FRESNO, Calif. — The Cal Poly Women’s Golf team delivered a memorable performance at the Fresno State Classic, held March 2-3 at Fort Washington GCC, securing a second-place finish overall. The Mustangs posted a final team score of +33, finishing behind only a No. 10 Pepperdine team that took the title at 11-under.
Cal Poly opened the tournament with a steady first round (+12). The team showed improvement in the second round, carding 8-over, before a final-round 13-over on Tuesday solidified their runner-up position. The Mustangs held off some current and future Big West foes UC Riverside (+34), CSUN (+40), Cal Baptist (+41), and Cal State Bakersfield (+52).
Individually, the Mustangs were paced by an outstanding performance from Nicole Koong. Koong was in prime second-place position over the first two rounds, firing an opening 1-under 71 and following it up with a 70. A final-round 76 moved her to a tie for seventh place overall (+1). Koong also tied her two-round season best 141 strokes and was one stroke away from her three-round best of 216.
Sara Torres also contributed a strong top-20 finish for the Mustangs. Torres opened with a solid 2-over 74 and added rounds of 77 and 76 to land in a tie for 16th place (+11). Alex Flier finished just behind in a tie for 21st after posting consistent rounds of 78, 76, and 74, and set new career bests for two and three round strokes.
Maddy Saysanasongkham rounded out the scoring for the team, climbing the leaderboard with a final-round 75 to finish in a tie for 28th at 15-over-par. Competing as an individual, Sarah Yoo also had a solid tournament, placing in a tie for 25th with a 54-hole total of 14-over.