Raya Nakao Finishes 9th, Kyra Ly 11th At Pac-12 Championship

PULLMAN, Wash. – Kyra Ly and Raya Nakao both shot in red figures for the second-consecutive day to lead the Oregon State women's golf team in the final round of the Pac-12 Championship on Tuesday.
 
Nakao finished in a tie for ninth place and Ly placed in a tie for 11th at the conference championship, which featured some of the best amateur golfers in the world.
 
The Beavers bounced back after a tough opening round to finish in eighth place with a 14-over 304-288-286—878 at the par-72, 6,324-yard Palouse Ridge Golf Club.
 
The 2-under 286 and 14-over 878 were just one stroke back of their best single-round and three-round scores at the Pac-12 Championship in program history. The best scores are a 3-under 285 and a 13-over 877, both at the 2022 conference championship in Eugene.
 
The Pac-12 Network will produce a 30-minute highlight recap of the final round that will air on the network at 8:00 a.m. on Wednesday.
 
Nakao, a native of Kaneohe, Hawai'i, continued a fabulous freshman campaign with a pair of 3-under 69's after opening the championship with a 3-over 75. She finished in a tie for ninth place with a 3-under 75-69-69—213. It is her third Top 10 finish of the season and moved her under-par score count to 10. She led the team with 12 birdies over the three rounds.
 
Ly, a sophomore from Portland, was steady all three rounds shooting a 2-under 72-71-71—214 to finish in a tie for 11th. She had an eagle each of the first two rounds and 40 pars in the tournament, the most of any player in the field. Ly finished in a tie for 46th place at last year's Pac-12 Championship.
 
Chayse Gomez, a fifth-year senior for Yorba Linda, Calif., also played great golf during the week, dropping in 10 birdies and finishing in a tie for 30th place with a 3-over 75-71-73—219. It is the third time she's competed at the Pac-12 Championship and has finished in the Top 30 all three times.
 
After missing the previous tournament with an injury, Madde Sund improved her score each day at the Pac-12 Championship shooting a 16-over 82-77-73--232 to finish in 53rd place. She finished the three-day event with five birdies.
 
True freshman Rebecca Kim played the final two rounds of the tournament and improved with final scores of 80-78. She had one birdie each of the two rounds.
 
No. 1 Stanford won the team title with a 28-under 836 and Catherine Park of USC claimed medalist honors with a 15-under 201.
 
Oregon State will find out Wednesday, April 24 where it will play in the 2024 NCAA Division I Women's Golf Championships. The official announcement will be at 11:00 a.m. PT on Golf Channel and streamed live on the Golf Channel website.
 
Regional play will take place Monday, May 6 through Wednesday, May 8 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 total) and top two low individuals not on an advancing team from each regional site will advance to play in the NCAA Championships at Omni La Costa Resort & Spa in Carlsbad, Calif., from May 17-22.
 
REGIONAL SITES
Auburn, Alabama - Auburn University Club
Cle Elum, Washington – Tumblecreek Club
College Station, Texas - Traditions Club
East Lansing, Michigan – Forest Akers Golf Course
Las Vegas, Nevada - Spanish Trail Country Club
Winston-Salem, North Carolina - Bermuda Run Country Club – East Course
 
OUR MISSION
Oregon State Athletics strives to Build Excellent Authentic Visionary Student-Athletes (Go BEAVS).