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If the weather in Eugene, Ore. would have been anything like it has been in Moscow, the University of Idaho women’s golf team would not have been able to pull off their fifth place finish at the Oregon Duck Invitational.
“The weather was actually really nice,” said senior Kelly Nakashima. “Previous years it’s rained, but there was no rain this year so that was great.”
Initially the tournament had a frost delay, but eventually the courses thawed out, allowing the Vandals to play their three rounds of golf.
“We’ve improved every tournament,” Idaho coach Lisa Wasinger-Johnson said. “Everyone contributed this tournament. We hit quite a few fairways and greens. We’ve been playing more and more steady every round.”
Nakashima tied for 12th individually with 11-over 227. Sophomore Amanda Jacobs tied for 16th at 13-over 229 and senior Renee Skidmore tied for 24th at 16-over 232.
“Amanda Jacobs played really consistently for the sophomores,” Nakashima said.
Red-shirt freshman, Dani Madden, had a successful first round.
“Dani’s first round went well, my score was dropped the first round,” Nakashima said.
Sophomore Beth Stonecypher has been fighting an injury to the meniscus in her knee, and had to withdraw from the second round. She was able to complete her first and third round.
“Our coaches seemed really pleased, because we beat Washington State by one stroke so that was very exciting,” Nakashima said.
Nakashima said the Vandals have learned from this tournament that even when things are not going in their favor, they still pull off an admirable result as a team.
“Even with one bad round, we can still come back and build our confidence and make a difference the next round,” she said.
On the men’s side, senior Colter Kautzmann had the best tournament of his collegiate career with a tie for fifth at the invitational. Kautzmann had rounds of 73-72-74 for a three-over 219 for the 54-hole event.
The Vandals tied for eighth with a team-total 899. Senior Ben Weyland finished in a tie for 38th at 227. Sophomore Brad Tensen was one stroke back at 228 in 43rd. Two strokes back in a tie for 44th was junior Russell Grove, while sophomore David Nuhn tied for 50th at 232.
The Vandals are scheduled to host a mini tournament against Washington State today. However, due to the snowfall the chances of the tournament taking place are slim.
Also due to the unpredictable weather, the Vandals have not yet practiced at the UI Golf Course.
“As soon as it stops snowing we can practice at home,” Nakashima said. The golf course needs to open first, and that might be next week.”
The Vandal women are on the road to Sacramento on Monday and Tuesday for the Sacramento Regional Preview.
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