Pacific Index

Women’s Golf takes a victory

There aren’t many things better than the drive to the clubhouse at Quail Valley Golf Course. Lush, green fairways, sparkling blue ponds, an air of serenity and relaxation, always a breeze to brush against your face. Eighteen holes of pure bliss. I’ve had a couple of really nice days there, as well as a couple of really not nice days, but hey, that’s the game of golf, and on the weekend of September 14 when the Boxers took on the Pioneers of Lewis & Clark in a dual match, the Pacific women’s golf team had themselves a pretty damn nice day.

For all you non-golf nuts out there, a dual match consists of six 1v1 matches between players on either team. The format was match play. Instead of playing by strokes, golfers play per hole. The player who shoots the lowest on a certain hole, wins; and whoever wins the most individual holes, wins the match.

On Saturday, each Boxer won their individual match; a perfect 6-0. Sunday was very nearly as good, with the Boxers grabbing five wins and one tie. An undefeated weekend. 

Bead Boonta and Ellie Wallace are two of the golfers who went 2-0 in their matches. Boonta is the reigning Northwest Conference (NWC) Rookie of the Year, and she dominated the Pioneers, shooting an 82 and 78 and taking two victories. “I won both matches but didn’t play how I wanted to play,” she claimed.

Wallace echoed Boonta’s sentiment. “It wasn’t a super low scoring round for any of us, but was good enough to win.” Wallace averaged about a 90 for the weekend and beat both her opponents after 10 holes (winning 10 holes in a row means the opponent has no mathematical chance to come back and tie in an 18-hole match). 

The Boxers golfers are unified in that all have high standards for themselves, and for the team, which is exactly what you want out of a hungry team looking to make a dent in the NWC. 

Coming off a season where they finished fourth overall in total points in the Northwest Conference standings, this team has their sights set higher. “I’m personally really excited for our season going forward,” voiced Wallace. “I think our team has a chance to do really well this season. I think that we have a chance to really compete with all the top teams in our conference this year.” 

The Boxers have two more tournaments this fall. They go to the OGA Golf Course in Salem for the NWC Fall Classic and then to Walla Walla for the Confluence Classic. More chances to whoop on other NWC foes and tune-up for the spring season. We will all be sipping on our Arnold Palmers, shanking our wedges, and waiting fervently.