Women’s golf sixth after first day in Tacoma
The Idaho women’s golf team has some work to do if it wants to move up the leaderboard. The Vandals find themselves in sixth place after the first two rounds of play Monday at the Pat Lesser Harbottle Invitational in Tacoma, Washington. Thirteen teams are competing in the invitational, which concludes Tuesday.
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Senior Lelanie Kim sizes up a putt Monday during the WSU Cougar Cup at Palouse Ridge Golf Club. Kim shot 69, 74 and 80 over three rounds of play and ended up tied for twelth overall with Idaho finishing fifth as a team.
Idaho shot a 39-over-par 615 through the first two rounds. The Vandals shot 309 in the first round and 306 in the second.
The two Washington Pac-12 schools, Washington and Washington State, sit in first and second place, respectively. Washington shot a 3-over-par 579 to take the day-one lead while the Cougars shot a 17-over-par 593 for second place.
The Vandals are eight strokes back of third-place Grand Canyon, which shot a 31-over-par 607, so Idaho has the opportunity to climb up the leaderboard. The Vandals have a four-stroke lead over seventh-place Cal Poly, which shot a 43-over-par 619 after its first two rounds Monday.
Idaho senior Leilanie Kim is leading the Vandals after carding a 6-over-par 150 and is tied for 14th in the 77-player field. Kim is six strokes behind the leader, Washington’s Jennifer Yang.
Yang is the only golfer who didn’t end the day over par, as she shot an even-par 144.
Idaho sophomore Amy Hasenoehrl sits at 23rd after shooting a 10-over-par 154. Junior Kristin Strankman and senior Mary Sweeney are tied for 27th after shooting 12-over-par 156. Freshman Kendall Gray is two strokes behind the pair after posting a 14-over-par 158. Senior Kaitlyn Oster, who tied for first at the New Mexico State Aggie Invitational last Wednesday, sits tied for 40th after firing a 15-over-par 159.
Three golfers are tied for second after shooting 1-over-par 145 scores. Washington and Washington State are dominating the top of the leaderboard as eight out of the top nine golfers represent either the Huskies or the Cougars.
This is Idaho’s second-to-last event of the fall season. The Vandals compete in the Las Vegas Collegiate Showdown Oct. 26 in Las Vegas to end the fall season.
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