The Iowa State women’s golf team has won its first tournament of the year in a dominant performance at the Bama Beach Bash hosted by the University of Alabama Birmingham.
The Cyclones outscored the number two team, UNC Asheville, by 38, which was a larger gap than second-place UNC Asheville to ninth-place UAB.
Iowa State junior Pammy Chookaew tied for the best golfer of the event with Pariya Sanpanawat of Georgia State with a two-under-par performance by both individuals.
Freshman Nichakorn Pinprayoon placed third at two-over-par to aid the Cyclones in their big week. Sophomore Keeley Marx played in the tournament as an independent entry, earning a tie for seventh place, shooting six over par.
Round by round
Iowa State led at the end of the first round at plus 14 as a team. Behind the Cyclones were UNC Asheville and UAB, tied at plus 23 each. Chookaew led the way for Iowa State, shooting two-over-par.
Round two also found the Cyclones in the lead, improving on their big first day. They finished the day 10 strokes better than day one with a four-over-par day, led again by Chookaew.
The Cyclones closed out the tournament with a strong day as the only team to collectively shoot under par for any round. Thanks to a three-under from Chookaew, a four-under-par from Pinprayoon and a one-under-par from junior Karisa Chul-Ak-Sorn, Iowa State grew its lead on the field.
Iowa State Player Standings
T-1. Pammy Chookaew – (+2) (-1) (-3) – (-2)
3. Nichakorn Pinprayoon – (+6) (E) (-4) – (+2)
4. Karisa Chul-Ak-Sorn – (+3) (+3) (-1) – (+5)
T-10. Alexandra Vidal – (+3) (+2) (+5) – (+10)
21. Isabella Yan – (+7) (+6) (+3) – (+16)
T-7 (Independent) Keeley Marx – (+1) (+8) (-3) – (+6)
Final Team Standings
1. Iowa State – (+14) (+4) (-5) – (+13)
2. UNC Asheville – (+23) (+15) (+13) – (+51)
3. Georgia State – (+25) (+15) (+14) – (+54)
4. Southern Mississippi – (+31) (+14) (+10) – (+55)
5. West Georgia – (+32) (+23) (+8) – (+63)
T-6. Eastern Kentucky – (+26) (+28) (+14) – (+68)
T-6. North Alabama – (+25) (+22 (+21) – (+68)
8. East Texas A&M – (+32) (+19) (+22) – (+73)
9. UAB – (+23) (+17) (+36) – (+76)
10. UAlbany – (+39) (+38) (+32) – (+109)
