Live Scoring & Results
VAIL, Colo. – For the second time this season, NM State women's golf is bringing a top-three finish back to Las Cruces. Led by individual champion
Alison Gastelum, the Aggies finished in second place, shooting 874 (+10) as a team. In Wednesday's final round, NM State posted the lowest score in the field, firing a six-under 282.
Gastelum took home the individual championship after some late round heroics. Gastelum, a senior from Chihuahua, Mexico, birdied the 18th hole to break a tie with Central Arkansas' Madison Holmes. During the final round, Gastelum shot a 68 (-4) with just one birdie en route to her first individual title.
For the first in her collegiate career, Isa Laulhé finished inside the top 25 of a tournament. The Buenos Aires, Argentina native finished tied for 17th after shooting an even 72 on Wednesday. Last week's Conference USA Golfer of the Week,
Emma Bunch, was red-hot in the final round, firing a four-under 68 with a team-leading eight birdies.
NM State will return to the Land of Enchantment to host the Golf Iconic Classic, beginning on Monday, Oct. 9. In the 2022 running of the Golf Iconic Classic, the Aggies finished just behind Pepperdine. Both Gastelum and
Valentina Origel claimed top-ten finishes on the home course while Bunch,
Kaylee Chen, and
Meiji Tungprapunvong all finished inside the top 25.
Final Round Notes
- Alison Gastelum took home the individual title with a 209 (-7) in Vail
- Gastelum birdied the 18th hole, breaking a tie to win the championship.
- As a team, NM State finished second at the Red Sky Classic, shooting an 874 (+10)
- Emma Bunch birdied eight times on Wednesday to match Gastelum's 68 (-4)
- Both Gastelum and Angela Garvin birdied five times in the final round
- NM State posted the second-lowest average scores on both Par 3 (3.13) and Par 4 (4.18) holes
- Nobody was better on Par 4s than Gastelum, who averaged 3.90 per hole over three rounds.
- As a team, the Aggies birdied 43 times in the Red Sky Classic – the second-highest total in the field.
Final Results
Final Team Results
| 1 |
Pepperdine |
864 |
E |
| 2 |
NM State |
874 |
+10 |
| 3 |
Kennesaw State |
888 |
+24 |
| 4 |
Boise State |
892 |
+28 |
| 5 |
Mercer |
893 |
+29 |
| T-6 |
Arkansas State |
895 |
+31 |
| T-6 |
Central Arkansas |
895 |
+31 |
| T-6 |
High Point |
895 |
+31 |
| T-9 |
Wofford |
899 |
+35 |
| T-9 |
UNCG |
899 |
+35 |
| 11 |
South Dakota State |
909 |
+45 |
| 12 |
East Tennessee State |
910 |
+46 |
| T-13 |
Murray State |
921 |
+57 |
| T-13 |
UIC |
921 |
+57 |
| 16 |
Little Rock |
925 |
+61 |
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