BYU wins Rainbow Wahine Invitational behind Barragán’s second career victory

LIHUE, Hawaii — BYU women’s golf earned its second victory of the season after shooting a 4-under final round to finish 6-under par at the Rainbow Wahine Invitational at the Ocean Course at Hokuala on Wednesday.

BYU finished eight strokes ahead of runner-up Long Beach State (302-290-274-866), which finished at 2 over. Kansas State (298-288-282-868) took third at 4 over, while No. 23 Eastern Michigan (292-293-290-875) and San Diego State (297-289-289-875) tied for fourth at 11 over.

“It was a great team win with everyone contributing,” head coach Carrie Roberts said. “They were super proactive in the wind, and MJ’s performance was as solid as it gets. I’m super proud of the girls and how they battled. It was a great way to end the fall season.”

Senior María José “MJ” Barragán (72-65-71-208) claimed her second-career individual victory after finishing 8-under par. Three Cougars finished in the top 10, with Whitney Banz (77-69-71-217) and Kanyanol (Naji) Aramkul (79-71-67-217) tying for ninth.

Barragán carded a 1-under 71 in the final round to record the second-lowest 54-hole score of her career. After a double bogey on the third hole, the senior responded with birdies on holes 4 and 6. She added a birdie on No. 10 and a bogey on No. 13 before recording back-to-back birdies on the 15th and 16th holes and a bogey on the final hole.

Aramkul shot a career-best 5-under 67 in the final round to match her career-low 54-hole score with a 1-over total. She recorded six birdies and just one bogey, including four consecutive birdies on Nos. 11-14.

Banz carded a 1-under 71 to secure her second top-10 finish of the season, making four birdies and three bogeys.

Tatum Otto (71-78-75-224) tied for 36th at 8 over after carding a 3-over 75, while Kate Walker (72-77-76-225) shot a 4-over 76 to tie for 39th.

Competing as an individual, Aadyn Long (75-81-78-234) tied for 61st after shooting a 6-over 78 in the final round.

The Cougars concluded their fall slate and will return to competition at the Guadalajara Invitational in Guadalajara, Mexico, on Jan. 29-30, 2027.

THAT'S A W 🏆 The Cougars finished the Rainbow Wahine Invitational at 6 under to claim the team's second victory this season. #gocougs https://t.co/k60YTpdk8P

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