Washington's Yang Pac-12 women's golfer of the month

SAN FRANCISCO – Jennifer Yang of WASHINGTON has been named the Pac-12 Women’s Golfer of the Month for March, the Pac-12 announced today. 

Yang led No. 1 Washington to a pair of team victories and in the process earned the first individual title of her collegiate career. The month started well for the Huskies during their appearance at the Bruin/Wave Invitational. In a tough week where everyone was over par, Yang was consistent, opening with a 3-over 75, before an even-par second round and clos-ing with a 4-over 76. She finished the tournament with a T-5th place finish, leading the Huskies to a nine-stroke win.

The greatness continued as Washington broke a school record, winning its sixth team championship of the season at the Bay Area Invite. Yang recorded the team leading score for a second-straight week, this time tying Esther Lee of Colorado for medalist honors. She finished at 7-under 206, leading the Dawgs to a week of 18-under and a 24-stroke gap on the rest of the field. Yang opened with a 1-over 72, but then caught fire with rounds of 5-under 66 and 3-under 68 to chase down Colorado’s Lee over the final nine holes. Yang is now the 11th-ranked player in the country according to golfstat with a scoring average of 72.15 and the 77th-ranked amateur in the world. A native of Busan, South Korea, this is Yang’s first career golfer of the month award, and the first time Washington has had an athlete selected since 2013.

Also nominated for golfer of the month honors were Manon Gidali, Sr., ARIZONA; Noemi Jimenez, Sr., ARIZONA STATE; Lucia Gutierrez, So., CALIFORNIA; Esther Lee, So., COLORADO; Caroline Inglis, Jr., OREGON; Erynne Lee, Sr., UCLA; Kyung Kim, Jr., USC; Quirine Eikkenboom, So., WASHINGTON; 

Pac-12 Women’s Golfer of the Month
September – Alison Lee, UCLA
October – Bronte Law, UCLA
November – Alison Lee, UCLA
February – Bronte Law, UCLA
March – Jennifer Yang, WASH