Senior Mayumi Umezu officially concluded the UNLV women’s golf team’s season on Monday with a tied-for-60th individual finish in the fourth round of the NCAA Championships, held at Omni La Costa Resort & Spa (Par 72, 6,330 yards). Competing in her final collegiate event, Umezu posted a total score of 299 (+11), tying for the third-lowest 72-hole score on a par-72 course in program history at the NCAA Championships. Ranked No. 115 nationally by Scoreboard Powered by Clippd, she exceeded expectations, with an even-par 72 in round two and two rounds with four birdies, including her final-round 79 (+7).
The Rebels, making their fifth all-time NCAA Championships appearance, finished team stroke play on Sunday tied for 28th at +46. They delivered their best performance of the weekend in the third round, scoring an 11-over 299 to improve by two strokes from round two and by 11 from the first round.
SEASON SUMMARY:
- The Rebels posted seven top-2 tournament finishes during the 2024-25 campaign, including wins at the Mountain West Championship and Denver’s Ron Moore Intercollegiate to go along with five runner-up outings. Additionally, the squad saw three players each grab one second-place individual finish on the year.
- UNLV advanced to the NCAA Championships after finishing fourth at the Columbus Regional as the No. 7 seed.
- In her 14th year at the helm of the UNLV women’s golf program, head coach Amy Bush-Herzer was named MW Coach of the Year for the fourth time. She has also been placed on the WGCA National Coach of the Year Watch List.
- The Scarlet & Gray captured the program’s eighth conference title and fifth of Bush-Herzer’s tenure at this year’s MW Championship. They did so by winning the league championship’s historic first playoff.
- This marked the fifth time the Rebels played at the NCAA Championships and the second time during Bush-Herzer’s tenure