Lightning is a favorite metaphor of the sports world, often representing a particularly quick athlete or a moment of electrifying play. But in a sport played outdoors, dramatic weather is not simply a literary device – it can be all too real. Read more...
Photo: Junior Meghan Royal looks onto the course as she prepares to hit the ball. (Courtesy of UCLA Athletics)
In sports, victory is always the goal. However, wins do not last forever. In golf, the highs following a tournament victory must soon turn into motivation for the next week’s showdown. Read more...
Photo: Freshman Francesca Fiorellini leans on her club as she overlooks the green. Fiorellini placed the highest of any UCLA golfer at the Bruin Wave Invitational. (Courtesy of Ross Turteltaub/UCLA Athletics)
Freshman Francesca Fiorellini left her team’s practice round at Valencia Country Club distraught, having shot 10 over through 12 holes. Less than two weeks later, she walked off the Santa Clarita, California, course as the individual champion, setting the all-time tournament scoring record in the process. Read more...
Photo: UCLA women’s golf huddles following its win at the Bruin Wave Invitational. Despite losing two of its strongest players in the past few months, the Bruins were able to set record scores at their home tournament. (Courtesy of UCLA Athletics)
Coach Alicia Um Holmes expected to have nine players on her roster for the spring season. But after seniors Zoe Antoinette Campos and Caroline Canales departed the program following their success in the LPGA Tour’s Q-Series, the squad was trimmed to just seven. Read more...
Photo: Senior Caroline Canales watches onto the course. Canales left UCLA women’s golf following the Therese Hession Regional Challenge. (Courtesy of UCLA Athletics/Alicia Um Holmes)
This post was updated Feb 12 at 2:03 a.m. Zoe Antoinette Campos’ absence seemed ever noticeable at the Palos Verdes Golf Club. With the Bruins’ former senior stalwart now off to the professional ranks, UCLA women’s golf trudged in 9-over par at 11th place tied with No. Read more...
Photo: Senior Caroline Canales leans on her club, looking out onto the green. Canales was ranked the 34th American in the World Amateur Golf Rankings entering the season. (Courtesy of Jesus Ramirez/UCLA Athletics)
Zoe Antoinette Campos has stolen headlines in Westwood since 2021. A two-time WGCA First Team All-American. A two-time All-Pac-12 First Team member. A two-time Golfweek First Team All-American – and the accolades continue for Campos. Read more...
Photo: Junior Meghan Royal follows through on a swing. Royal has competed in three of the Bruins’ five tournaments so far this season, and will take on her fourth at the Therese Hession Regional Challenge. (Courtesy of UCLA Athletics)
A goodbye to the fall season came with a goodbye to an impactful player. After traveling to Atlanta, Georgia for the East Lake Cup, UCLA women’s golf finished its fall season with a consolation match victory over No. Read more...
Photo: Senior Zoe Antoinette Campos follows through on a swing. Campos was named as a Preseason First Team All-American prior to the start of the 2024-2025 season. (Courtesy of UCLA Athletics)
