Emily Leung set the pace and the Simon Fraser University women’s golf team was quick to follow.
SFU successfully defended its Great Northwest Athletic Conference golf title, posting a score 19 shots better than their nearest competitor.
Leung, a sophomore, registered a pair of birdies over the final nine holes to take control in the individual title race, ending six strokes ahead of teammate Kylie Jack.
Leung finished 5-over-par 147 (70, 77) over the two-day tournament in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho, while Jack’s 153 (76, 77) was one shot ahead of two other rivals. Jack posted a tourney-leading 25 pars.
SFU’s Jaya Rampuri (81, 77)and Belinda Lin (78, 80) stood tied for sixth place at 16-over-par 158, while 2016 GNAC champion Michelle Waters finished 18th after rounds of 84 and 82 (166).
For Leung, her second tour of the GNAC has been a successful step up from last year’s debut. The 2016 GNAC Freshman of the Year had three top-10 finishes this season in six tournaments, averaging 77.83 strokes a round.
Chris Crisologo made the most of his shots and rose up the charts to emerge as the GNAC’s individual golf champion this week.
The Simon Fraser University golfer fired an even-par 71 on the final round at Coeur d’Alene Resort Golf Course and fended off his rivals to pick up his first GNAC championship title. He finished the three-day tourney at 5-under-par 208 (70, 67, 71), two strokes better than Western Washington’s Chris Hatch.
It was Crisologo’s sixth career title as an SFU athlete, and capped a season where he led the conference by more than a full stroke with 71.5 shots per round.
SFU finished fourth overall, four shots back of pace-setter Western Washington.
