During the West Coast Conference golf championship at San Juan Oaks Golf Club this week, St. Mary’s dominated the men’s field, taking the title by nine strokes over second-place San Francisco. It was the first golfing championship for the school. Overall, the Gaels shot 20-under through three rounds.
On the women’s side, Pepperdine won its 11th consecutive championship carding a 47-over par during the three-round championship. The Waves defeated San Francisco by seven strokes.
Individually, St. Mary’s Ben Geyer won the individual championship — carding a 9-under par — beating San Diego’s Alex Ching by one stroke. Geyer won the tournament entering the final round in fifth place.
For the women, Gonzaga’s Victoria Fallgren defeated Seattle’s Caitlin McCleary in a one-hole playoff after both golfers finished the tournament 8-over. Fallgren carded a birdie on the ninth hole — and first playoff hole — to clinch the title. It was the first individual championship for Gonzaga.
Individual
Women’s
1. Victoria Fallgren – Gonzaga – +8, 224
2. Caitlin McCleary – Seattle – +8, 224
3. Somin Lee – Pepperdine – +9, 225
Men’s
1. Ben Gyer – St. Mary’s -9, 207
2. Alex Ching – San Diego -8, 208
3. Taylor Travis – San Francisco – -6, 208
Team Standings
Men’s
1. St. Mary’s 844 (-20)
2. San Francisco 853 (-11)
3. BYU 866 (+2)
4. Gonzaga 867 (+3)
5. San Diego 868 (+4)
6. Loyola Marymount 885 (+21)
7. Pepperdine 888 (+24)
8. Santa Clara 902 (+38)
Women’s
1. Pepperdine 911 (+47)
2. San Francisco 917 (+53)
3. Gonzaga 919 (+55)
4. Seattle 937 (+73)
5. Santa Clara 939 (+75)
6. BYU 965 (+101)
