Edberg Finishes Second at Bruin Wave Invitational

Photo Courtesy of UCLA Athletics
Photo Courtesy of UCLA Athletics

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SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif. --- Senior Martina Edberg continued her torrid play on the links this season as she recorded her sixth straight top-3 finish Tuesday at the Bruin Wave Invitational co-hosted by UCLA and Pepperdine at the San Luis Obispo Country Club.

Edberg just missed out on her fourth victory of the season, finishing with a 1-over 220 and one stroke behind medalist Lilia Vu of UCLA. Edberg finished the tournament with eight birdies, which tied for the third most at the tournament. The Titans senior has now posted a top-3 finish in every tournament she's played in during the 2016-17 season with three medalist finishes.

Edberg was one of 18 individuals in the 80-player field ranked in the GolfStat.com top-100 individual rankings and she finished above all except Vu. Edberg entered the tournament ranked as the No. 36 golfer in the nation in this week's Golfweek rankings. Stanford's Andrea Lee, ranked No. 1 in the nation in the same rankings, finished tied for 11th, seven strokes back of the lead. Edberg led the field in par-4 (3.93, -2) and par-5 (4.73, -4) scoring average.

As for the Titans, the team posted a 74-over 950 to finish in 11th place at the tournament that featured seven teams ranked in the top-50 according to GolfStat. Stanford, the No. 1 team in the nation, edged UCLA for the team title as the Cardinal posted a 26-over 902, one stroke better than the Bruins' 903. Southern California (913), Colorado (926) and Cal (927) rounded out the top five.

Elsa Lundquist, who struggled in the first round with an 87, bounced back nicely and finished with a 77 in the second round and a 76 in the final round to finish with a 21-over 240, the third best score of her young Titans career. She finished tied for 48th place.

Pauline Welker (248, +29) and Daniella Uy (248, +29) rounded out the Titans team scoring, finishing tied for 67th overall. Brittany Farrell (256, +37) finished 78th overall.

The Titans will take next week off before returning to action at the Fresno State Classic beginning on March 13 at the San Joaquin Country Club.

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