Tuesday, October 27
Kailua-Kona, Hawai’i
Oregon State
vs
Nanea Invitational
Photo by: Karl Maasdam/Oregon State Athletics
October 27, 2026 | Women's Golf
KAILUA-KONA, Hawai'i – Senior Kelly Hope recorded her best career finish – a tie for 15th place – to lead the Oregon State women's golf team at the Nanea Invitational on Tuesday.
The Beavers concluded their final tournament of the fall season in seventh place with a 1-over 289-290-298—877 at the par-73, 6,449-yard Nanea Golf Club. The 1-over final score is Oregon State's best of the season, bettering the 11 over it posted at the Leadership and Golf Invitational.
The competitive 11-team Nanea Invitational included five women's golf programs ranked among the Top 16 in the nation.
Hope, a Pretoria, South Africa native, carded a 2-under 71-71-75—217 to finish in a tie for 15th place. Her previous best finish was a tie for 20th place as a junior at the Betsy Rawls Invitational. The 2-under 217 was also a career best 54-hole score, improving on the 6-over 222 as a sophomore at the Leadership and Golf Invitational.
One of only 13 players in the field to record an eagle, Hope also had nine birdies over the three rounds. Her two sub-par scores equaled Hope's career total entering the tournament.
Senior Raya Nakao, a native of Kaneohe, Hawai'i, finished in a tie for 19th place with a 1-under 71-73-74—218 that included a team-high 10 birdies, including four in Tuesday's final round.
Nakao concluded the fall season with a fourth-place finish (Leadership and Golf Invitational), a tie for fourth (Ron Moore Intercollegiate), a tie for 30th (Stanford Intercollegiate) and tie for 20th (Nanea Invitational).
Rebecca Kim, a senior from South Surrey, B.C., had one of her best tournaments as a Beaver, finishing in a tie for 26th place with a 1-over 72-74-74—220. The 1-under 72 in the first round was her fourth career round in red figures.
The 1 over final showing was Kim's best career 54-hole score, improving it by one over last season's 2 over at the NCAA Regionals. Kim had has her best finishes in postseason events, a tie for 13th place at the WCC Championship in 2026 and 15th place at the 2025 WCC Championship.
Kate Nakaoka, a sophomore from Mililani, Hawai'i, posted a 3-over 75-72-75—222 to finish in a tie for 33rd place. She opened the fall season with a career best-tying 4-under 68 at the Leadership and Golf Invitational that helped her record her fifth career Top 10 finish.
True freshman Kate Ly, a native of Portland, finished in a tie for 46th place with an 11-over 77-76-77—230. Ly played in all four tournaments this fall with her best finish a tie for 31st at the Leadership and Golf Invitational and her best score a 1-over 73 at the same event.
Arizona State won the team title at the Nanea Invitational with a 33-under 843, which was two strokes better than second-place Texas. Meja Örtengren of Stanford claimed medalist honors with an 18-under 201.
The Beavers will next open their spring season at the Alice and John Wallace Women's Golf Classic, which is scheduled for Saturday, Feb. 13 through Monday, Feb. 15 in Palm Desert, Calif.
OUR MISSION
Oregon State Athletics strives to Build Excellent Authentic Visionary Student-Athletes (Go BEAVS).
The Beavers concluded their final tournament of the fall season in seventh place with a 1-over 289-290-298—877 at the par-73, 6,449-yard Nanea Golf Club. The 1-over final score is Oregon State's best of the season, bettering the 11 over it posted at the Leadership and Golf Invitational.
The competitive 11-team Nanea Invitational included five women's golf programs ranked among the Top 16 in the nation.
Hope, a Pretoria, South Africa native, carded a 2-under 71-71-75—217 to finish in a tie for 15th place. Her previous best finish was a tie for 20th place as a junior at the Betsy Rawls Invitational. The 2-under 217 was also a career best 54-hole score, improving on the 6-over 222 as a sophomore at the Leadership and Golf Invitational.
One of only 13 players in the field to record an eagle, Hope also had nine birdies over the three rounds. Her two sub-par scores equaled Hope's career total entering the tournament.
Senior Raya Nakao, a native of Kaneohe, Hawai'i, finished in a tie for 19th place with a 1-under 71-73-74—218 that included a team-high 10 birdies, including four in Tuesday's final round.
Nakao concluded the fall season with a fourth-place finish (Leadership and Golf Invitational), a tie for fourth (Ron Moore Intercollegiate), a tie for 30th (Stanford Intercollegiate) and tie for 20th (Nanea Invitational).
Rebecca Kim, a senior from South Surrey, B.C., had one of her best tournaments as a Beaver, finishing in a tie for 26th place with a 1-over 72-74-74—220. The 1-under 72 in the first round was her fourth career round in red figures.
The 1 over final showing was Kim's best career 54-hole score, improving it by one over last season's 2 over at the NCAA Regionals. Kim had has her best finishes in postseason events, a tie for 13th place at the WCC Championship in 2026 and 15th place at the 2025 WCC Championship.
Kate Nakaoka, a sophomore from Mililani, Hawai'i, posted a 3-over 75-72-75—222 to finish in a tie for 33rd place. She opened the fall season with a career best-tying 4-under 68 at the Leadership and Golf Invitational that helped her record her fifth career Top 10 finish.
True freshman Kate Ly, a native of Portland, finished in a tie for 46th place with an 11-over 77-76-77—230. Ly played in all four tournaments this fall with her best finish a tie for 31st at the Leadership and Golf Invitational and her best score a 1-over 73 at the same event.
Arizona State won the team title at the Nanea Invitational with a 33-under 843, which was two strokes better than second-place Texas. Meja Örtengren of Stanford claimed medalist honors with an 18-under 201.
The Beavers will next open their spring season at the Alice and John Wallace Women's Golf Classic, which is scheduled for Saturday, Feb. 13 through Monday, Feb. 15 in Palm Desert, Calif.
OUR MISSION
Oregon State Athletics strives to Build Excellent Authentic Visionary Student-Athletes (Go BEAVS).
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