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Kim Selected to NCAA Regionals in Pullman
4/26/2023 12:02:00 PM | Women's Golf
First Zag to earn NCAA selection since 2017
INDIANAPOLIS – Gonzaga women's golfer Cassie Kim was selected as an individual for the 2023 NCAA Regionals Tuesday. The senior will compete in the Pullman Regional at the Palouse Ridge Golf Club May 8-10.
"I'm really excited and grateful for the opportunity I have in my final year of college golf to play in the postseason," Kim said. "I'm super excited to be representing Gonzaga and our program and looking forward to the experience. I'd also like to thank my family and all the people at Gonzaga who have supported me and brought me to where I am now. I couldn't have done it without them."
Regional play will take place May 8-10 at six regional sites, with a total of 396 student-athletes competing. All six regional sites will have 12 teams and six individuals. The top five teams (30 teams total) and the low individual not on an advancing team (six individuals total) from each regional site, 156 student-athletes total, will advance to play in the national championships to be played May 19-24 at Grayhawk Golf Club in Scottsdale, Ariz. Championship play will be hosted by Arizona State and The Thunderbirds, with the final three days of the championships televised live by the GOLF Channel.
"So happy for Cassie," GU Women's Golf Head Coach Brad Rickel said. "She is a great player, student, and teammate. This is such a fantastic thing for her to experience as a senior. She is familiar with Palouse Ridge Golf Course and will definitely be headed there with the thought of playing her way into the national championship."
Kim finished the regular season with a team-best 73.30 average round score, which ranks fifth all-time in program history. She has a 74.82 career round average in 91 rounds, which ranks fourth all-time at GU. She had five of her 10 Top-10 finishes this season, two of her four Top-5 finishes were also in 2022-23. Kim earned co-medalist honors at the Rainbow Wahine Invitational on Oct. 26 and was named the WCC co-Golfer of the Month in March. She matched the team's low round of the season at 67 (-5) in the first round of the Rainbow Wahine Invitational.
At the West Coast Conference Championships, Kim was two-over (218) in a tie for sixth place. The senior also had her best round on Day 3 at two-under (70). She climbed seven spots on the leaderboard with five birdies in the third round, all on the front-nine. The Yakima, Wash., native, had 13 birdies in the event, the third-most in the field. She was also four-under (4.67) on the course's Par-5 holes, which was the second-best average in the tournament.
Kim is the first Zag chosen for the NCAA Regionals since Bianca Pagdanganan earned an invitation in 2017 starting in Albuquerque, N.M., before advancing to the NCAA Championships in Sugar Grove, Ill.
Live scoring from the NCAA Pullman Regional will be available on GoZags.com with a link to GolfStat. Teams coming to Palouse Ridge for the regional will be Stanford, Baylor, Southern California, Clemson, Kentucky, Texas Tech, Houston, North Carolina, UNLV, Sacramento State, Cal Poly, and Green Day. Attendance for each day of the 2023 NCAA Pullman Regional is free. Check back on GoZags.com for tee times.
Pullman Regional Site
May 8-10
Palouse Ridge GC
Teams:
1. Stanford
2. Baylor
3. Southern California (Pac-12 Conference)
4. Clemson (Atlantic Coast Conference)
5. Kentucky
6. Texas Tech
7. Houston
8. North Carolina
9. UNLV
10. Sacramento State (Big Sky Conference)
11. Cal Poly (Big West Conference)
12. Green Bay (Horizon League)
Individuals:
1. Camille Boyd, Washington
2. Tiffany Le, UC Riverside
3. Harriet Lynch, Fresno State
4. Darcy Habgood, Washington State
5. Stefanie Deng, Washington
6. Cassie Kim, Gonzaga
"I'm really excited and grateful for the opportunity I have in my final year of college golf to play in the postseason," Kim said. "I'm super excited to be representing Gonzaga and our program and looking forward to the experience. I'd also like to thank my family and all the people at Gonzaga who have supported me and brought me to where I am now. I couldn't have done it without them."
Regional play will take place May 8-10 at six regional sites, with a total of 396 student-athletes competing. All six regional sites will have 12 teams and six individuals. The top five teams (30 teams total) and the low individual not on an advancing team (six individuals total) from each regional site, 156 student-athletes total, will advance to play in the national championships to be played May 19-24 at Grayhawk Golf Club in Scottsdale, Ariz. Championship play will be hosted by Arizona State and The Thunderbirds, with the final three days of the championships televised live by the GOLF Channel.
"So happy for Cassie," GU Women's Golf Head Coach Brad Rickel said. "She is a great player, student, and teammate. This is such a fantastic thing for her to experience as a senior. She is familiar with Palouse Ridge Golf Course and will definitely be headed there with the thought of playing her way into the national championship."
Kim finished the regular season with a team-best 73.30 average round score, which ranks fifth all-time in program history. She has a 74.82 career round average in 91 rounds, which ranks fourth all-time at GU. She had five of her 10 Top-10 finishes this season, two of her four Top-5 finishes were also in 2022-23. Kim earned co-medalist honors at the Rainbow Wahine Invitational on Oct. 26 and was named the WCC co-Golfer of the Month in March. She matched the team's low round of the season at 67 (-5) in the first round of the Rainbow Wahine Invitational.
At the West Coast Conference Championships, Kim was two-over (218) in a tie for sixth place. The senior also had her best round on Day 3 at two-under (70). She climbed seven spots on the leaderboard with five birdies in the third round, all on the front-nine. The Yakima, Wash., native, had 13 birdies in the event, the third-most in the field. She was also four-under (4.67) on the course's Par-5 holes, which was the second-best average in the tournament.
Kim is the first Zag chosen for the NCAA Regionals since Bianca Pagdanganan earned an invitation in 2017 starting in Albuquerque, N.M., before advancing to the NCAA Championships in Sugar Grove, Ill.
Live scoring from the NCAA Pullman Regional will be available on GoZags.com with a link to GolfStat. Teams coming to Palouse Ridge for the regional will be Stanford, Baylor, Southern California, Clemson, Kentucky, Texas Tech, Houston, North Carolina, UNLV, Sacramento State, Cal Poly, and Green Day. Attendance for each day of the 2023 NCAA Pullman Regional is free. Check back on GoZags.com for tee times.
Pullman Regional Site
May 8-10
Palouse Ridge GC
Teams:
1. Stanford
2. Baylor
3. Southern California (Pac-12 Conference)
4. Clemson (Atlantic Coast Conference)
5. Kentucky
6. Texas Tech
7. Houston
8. North Carolina
9. UNLV
10. Sacramento State (Big Sky Conference)
11. Cal Poly (Big West Conference)
12. Green Bay (Horizon League)
Individuals:
1. Camille Boyd, Washington
2. Tiffany Le, UC Riverside
3. Harriet Lynch, Fresno State
4. Darcy Habgood, Washington State
5. Stefanie Deng, Washington
6. Cassie Kim, Gonzaga
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