CALIFORNIA, 31 May 2016, (HK Golfer News Wire) - Chan and Ree finished the season as co-leaders in stroke average (71.97), tying for eighth on USC’s all-time season chart. Chan posted five top 10 finishes, including three in a row – all in the postseason – to close the year, and had seven top 14 results to go with five rounds in the 60s. Chan tied for fourth at the NCAA Stanford Regional at 2-under 211 (71-69-71), tied for 10th at the Pac-12 Championships at 3-under 213 (67-72-74) and led USC at the NCAA Championships in 10th at 2-under 286 (71-71-74-70).
Ree finished the season with four top 10 finishes and eight in the top 17. She led USC in three of 10 events and won her first collegiate title with a 4-under 212 (70-71-71) at The Gold Rush in Seal Beach, Calif. She had four rounds in the 60s, and finished the season 8-2 in match play action.
Chung finished third on the squad with a career best stroke average of 72.29 which tied for the 14th best season effort on USC’s career chart. She had four top 10s on the season, including a win at the season-opening ANNIKA Intercollegiate at 12-under 204 (68-68-68) and a tie for second at the Windy City Collegiate at 7-under 209 (68-71-70). She finished with a team-high-tying and career best six rounds in the 60s. She now has 13 career rounds in the 60s, tied for sixth-most ever at USC.
With the newest WGCA honors, 20 of USC 20th-year Head Coach Andrea Gaston’s golfers have earned a combined 45 All-American honors and the Trojans now feature a combined 28 golfers who have earned All-American status.
Kim, who graduated earlier this month with a degree in business administration, earned Pac-12 All-Academic honorable mention honors for the third year in a row while Then earned it for the second straight season. It was a first-time honor for Chung.