The last three NCAA champions have come from the Pac-12, all by teams finishing no higher than sixth in the conference championship. The Huskies won the 2016 NCAA title after placing sixth at the Pac-12 championship.
There is no shame in finishing where the Huskies did against an elite field in the Pac-12 women’s golf championships at Broadmoor Golf Club. That was the message, at least, from Washington coach Mary Lou Mulflur following the Huskies’ seventh-place finish after the third and final round Tuesday.
A bottom-half finish, it turns out, has been fortuitous for Pac-12 teams in recent years, and the Huskies are well aware of that.