A dominating team season and a dominating individual season was finalized at the 2023 Orange Empire Conference Women's Golf Finals, hosted by Cuyamaca College at Temecula Creek Golf Club on Monday and Wednesday.
On the team side, Mt. San Antonio College led wire to wire and wrapped up a 59-1 season with a back-to-back top team scores for the two-round finals. On Monday, the Mounties carded a team score of 345, 12 strokes ahead of runner-up Fullerton College's 357. On Wednesday, the Mt. SAC machine continued to roll with another 6-0 score after shooting a 312, 35 shots ahead of the runner-up Hornets.
On the individual side, Cuyamaca freshman phenom Kiana Glossner left no doubt who the top golfer was in the OEC this season. After carding an 80 on Monday, Glossner fired an even-par, 72 on Wednesday and finished the 2023 regular season with an impressive 72.0 average. That number was five shots clear of College of the Desert's Lehapi Taungahihifo's very solid 77.0 average for 2023.
Glossner fired three rounds under 70 during the 2023 season and added a pair of 72s as well, showing consistency throughout the campaign.
For the two-round finals, Fullerton's Sophia Miller came out firing on Day 1, shooting the low round of the day, an even-par 72. She followed that up with a 2-over, 74 for a two-round total of 146.
On Wednesday, low-round honors went to Glossner, who equaled Miller's Monday total with an even-par, 72.
The Southern California Regionals will take place on Sunday and Monday, Nov. 5-6 at Simi Hills Golf Club.
Release and coverage by Tony Altobelli (Orange Coast)