UC Riverside
NCAA Championship
Tiffany Le Gears Up for NCAA Championships
5/18/2023 11:00:00 AM | Women's Golf
RIVERSIDE, Calif. - 2023 Big West Golfer of the Year and NCAA Pullman Regional individual qualifier Tiffany Le will make UC Riverside history this week as the first Highlander women's golfer to compete at the NCAA Championships.Â
What to Know
- Dates: May 19-24, 2023
- Venue: Grayhawk Golf Course, Scottsdale, Ariz.
- Live Results: results.golfstat.com Â
- Round 1 Tee Time: Friday, 1:42 p.m.
- Round 2 Tee Time: Saturday, 8:22 a.m.
Tune In
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Stay tuned to GoHighlanders.com for more information, as well as UCR Riverside Women's Golf on Twitter (@UCRWomensGolf) and Instagram (@ucrwomensgolf)
From Coach Ritchie
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"It's an absolute thrill to be at the NCAA Championship with Tiffany Le in her record-breaking year! I'm very proud of how she's represented UC Riverside, she's been a pleasure to coach and I couldn't be more excited about her future in golf!"
Road to Grayhawk
Historical and Contributing FactorsÂ
- First UC Riverside women's golfer to be named Big West Golfer of the YearÂ
- First UC Riverside women's golfer to compete in the NCAA ChampionshipsÂ
- One of four UCR women's golfers in program history with multiple wins in a seasonÂ
- One of seven UCR women's golfers in program history with multiple wins in a careerÂ
- Top-10 finish in nine of 11 tournaments this seasonÂ
Program Records Held
- 16 rounds at or under par this season
- National rating of 43, highest for an individual in program historyÂ
- 71.76 stroke average through the Pullman Regional (only UCR women's golfer in program history with a season stroke average under 73)Â
- Lowest individual round, a 65 (-7) in round one at the Pullman RegionalÂ
- Lowest 36-hole total, a 136 (-8) at the Pullman RegionalÂ
- Lowest 54-hole total, a 202 (-14) at the Pullman RegionalÂ
NCAA Regional, Round OneÂ
- Program-record 65 (-7)Â
- Program's second-ever sub-70 round at RegionalsÂ
- Third overall after 18 holes, first among individualsÂ
- One stroke behind co-leaders from StanfordÂ
- Teetered between T17 and T18 shortly after the turn at 2-under before shooting six spots up the leaderboard with her second birdie in three holes on 12Â
- Back-to-back birdies on 14 and 15 put her in the top 10 of the leaderboardÂ
NCAA Regional, Round TwoÂ
- Shot a 71 (-1)Â
- Third round under par in her last five overallÂ
- Tied for fifth after 36 holesÂ
- Program-record 136 (-8) after 36 holesÂ
- Entering round three, Le was four strokes behind the Regional leader and one behind the leader among six individualsÂ
- Bogey free on the back nine with birdies on 14 and 15 for the second straight dayÂ
NCAA Regional, Round ThreeÂ
- Shot a 66 (-6)Â
- Finished third overall at 14-underÂ
- Entered the week as the third Highlander ever to appear in NCAA RegionalsÂ
- Enters Grayhawk with eight rounds in the 60sÂ
- Bogey free for all 18 holesÂ
- Birdied four and eight to be 2-under on the day at the turn, as well as tied for fourth overall with the next closest individual - Washington's Camille Boyd - at 10-under parÂ
- Neck-and-neck with Boyd through 17, as both stayed bogey-free while birdying 15Â
- Holed out a 30-yard pitch for eagle on 18
