LOS ANGELES – The No. 25 UCLA women’s golf team opens the 2025-26 season on Wednesday, Sept. 3 at the Pan Pacific University Golf Super League Tournament hosted at Grand Fields Country Club in Mishima, Japan.
The three-day, 54-hole stroke play tournament concluding on Friday, Sept. 5 will feature universities from around the globe.
“Our Bruins are feeling good and excited to kick off our season at the Pan Pacific University Golf Super League Tournament,” said UCLA head coach Alicia Um Holmes, who enters her third year leading the program. “The organizers graciously provided us with three individual spots, and we are traveling our entire roster. We’ve spent the last few days in Tokyo acclimating to the time zone while experiencing the Japanese culture. It’s been a great way for our girls to bond together and make once-in-a-lifetime memories.”
This marks UCLA’s first international competition since playing at 2017 Battle at the Beach at Club Campestre San Jose in San Jose del Cabo, Mexico. The Bruins, led by junior medalist Lilia Vu, won that tournament with a score of -13, 839.
UCLA Lineup: (1) Meghan Royal, (2) Angela Liu, (3) Maye Huang, (4) Kacey Ly and (5) GaEun Athena Yoo.
UCLA Individual Competitors: Jennifer Seo, Zoe Sprecher and Jenny Lee.
Weather Report: Temperature highs between low 80s to low 90s, with cloudy skies and rain in the forecast.
Bruins in the WAGR (as of Sept. 1, 2025)
167. Angela Liu
420. Meghan Royal
607. Maye Huang
670. Kacey Ly
904. GaEun Athena Yoo
2024-25 in Review
UCLA advanced to its 35th NCAA Championships after completing an unlikely postseason run in 2024-25. The Bruins exacted a seventh-place finish at their first-ever Big Ten Championship to qualify for the NCAA Tournament with a .500 winning percentage (65-64-1).
A solid first two rounds at the NCAA Charlottesville Regional gave UCLA a healthy 10-stroke buffer above the cut line to propel them to nationals. The Bruins secured key finishes earlier in their spring schedule that were essential in keeping postseason hopes alive. UCLA clinched its first win of the season at the Bruin Wave Invitational in February and, one month later, finished fourth at the highly-competitive PING/ASU Invitational.
Angela Liu led the Bruins with a 73.28 scoring average, four top 20s and two top 10s in her eight stroke play tournaments and 25 rounds of action as a true freshman. Liu was UCLA’s top finisher in four of her seven starts, including the final two events of the season at NCAA Regionals (+1, 8th) and the NCAA Championships (+2, T-24th).
UCLA’s 2025-26 Roster
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