Rancho Mirage, Calif. - Dinah Shore Tournament Course at the Mission Hills CC
April 16-April 18
TV: GKLive (Jesse Kurtz // Leslie Spalding)
Live Stats: Golfstat.com
Live Stream: https://shorturl.at/hpR67
RENO, Nev. - The Nevada Women's Golf team is set to travel to Rancho Mirage, California to compete at the 2024 Mountain West Championships beginning on Tuesday, April 16 and concluding on Thursday, April 18. The Pack will aim to secure their first ever Mountain West Championship; however, they will need to have one of their best performances of the season to finish atop the loaded field consisting of nine teams, seven of which enter the event ranked within the top-100 in the nation.
Tournament Info
The 2024 Mountain West Championships will be available for viewing on GKLive with Jesse Kurtz and Leslie Spalding on the call. GKLive will live stream each day of the event, providing coverage with cameras on select holes. Hole 18 will include live play-by-play each day from 11:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Live stats will be available throughout the event at Golfstat.com.
The Mountain West Championships will be a three-day, 54-hole event taking place at the Dinah Shore Tournament Course at Mission Hills Country Club in Rancho Mirage, California. Golfers will play one 18-hole round each day beginning on Tuesday morning.
The Field
The nine-team field at the Mountain West Championships consists of seven teams ranked within the top-100 in the country, including four teams that are ranked within the top-75. The eight teams competing in addition to Nevada include San José State, New Mexico, Fresno State, Colorado State, San Diego State, Boise State, UNLV, and Wyoming.
The Course
The former host of the first major tournament of the year on the LPGA Tour, the Chevron Championship, the Dinah Shore Tournament Course is a par-72 spanning 6,286 yards. Described as an "old school parkland course" the Dinah Shore Tournament course has a plethora of hazards, primarily bunkers that define the landing areas off the tee.
Projected Lineup
Leah John
Regarded as one of the best golfers in program history, Leah John will aim to capture her first Mountain West Individual Championship in her final collegiate season. A three-time individual champion this season, and four-time tournament winner throughout her career, John has put together an exceptional career for the Pack. The fifth-year senior has etched her name into the Wolf Pack Women's Golf record books and will seek to have another stellar performance at the conference championships. John has had some success at the Mountain West Championships during her career, finishing tied for 21st last season and tied for 18th in 2022.
Anna Shultse
Anna Shultse has performed at a high level for the Pack throughout the entire season and she will hold the second spot in the Nevada lineup entering the Mountain West Championships. Shultse has three top-five finishes this season, including one first-place finish at the Battle at the Boundary. In her first round of the season, she recorded a career-low score by matching the second best 18-hole score in program history (66). Shultse will look to have another strong outing and help the Pack secure a premier finish at the event.
Gabby Kano
Gabby Kano is playing arguably the best golf of her career, as she has earned two top-10 finishes in the Pack's past four events, including finishing tied for ninth at even par in Nevada's most regular season finale. Kano has been incredibly consistent for the Pack this season, finishing within the top-20 in seven of nine events throughout the season. The sophomore is second on the team with an adjusted scoring average of 73.7 and she will seek to maintain the momentum that she has built up this spring and put together an exceptional outing at the Mountain West Championships.
Nikki Chindavong
Nikki Chindavong enters the Mountain West Championships with two top-10 finishes this season and an adjusted scoring average of 75.8. Chindavong has put together an impressive freshman campaign thus far and will look to cap it off with a strong performance in the first conference championship of her young career.
Payton Lovisa
Payton Lovisa is coming off the best round of her career, as the freshman posted an even-par-72 in the final round of the Cowgirl Classic to finish the event tied for 40th overall at +8. Lovisa has shown her tremendous potential at different points throughout the season and will aim to close out a solid freshman campaign with a stellar outing at the Mountain West Championships.
Raesa Sheikh (Alternate)
Raesa Sheikh will serve as the Pack's alternate at the Mountain West Championship this week. Sheikh has an adjusted scoring average of 76.9 this season and has one top-three finish at the Battle at the Boundary earlier this spring.
Tee Times
Nevada will be paired with UNLV and Wyoming on the first day of competition, and tee times for each Pack golfer are listed below:
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