EUGENE, Ore. — Oregon made history Wednesday, winning its first Pac-12 women’s golf championship.
It didn’t end there for the Ducks, as sophomore Cynthia Lu held off all comers, including a late challenge from the nation’s No. 1 player, to win the individual title.
Playing through a persistent rain that softened the fairways and soaked the greens on the Eugene Country Club’s par-72, 6,267-yard course, No. 2 Oregon was 2-over for the day to bring its three-round score 6-over 295-285-290 — 870.
The Ducks were seven shots better than No. 1 Stanford and Oregon State, which tied for second at 13-over 877.
“Wow, just so proud of this group,” Oregon coach Derek Radley said. “What an incredible performance. We talked about it all year, to be able to do this on our home course is extremely special.”
Leading the way for Oregon was Lu, who stormed into the lead during Tuesday’s second round when she shot 6-under, just missing the conference tournament single-round record by one stroke.
Wednesday, she shot even par (35-37 — 72) to bring her three-round total to 6-under 210.
“Cynthia’s a superstar,” Radley said. “We’ve known it from the first day she’s stepped foot on this campus and she just continues to shine and I can’t wait to see what’s in store for her for the future.”
Oregon’s only other Pac-12 champion was Caroline Inglis in 2015, though Inglis didn’t have the luxury of a large home crowd watching her finish her round on the 18th green — a crowd that included Lu’s father from Taiwan and several teammates who ran out and doused her with water soon after her final putt went into the hole.
“It was so nice we have people from Eugene, from Oregon, cheering for our team,” Lu said. “I’ve been waiting for this moment and I was really happy. I feel like I’m the luckiest person in the world.”
Lu’s sensational second round gave her a four-stroke lead at 6-under heading into Wednesday’s finale, which she opened with birdies…
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