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Therese Hession Regional Challenge
O’Keefe wins Therese Hession Regional Challenge in playoff, Women’s Golf runner-up
02.03.2026 | Women's Golf
Farah O’Keefe chips in on playoff hole to secure her second collegiate victory.
PALOS VERDES ESTATES, Calif. — Farah O'Keefe won medalist honors in a playoff and Texas women's golf had Cindy Hsu and Lauren Kim finish in the top-five as the team finished in second place at the Therese Hession Regional Challenge at the Palos Verdes Golf Club on Tuesday.
The No. 11 Longhorn tied for the second best round of the day in the final round with a 5-under-par score. UCLA was the only team that finished under par for the tournament at 8-under and Texas finished second at 3-over. The Longhorns picked up wins against No. 2 Southern California, No. 3 Oregon, No. 6 Florida, No. 7 Texas A&M and No. 9 Pepperdine.
O'Keefe, Hsu and Kim combined to shoot 9-under par on the final day of the tournament to lead the Longhorns and the team recorded their best finish of the season.
Up next the Longhorns will compete in the Moon Invitational in Melbourne, Fla., Feb. 15-17.
The Lineup
Farah O'Keefe, the No. 8 ranked amateur in the world picked up her second collegiate victory. In five tournaments this season O'Keefe has finished T5, 5, T10, T5 and 1 and has shot par or better in 13 of her 15 rounds.
Cindy Hsu, who won her first collegiate tournament in the fall, finished in third place. Hsu carded a 4-under 67 in the final round of the tournament and shot 4-under overall.
Lauren Kim earned her ninth top-five finish of her collegiate career as she carded a round of 3-under on Tuesday and finished 2-under for the tournament.
Angela Heo made three birdies in the final round and carded a round of 4-over.
Selina Liao birdied the 12th hole in her final round of the tournament.
Alisa Inprasit birdied the 14th hole in her final round of the tournament. Inprasit carded a round of 1-under par in the second round.
Texas Scores
1 Farah O'Keefe 71-68-69 (-5)
3 Cindy Hsu 71-71-67 (-4)
5 Lauren Kim 72-71-68 (-2)
T72 Angela Heo 77-76-75 (+15)
T77 Selina Liao 76-76-79 (+18)
T48 Alisa Inprasit (IND) 77-70-76 (+10)
Texas head coach Laura Ianello
"I was really proud of the ladies this week, especially Farah with the victory, Cindy Hsu with a third place finish, just one back and Lauren Kim coming up huge today with a 3-under to finish fifth. You can't really ask much more from your top three. Overall a second place finish for the team. UCLA was pretty tough today making a lot of putts. Our ladies stayed in it. They were confident and composed the whole week and I think if we can piece together a four and five score we will be right there in the winners circle. Overall I saw a lot of really good things. This is the best finish we have had so far this season and this is great to keep building momentum."
"The biggest thing from this week is how present I stayed. Working with Brian Cain has really helped me in having a process to revert back to. I know how I do my best thinking to produce a chance to be successful. Overall a very positive week with the mental side.
As for the chip in, as I was walking up, I honestly thought this looks like it could go in. But then after I thought that, I went straight back to what I needed to focus on which was staying neutral and executing what works for that shot."
"It was truly a very fun week with the team as well. Finishing second in that field is something to be extremely proud of. It might be the second best field to the national championship. We know what to work on moving forward and can't wait to get after it in Florida next week."
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