DUPONT, Wash. – The University of Redlands women's golf team won their first tournament of the 2026-27 season as they took the Pacific Lutheran University (PLU) Invite win with a 623 (310-313), while Savanah Christenson (Upland, CA) won the individual title after shooting a 146 (74-72).
Round 1 (310)
Christenson tied for second after her opening round 74, which helped get the Bulldogs to a three-stroke lead over Occidental College. She had a rough beginning, bogeying three of her first five holes before a run of three pars and two birdies over six holes dropped her to one over. She then finished her round with five-straight pars.
Three positions and two strokes back of Christenson was Kylie McGrath (Renton, WA) who sat in fifth place with a 76. Five of her six bogeys came on her first 10 holes as she cut two strokes off her total over her final eight holes.
Cecili Hayes (Vancouver, WA) tied for ninth with a 78. After a back and forth beginning with two doubles and two birdies on her first five holes, she eventually settled in with three pars and a birdie on her final four holes.
Maria Hernandez (Houston, TX) was the final scorer for the Maroon and Grey in 20th place with an 82. She struggled through a majority of her round before shooting par across her final five holes. Evie Denton (Rome, NY) was the final Bulldog to compete shooting an 85, which placed her 29th. She finished the round with nine bogey's and a pair of doubles.
Round 2 (313)
Christenson never sat more than one stroke over and finished with three birdies and three bogeys across her final 18 holes, which put her two-round total at 146 (74-72).
Moving up one spot into fourth was McGrath with a 155 (76-79). She finished her day with 10 pars and a birdie to maintain her Top-5 finish.
Hayes ended her tournament with a 160 (78-82). She had a strong stretch from four to nine with five pars and a birdie as she battled through her final 18 holes.
Denton became the final scorer as she moved up 12 positions into a tie for 17th with a 165 (85-80). Her final 18 holes included a pair of birdies on the front nine. Hernandez dropped seven spots into 27th after shooting an 87, which put her at a 169 (82-87). Six consecutive bogey's on the front nine put her behind then two doubles on the back brought her down the leaderboard.
Redlands returns to action at the Hollins Cup in Santa Cruz at Pasatiempo Country Club October 12-13.
