Kohala Coast, Hawaii - The Seattle Pacific University women's golf team competed at the HPU Sharks Shootout at [COURSE] on Friday and Saturday. Emma Worgum opened the tournament with a seven-under round, the lowest single-round individual score in Great Northwest Athletic Conference history, and finished tied for first at five under par. At the same time, the Falcons took third as a team after holding an 11-stroke lead following round one.

FROM THE SCORECARD

• Emma Worgum finished tied for first at five under par with Vanguard's Theresa Shaw. 
  • Wogrum and Shaw battled throughout a four-hole playoff, before Shaw was able to outlast Wogrum. 
  • Worgum's seven-under 65 opening round is the lowest single-round individual score in GNAC history.
    • Simon Fraser's Meera Minhas set the all-time record at the Southern Colorado Open on March 24, 2024.
• Zoe Garcia tied for eighth at three over par.
  • Garcia shot one under in round one and four over in round two.
• Lauren Lee also tied for eighth at three over par, with the same one-under, four-over rounds.
• Natalie Eklund tied for 27th at 10 over par, shooting five over in both rounds.
• Julie Wang tied for 34th at 13 over par, shooting six over in round one and seven over in round two.

AS A TEAM

• As a team, the Falcons finished the tournament 11 over par, good for third place.
  • SPU opened the tournament four under par and led the 10-team field by 11 strokes after round one.

BEYOND THE SCORECARD

• Worgum, Garcia, and Lee were the three Falcons finished in the top eight individually.
• This is SPU's second straight third-place team finish in Hawaii, following the Punahele Jerky Company Invitational last week.
• The Falcons finished 11 strokes ahead of fourth-place Menlo, 14 strokes ahead of Simon Fraser and 35 strokes ahead of Western Washington.

UP NEXT
The Falcons will step away from competition during the winter months before restarting their season in the spring of 2027 at the LA Spring Kickoff on Feb. 8-9, 2027 at the Glendora, CA Glendora Country Club.

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