GOODYEAR, Ariz. — The Gonzaga women's golf team took the team title at the 2021 Bobcat Desert Classic, led by a second-place finish by Quynn Duong, at the Golf Club of Estrella Tuesday.
The Zags finished four-under (572) in the 36-hole two-day event. The 572 total ranks second in Gonzaga history for the lowest 36-hole tournament total. The program record is 567 (+7) set at the 2013 Challenge at Onion Creek.
After a 287 (-1) team total in Monday's first round, the Bulldogs totaled a tournament-low round of 285 (-3) Tuesday. The 285 team total was not only a season-low round, but matched the second-lowest team total in program history at 2017 Thunderbird Invitational. The program low round is 279 set at the Challenge at Onion Creek in 2013.
Three Zags placed inside the Top-10 this week, with Duong capturing her fourth Top-10 finish in five events this season, and third in the Top-5. She was one-under (71) in the second round Tuesday, finishing five-under (139) in second. She matched the third-best 36-hole finish in program history at 139 (-5). The junior made three birdies and 13 pars in Round 2. Her nine birdies were the second-most in the 71-golfer field. Duong's 3.90 (-2) average on Par-4 holes and 4.63 (-3) average on Par-5 holes, were both the second best in the tournament.
Mary Scott Wolfe climbed 15 spots on the leaderboard on Day 2. She carded a season-low round of 68 (-4), which was a team-low Tuesday, and tied for fourth at two-under (142). The freshman played a bogey-free round, with four birdies in Round 2. Wolfe's 30 pars were the most in the two-day event. It was her first Top-10 finish of the season.
Jessica Mangrobang tied for sixth at even-par (144). She rose five spots on the leaderboard in the second round, after carding a 71 (-1). The Chula Vista, Calif., native, made three birdies and the lone eagle of the tournament on the Par-5 eighth hole. She finished the tournament at five-under (4.38) on the course's Par-5 holes, which led the event.
Gonzaga made a tournament-best 130 pars in the 11-team event. The Bulldogs had the best averages on Par-4 and Par-5 holes at 4.08 (+8) and 4.83 (-7). GU finished with 24 birdies as well.
Cassie Kim and Frederica Torre were four-over (148) and six-over (150) in the tournament. Kim tied for 19th after a 75 (+3) in Round 2, while Torre was five-over (77). Kim made 15 pars Tuesday, while Torre made 13.
Playing as individuals, Alyssa Nguyen and Kaysa Panke finished 44th and 57th. Nguyen finished nine-over (153) and Panke was 14-over (158). Nguyen was one-over (73) in Round 2, after making 15 pars Tuesday.
Seattle's Samantha Bruce took medalist honors after a six-under (138) finish. She carded a 69 (-3) in both rounds. The Redhawks were second as a team at seven-over (583).
Gonzaga is at the 2021 West Coast Conference Championships next. The Zags travel to Henderson, Nevada, for the annual event. Live results from the Reflection Bay Golf Course will be available on GoZags.com.
