Lucia Gutierrez of Cal claimed her first college victory by three strokes in the Silverado Showdown at Silverado Resort and Spa in Napa.
Gutierrez, a sophomore Peru, posted a score of 73-71-68–212, 4-under-par, with Esther Lee of Colorado and Los Alamitos finishing second at 67-74-74–215, while Anica Yoo of Oregon State shot 74-78-68–220 to tie for third with Suchaya Tangkamolprasert of Northwestern, who came in at 74-69-67–220.
“It was great to come out here and get my first win,” said Gutierrez, who was second in the BYU Invitational a few weeks ago. “I was able to stick to my game plan and all the things I’ve been working on. Eventually it all came together and I played some great golf.
“I just concentrated shot-by-shot, focused on my mental game and believed in myself. I had the confidence that I could hit the shot and I was sticking the ball close to the pin and making great putts, and making and birdies and pars.
“It’s definitely a boost of confidence and I’m ready to go to (the Pacific 12 Conference Championship) and give it my all.”
Regan De Guzman of San Jose State tied for fifth at 74-74-73–221, while her Spartan teammate Megan finished at 72-74-77–223 to tie for 13th with Hannah Suh of Cal, who wound up at 74-75-74–223.
My Leander of San Jose State tied for 22nd at 73-80-73–226, while Kassidy Teare of Long Beach State shot 80-76-73–229 and finished in a tie for 32nd that included her 49er teammates Chaewon Park, who wound up at 76-80-73–229, and Savannah Knox, who totaled 76-75-78–229.
Oregon captured the team title at 299-290-300–889, followed by Oregon State at 308-293-289–890, and Colorado at 294-298-299-891.
San Jose State was sixth at 299-303-298–900, Cal finished seventh at 300-309-292–901 and Long Beach State wound up 10th at 300-309-292–901.
