Golf Teams Swing Early Wins

Westmont men’s and women’s golf received multiple honors from the PacWest Conference after outstanding performances at the Westmont Invitational earlier this month at Sandpiper Golf Club in Goleta. 

The women’s team was named the PacWest Women’s Golf Team of the Week after capturing the tournament title with a four-stroke victory over both Point Loma and Westminster (Utah), who tied for second. The Warriors also beat out conference opponents Menlo and Dominican by 10 and 31 strokes, respectively. 

Three Warriors finished in the top 10 to lead the women’s team to victory: Hannah Camara, who placed third at 11-over for the two rounds, and Kyla Layman and Sydnee Magpoc, who both tied for fourth at 14-over. 

Likewise, the men’s team was named the PacWest Men’s Golf Team of the Week after they took first at the tournament by three-strokes over Claremont-Mudd-Scripps. The Warriors outpaced conference opponents Menlo, Dominican, and Chaminade (Hawaii) by 15, 20 and 31 shots. 

These were the first tournament wins this season, and for first-year head coach Leo Maes. 

Additionally, Nicolas Rocha was honored as the Co-PacWest Men’s Golf Player of the Week. Rocha shot rounds of 70 (-2) and 71 (-1) to finish atop the men’s leaderboard and claim his first collegiate championship in just his second collegiate start. 

Also finishing in the top ten was Blaze Rader (tied for fourth at +2), who carded the tournament’s lowest score of 69.