Golfer Swings to a Championship

By Scott Craig   |   May 4, 2026
Hannah Camara and teammates (photo by Brad Elliott)

Hannah Camara, a junior from Rancho Murrieta, won the 2026 PacWest Women’s Golf Individual Championship, the first in college history. She led from start to finish, shooting a three-day total of 216 (E) with scores of 68, 74 and 74 at the Aliante Golf Club in Las Vegas.

“I am proud of Hannah,” said Westmont’s head coach Leo Maes. “She has worked hard for this. This semester was a good experience for her leading up to the conference championships. Everything was a preparation and it showed what she has worked on all semester.”

As a team, the Warriors finished fourth (914) behind Hawai’i Hilo (895), Point Loma (897) and Dominican (907). 

For the first time in program history, the women have been selected as an at-large participant in the NCAA DII West Regional at the Pueblo Country Club in Colorado. 

As for Westmont men’s golf, the team far exceeded tournament seeding and improved in each round. In the final round, the Warriors posted a score of 281, the lowest single-round score by any team in the tournament. Westmont, which tallied a team score of 876, finished in third place, one stroke behind Menlo (875). Hawai’i Hilo posted a team total of 857 to win the tournament by 18 strokes.

Three Warriors were honored for top-10 finishes in the conference meet. Jose Licon tied for third with an even-par 216, Nicholas Rocha tied for sixth (218) and Fernando Jimenez tied for eighth (219). 

 

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