Emma Bunch Goes Low to Take Home Golfweek Fall Challenge Individual Title

Junior golfer has now won six of her last seven starts dating back to last spring.

Source: NMSU Athletics (Photo: Courtesy)

Tuesday, Emma Bunch added to her dominant stretch of play in 2024 as she earned the individual title at the Golfweek Fall Challenge after posting a 68 (-3) in the final round to finish at 7-under across the three-day tournament. With the win, Bunch has now won six times in her last seven starts with her first win coming on Feb. 28, 2024, at the GCU Invitational.

Bunch led the way for an Aggie team that climbed one spot on Tuesday to finish ninth on the team leaderboard with a final score of 884 (+32). Bunch’s final round matched the lowest of any player in the 93-woman field and included six birdies to help her conclude the tournament one stroke clear of the next-closest competitor.

The ANNIKA Award Watch List honoree began her day on a tear – recording birdies on four of the first six holes to put herself in position to contend for the championship. Despite a double bogey on 16, Bunch’s lead would prove to be enough and allowed her to earn her first trophy of the new season.

NM State’s Marley Moncada would be the next Aggie to appear on the leaderboard as a round which included an eagle on 15 would help her finish 14-over-par after 54 holes and in a tie for 52^nd.

By the Numbers

• The Aggies would finish with an average score of 3.19 on par 3s, 4.30 on par 4s and 5.12 on par 5s. In total, NM State tallied 165 pars and 31 birdies. Additionally, the Aggies finished with two eagles to serve as the only program in the field to log two or more eagles. Marley Moncada and Angela Garvin were the two Aggies who recorded eagles.
• Emma Bunch finished a combined 5-under-par on the par 3s – posting an average score of 2.67 for the week.
• Bunch was also near the top of the field in average par 5 score – posting an average score of 4.75 while finish a combined 3-under.
• Angela Garvin finished the week tied for 13^th in average par 3 score – finishing 1-under with an average score of 2.93.
• Emma Bunch also finished second among competitors in total birdies with 15. This was second only to Charleston Southern’s Katie Stephens who finished with 17 birdies and finished second in the individual standings.

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