Graham Griffin

One week ago at the NCAA Division I Regional tournament, Cal had fallen down the leaderboard with virtually no hope of climbing back up. Senior and co-captain Wold was faced with the possibility of competing in her last tournament ever as a Bear

While the rest of the team struggled, Wold was in her own world. Wold began her impressive climb up the individual leaderboard on Monday with five birdies, finishing the day at one under par and tied for 10th overall.

The Bears’ last tournament was far from what they hoped — the team finished 10th overall out of 11 competing teams — in part because of the absence of Jang. Jang, who was out last week because of an injury she has been battling all season, is back in the lineup just in time for the Bears’ regional tournament.

After their second time around the course Monday, the Bears once again finished the day 8th overall. While the team didn’t move up the leaderboard, its ability to stay consistent, especially in a tournament with so many ranked opponents, was important.

With a little more than a week to prepare for the Pac-12 Championship, the Bears are right where they want to be.

The tournament was formatted so that the top eight teams participating advanced to a knockout match play bracket, then played based off of seeds determined by which position they finished in overall in the qualifying round.

Although the team battled injuries and weather once again, Li’s consistent play and Wold’s quick turnaround both offer hope for the Bears as they continue into their spring season.

After the long break which separates the fall and spring seasons, the Cal women’s golf team kicked off their spring season at the Bruin Wave Invitational, finishing T-11 out of 16 teams.

Cal will be competing against eleven other teams five of which are ranked in the top 15 in the country. Fortunately for the Bears, they will be facing many of the same teams that they saw last week, including Stanford, UCLA, Washington and Oregon.