PALM DESERT, Calif. – The University of Hawai'i women's golf team tied for 12^th place at the Alice and John Wallace Women's Golf Classic following Monday's final round at the Monterey Country Club.
 
The Rainbow Wahine shot a 297 on Monday for an 891 total to finish fourth among the six Big West teams in the 21-team field. Oregon went wire-to-wire to capture the team title at 818, which included a final round 18-under 266. The fifth-ranked Ducks ran away with the championship by 23 strokes over No. 3 USC (841).
 
Cal State Fullerton was the highest Big West team, placing fourth at 869 followed by UC Davis (876, 7^th) and Long Beach State (880, t-8^th).
 
Maline Kraus was UH's top finisher, tying for 27^th place at 6-over 219 after carding 77 on Monday. Emiko Sverduk and Kellie Yamane tied for 44^th place at 10-over 223.
 
Oregon's Suvichaya Vinijchaitham shot a final round 7-under 64 to win medalist honors at 12-under 201, two strokes clear of teammate Kiara Romero and USC's Catherine Park, who finished at 10-under 203.
 
Also competing for UH were Varnika S. Achanta (75=226, t-55^th) and Wendy Song (82=245, t-109^th).
 
The Rainbow Wahine will next compete in the MountainView Collegiate, March 2-4 in Tucson, Ariz.
 
T-12. Hawai'i 297=891 (+39)
T-27. Maline Kraus 77=219 (+6)
T-44. Kellie Yamane 73=223 (+10)
T-44. Emiko Sverduk 72=223 (+10)
T-55. Varnika S. Achanta 75=226 (+13)
T-109. Wendy Song 82=245 (+32)