While most see the number 13 as a sign of bad luck, the San José State women's golf program embraces that number as the Spartans finished the 2021 fall season ranked 13th in the Golfstat, Golfweek and Mizuno WGCA Top-25 polls.
The Spartans had one of the best fall semesters in recent history as the team finished second in three of the four tournaments played in September and October. Individually, at least one Spartan finished in the top-10 at each tournament, with Natasha Andrea Oon second at The Molly Collegiate Invitational.
The team shot three of the best rounds in school history, led by the 277 in the second round of the Branch Law Firm/Dick McGuire Invitational. That score is the second best in school history. The Spartans also shot a 278 in the third rounds of the Illini Women's Invitational and Stanford Intercollegiate.
San José State also shot the second lowest team score in a tournament for three rounds with an 846 at the Stanford Intercollegiate.
The Spartans start spring competition in February with the Lamkin Invitational, February 14 & 15, at The Farms Golf Club in Rancho Santa Fe, Calif.
Fall 2021 Highlights
National Rankings – Final Fall 2021
No. 13 Golfstat
No. 13 Golfweek
No. 13 Mizuno WGCA Poll
National Golfstat Player Rankings
San José State is one of four schools to have three players ranked in the top-50. (Stanford, Oklahoma State, Arkansas, San José State)
No. 15 Natasha Andrea Oon
No. 42 Antonia Malate
No. 45 Kajsa Arwefjäll
Honors Received
MW September Women's Golfer of the Month – Antonia Malate
MW September Freshman Women's Golfer of the Month – Lucia Lopez Ortega
MW October Women's Golfer of the Month – Natasha Andrea Oon
Team Finishes
2nd place Branch Law Firm/Dick McGuire Invitational
The Molly Collegiate Invitational
Stanford Intercollegiate
Top-10 Individual Finishes
2nd place Natasha Andrea Oon, The Molly Collegiate Invitational
3rd place Natasha Andrea Oon, Stanford Intercollegiate
4th place Antonia Malate, Branch Law Firm/Dick McGuire Invitational
5th place Antonia Malate, The Molly Collegiate Invitational
7th place Kajsa Arwefjäll, Stanford Intercollegiate
10th place Natasha Andrea Oon, Illini Women's Invitational at Medinah
Low Rounds
Individual
66 – Natasha Andrea Oon, Stanford Intercollegiate, 3rd round
67 – Kajsa Arwefjäll, Illini Women's Invitational, 3rd round
Team
277 Branch Law Firm/Dick McGuire Invitational, 2nd round – 2nd best score in school history
278 Illini Women's Invitational, 3rd round
278 Stanford Intercollegiate, 3rd round
Low Team Score by Tournament (3 rounds)
846 Stanford Intercollegiate – 2nd lowest score in school history
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