TACOMA, Wash. – The Gonzaga women's golf team placed first and won the SeattleU Pat Lesser Harbottle Invitational at Tacoma Country Club on Tuesday. The Zags claimed the title by breaking the program's 54-hole team record.
The Bulldogs finished eight-under for the tournament, and their 856 team total set a new program mark. The previous record, 860 (-4), was set during GU's run to the team title at the same tournament in 2019. The Zags also won the event in 2022, which was the program's last team victory.
Gonzaga shot a 280 (-8) in the second round, the third-lowest round in program history. The Bulldogs were three-over (291) in Round 1 and three-under (285) in the final round. GU's 47 birdies led the 15-team field, while its 168 pars ranked second. The Zags' 14-under (4.77) team total on the course's Par-5 holes was the best in the tournament.
Esther Yoo led the Bulldogs with a second-place finish at two-under (214). The junior opened with a 74 (+2), before carding a 71 (-1) in Round 2 and finishing with a 69 (-3) in the final round. Yoo's third round featured four birdies and 13 pars.
Grace Lee tied for sixth at even-par (216). She fired a four-under (68) in Round 2, making six birdies and 10 pars. The Bellevue, Wash., native ranked second in the 84-golfer field at five-under (4.58) on the course's Par-5 holes.
Brenna Preap and
Mariko Yonemura tied for ninth at one-over (217). Yonemura's opening-round 67 (-5) matched the seventh-lowest round in program history. Preap carded a 70 (-2) in both the second and third rounds. Her 37 pars ranked fifth in the tournament.
Michelle Mogi placed 27th at six-over (222). Playing as an individual,
Taylor Mularski tied for 49th at 13-over (229).
Sienna Harder of British Columbia took medalist honors at four-under (212).
After opening the season with a third-place finish in Montana, Gonzaga placed second last week at the Kalispel Invitational and now first at the Harbottle Invitational.
The Bulldogs look to cap a strong fall season at The Clash at Boulder Creek, Oct. 26-28. The event, hosted by Northern Arizona in Boulder Creek, Nev., will feature live scoring on GoZags.com.
9/29-30/2025 -- Pat Lesser Harbottle Invitational
Tacoma CC -- Tacoma, WA
Par 72, 6014 yards -- 15 teams, 84 players
| Gonzaga |
291 |
280 |
285 |
856 |
-8 |
1st |
| YOO, Esther |
74 |
71 |
69 |
214 |
-2 |
t-2nd |
| LEE, Grace |
75 |
68 |
73 |
216 |
E |
t-6th |
| PREAP, Brenna |
77 |
70 |
70 |
217 |
+1 |
t-9th |
| YONEMURA, Mariko |
67 |
77 |
73 |
217 |
+1 |
t-9th |
| MOGI, Michelle |
75 |
71 |
76 |
222 |
+6 |
t-27th |
| MULARSKI, Taylor# |
75 |
76 |
78 |
229 |
+13 |
t-49th |
# Indicates individual player
