Women’s Golf Opens Spring Season in Mexico

GUADALAJARA, Jalisco, Mexico – The University of Houston Women's Golf program opens its 2025 Spring season when it tees off at the Collegiate Individual at Guadalajara Country Club on Friday morning.

The Cougars, who stand at #25 in the latest Scoreboard by Clippd national rankings, will play 27 holes Friday and 27 holes Saturday with each day's play beginning at 8 a.m., on the 6,210-yard, par-72 course.

This will be Houston's first competition since finishing second at the Jim West Challenge at Kissing Tree Golf Club in San Marcos, Texas, on Oct. 20-21, 2024. It was Houston's fourth straight Top-Three team finish and third straight Top-Two showing during the fall season.

The Cougars captured the team championship with a score of 9-under 551 at the Schooner Fall Classic at Belmar Golf Club in Norman, Okla., on Sept. 21-23, 2024.

LIVE SCORING
Fans can follow live scoring at the Collegiate Individual at Guadalajara Country Club on Scoreboard by Clippd by clicking here.

MEET the COUGARS
The Cougars will be represented by junior Alexa Saldana, junior Moa Svedenskiold, sophomore Maelynn Kim, freshman Annika Ishiyama and junior Natalie Saint Germain. Senior Hyeonji Kang will compete as an individual.

Lineup, Collegiate Invitational at Guadalajara Country Club

Lineup, Collegiate Invitational at Guadalajara Country Club

All five Cougars in this weekend's starting lineup have scoring averages of 72.00 or lower. Competing in her first collegiate season, Ishiyama leads the way with a 71.27 average and nine rounds of par or lower in 12 total rounds.

The Costa Mesa, Calif., native has finished in among the Top-20 individual leaders in all four tournaments, including an eighth-place finish at the Schooner Fall Classic.

Saint Germain stands second among the Cougars with a 71.30 average and has shot par or better in each of her last five rounds entering the Collegiate Invitational at Guadalajara Country Club.

The Prague native finished with a score of 4-under 136 to tie for fifth at the Schooner Fall Classic, the Cougars' best individual finish of the season to date.

Kang will make her 2024-25 season debut this weekend.

TEAM FIELD
Houston will compete in a 12-team field featuring Florida State, Maryland, Colorado State, SMU, TCU, NC State, Georgia, Colorado, Washington, Iowa and host Virginia.

TEE TIMES
Saint Germain begins the tournament for Houston off No. 1 at 8 a.m., Friday with Ishiyama (8:09 a.m.), Kim (8:18 a.m.), Svedenskiold (8:27 a.m.) and Saldana (8:36 a.m.) following. Kang opens play off No. 1 at 11 a.m.

Fans can find complete tee times and pairings on Scoreboard by clicking here.

UP NEXT
Following the Collegiate Individual at Guadalajara Country Club, Houston plays host to its own Chevron Collegiate at Golf Club of Houston in Humble, Texas, on Feb. 24-25

The spring slate continues as they Cougars tee off at the Riverbend Intercollegiate at Riverbend Country Club in Sugar Land, Texas, on March 10-11.

SUPPORT YOUR COOGS
Fans can make a direct impact on the success of Houston Women's Golf by supporting Linking Coogs – UH's NIL collective – and by joining the P.A.R. 4 Club, which provides financial support directly to Houston Women's Golf for needs beyond its operating budget.

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