10. San Francisco 307-305-316-928
11. California Baptist 323-311-309-943
12. Tulane 315-323-306-944
Individual Leaders
1. Kiara Romero, Oregon 69-70-68-207
2. Riana Mission, San Francisco 70-70-71-211
3. Toa Yokoyama, UNLV 71-74-67-212
Virginia Results
2. Amanda Sambach 70-70-71-211
7. Megan Propeck 74-71-74-219
21. Jaclyn LaHa 75-73-78-226
24. Celeste Valinho 76-76-75-227
28. Rebecca Skoler 77-74-78-229