Tuesday, February 5
Palos Verdes, CA
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Northrop Grumman Regional Challenge
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Jennifer Chang fired a final-round and season-best 68 to lead USC on Tuesday.
Photo by: John McGillen/USC Athletics
No. 1 USC Rallies At Northrop Grumman Regional Challenge, Finishes 3rd
February 05, 2019 | Women's Golf, Features
Sophomore Jennifer Chang leads final-round charge with season-best 68.
Sophomore Jennifer Chang fired a season-best 3-under 68 to lead the No. 1 USC women's golf team during a final-round charge at the Northrop Grumman Regional Challenge at the Palos Verdes G.C., the Trojans finishing just short in third on Tuesday (Feb. 5).
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USC, which joined the field battling three days of cold, wet and windy conditions, didn't capture its fourth win of the season but did secure its third top 3 finish in as many tournaments this year, finishing third at 19-over 871 (299-288-284). Stanford held on for the win at 15-over 867 while UCLA was second at 17-over 869.
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"It's always nice to kick off our spring season at one of our home facilities and in such a prestigious event," USC Coach Justin Silverstein said. "I'm proud of how hard we battled through incredibly tough conditions. Experiences like these will pay off when we get into the postseason."
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Chang led a Trojan final-round rally that saw them combine for the best final round and the second-best 18 holes of the tournament. USC pulled to win three strokes late before settling for third.
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Chang registered a season-best tie for fourth at 3-over 216 (75-73-68), her fourth top 10 this year and fifth in the top 11. She turned in a five-birdie final round that included a 3-under back 9, coming on 14, 16 and 17.
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Junior Allisen Corpuz was USC's next highest finisher, tying for a season-best 16th at 6-over 219 (77-69-73). She had one birdie in her round against three bogeys.
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Sophomores Gabriela Ruffels (76-70-74) and Amelia Garvey (71-78-71) tied for 16th at 7-over 220. Garvey, with her fourth top 16 finish this season, posted a five-birdie round and was 4-under midway through 18 holes before running into some trouble on her back half. Ruffels, now with five top 16 results, had one birdie today.
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Freshman Malia Nam rounded out USC's quintet today, closing with her best round of the tournament to tie for 41st at 13-over 226 (78-76-72).
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USC, which joined the field battling three days of cold, wet and windy conditions, didn't capture its fourth win of the season but did secure its third top 3 finish in as many tournaments this year, finishing third at 19-over 871 (299-288-284). Stanford held on for the win at 15-over 867 while UCLA was second at 17-over 869.
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"It's always nice to kick off our spring season at one of our home facilities and in such a prestigious event," USC Coach Justin Silverstein said. "I'm proud of how hard we battled through incredibly tough conditions. Experiences like these will pay off when we get into the postseason."
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Chang led a Trojan final-round rally that saw them combine for the best final round and the second-best 18 holes of the tournament. USC pulled to win three strokes late before settling for third.
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Chang registered a season-best tie for fourth at 3-over 216 (75-73-68), her fourth top 10 this year and fifth in the top 11. She turned in a five-birdie final round that included a 3-under back 9, coming on 14, 16 and 17.
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Junior Allisen Corpuz was USC's next highest finisher, tying for a season-best 16th at 6-over 219 (77-69-73). She had one birdie in her round against three bogeys.
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Sophomores Gabriela Ruffels (76-70-74) and Amelia Garvey (71-78-71) tied for 16th at 7-over 220. Garvey, with her fourth top 16 finish this season, posted a five-birdie round and was 4-under midway through 18 holes before running into some trouble on her back half. Ruffels, now with five top 16 results, had one birdie today.
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Freshman Malia Nam rounded out USC's quintet today, closing with her best round of the tournament to tie for 41st at 13-over 226 (78-76-72).
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