Katherine Zhu

Continuing their unshakable habit of starting tournaments poorly, the Bears struggled during Monday’s first day of play.

In the Pac-12 tournament, Zhu and Oh will be the players to watch for the Bears. Both players have been exceptional in their performances this season.

Despite the difficult start to the tournament, the Bears showed promise in their ability to rally together and climb up the leaderboard.

The Silverado Showdown tournament will be a great opportunity to get that final push of hurrah before the finale at the Pac-12 Tournament.

An undeniable boost to team morale, Cal’s success at the Gunrock Classic was much-needed. Going into the tournament as the top-ranked team, the Bears fulfilled their expectations while dissipating any lingering feelings of disappointment from the Bruin Wave Invitational, where they finished 10th out of 15 teams.

The Bears will head to the Del Paso Country Club in Sacramento as they enter the inaugural Gunrock Classic, hosted by UC Davis, as the top-ranked team.

Eight of the nine teams that finished ahead of Cal women’s golf are ranked in the nation’s top 45 — with this tough competition, the Bears found themselves in the middle of the pack for this event.

The team’s outstanding play in the Pac-12 Preview, including a record-setting performance from Oh, gives fans a lot to get excited about when the regular season kicks off in a few short months.

On Monday, the first day of the event, senior Cindy Oh tied a Cal record by shooting 6 under par on the day. This left her in first place in the individual rankings after one day of action and placed her name in the Cal record books.

The tough competition is apparent this November as Cal, currently ranked 49th, is the third-lowest ranked team in the tournament, only ahead of Washington State and Hawaii.