Vaughn Rallies to Win NCAA Women's Golf Title
Arizona State's Monica Vaughn, a senior from Reedsport, Ore., won the national title at the NCAA Women's Golf Championships in Sugar Grove, Illinois, on Monday. Vaughn shot 74-72-71 to finish one stroke ahead of Jennifer Kupcho of Wake Forest and Leona Maguire of Duke, the top-ranked amateur in women’s golf.
Vaughn was four shots back with four holes to play when she made back-to-back birdies, while Kupcho hit a 9-iron into the water on 17 and three-putted for triple bogey.
Vaughn is ASU's sixth national champion and first since 2008.
She also won medalist honors at the NCAA Regional last week while leading ASU to the team victory in Lubbock, Texas, giving the senior two wins and two second-place finishes in her last five events.
Vaughn was four shots back with four holes to play when she made back-to-back birdies, while Kupcho hit a 9-iron into the water on 17 and three-putted for triple bogey.
Vaughn is ASU's sixth national champion and first since 2008.
She also won medalist honors at the NCAA Regional last week while leading ASU to the team victory in Lubbock, Texas, giving the senior two wins and two second-place finishes in her last five events.
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05/22/17
