PEORIA, Ariz. (UNLVRebels.com) – The UNLV women's golf team shot a program and tournament 18-hole record with a 20-under 268 in Monday's final round to land a second-place finish in the Westbrook Invitational hosted by Wisconsin at Westbrook Village Golf Club (Par 72, 6,248 yards).
HISTORY: The Rebels' final-round score topped the team's former single-round record of 16-under 272 at the 2015 Las Vegas Showdown and the event's previous 18-hole low of 19-under 269 by Kansas last year.
REBEL ROUNDUP: The Scarlet & Gray's entire five-player lineup carded below-par outings on the day, including a pair of team-best 6-under 66 rounds from seniors
Toa Yokoyama and
McKenzi Hall. Yokoyama's score matched her single-round career low, Hall had a season-best 18-hole score on her birthday, senior
Hina Matsui had a career-low 5-under 67, freshman
Amber Chen rounded out the scoring at 3-under 69 and senior
Mayumi Umezu shot a 2-under 70.
THE SCARLET & GRAY FIVE: Leading the way for the Rebel squad with all five individuals placing in the top 25, Yokoyama tied for second with a career-low tournament score of 12-under 204. Behind her, Hall (-6) and Chen (-6) tied for 11th, while Matsui's career-low tournament score and Umezu's final tally of 3-under 213 tied them both for 21st.
FINAL LEADERS: In spite of UNLV's jump from third to second with a season-best 54-hole score at 30-under 834, No. 25 Kansas held on for the team title at 39-under 825. Additionally, the Jayhawks' Lauren Clark won individual medalist honors with a 17-under 199 after never relinquishing her day-one lead.
QUOTABLE: "That was a heck of a day by our team. I couldn't be more proud of the way they closed out this tournament in record fashion for another runner-up finish. And to do it on McKenzi's birthday made it that much more special today."
-UNLV Head Coach Amy Bush-Herzer
UP NEXT: The Rebels continue their spring slate next week in Fairfax, California, at the Juli Inkster at Meadow Club Invitational being hosted by San Jose State from Monday-Tuesday, March 3-4.
OTHER NOTES:
- As a team, the Rebels had their second-lowest score ever in a tournament, behind only their 33-under 831 at the same Las Vegas Showdown over 10 years ago at Boulder Creek Golf Club.
- With her final score at Wisconsin's event, Yokoyama now owns the fourth-lowest tournament score in the history of the UNLV women's golf program.
- The Rebels have now notched five top-2 finishes during the 2024-25 campaign in six tournaments, including a Ron Moore Intercollegiate victory in the fall.
- Additionally, UNLV has tallied a sixth-or-better finish in each of its six events dating back to the fall slate.
- Yokoyama posted her fifth top-10 finish of the season, which also includes four top-5 performances and three top-3 efforts.
