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Due to last minute weather changes, Clarkston became the new host for this year’s Inland Cup Tournament between the Washington State Cougars and the University of Idaho Vandals.
The Vandals were scheduled to host the mini-tournament at the UI golf course, but with snow still on the ground, they decided to travel 35 miles south to play on a snow-free course.
The Vandal women shot a combined 313 to earn the victory for the tournament to beat WSU by one stroke.
Senior Kelly Nakashima shot a 75 to earn champion honors. She tied with WSU player Amy Eneroth, but Nakashima took the win due to a scorecard play off. A play off hole could not be completed due to darkness.
Amanda Jacobs finished with a 77, Renee Skidmore finished close behind with a 78. Jenna Huff finished off the day with an 83, and Dani Madden finished with a shot of 84.
“I am proud of the win and am proud of both teams for how they competed in this weather,” Idaho coach Lisa Wasinger-Johnson said. “We didn’t shoot as well as we are capable of and we were one player short, but the players stepped up and did what they needed to do to win.”
On the men’s side, the Cougars defeated the Vandals.
“Overall, it was pretty disappointing,” associate coach Jon Reehoorn said. “We ended the first round poorly and unfortunately it carried over to a poor start to the second round.”
David Nuhn was Idaho’s top finisher in fourth place with a score of 140 while Colter Kautzmann and Ben Weyland tied for sixth at 143. Russell Grove finished ninth at 146 and Brad Tensen ended in 15th place at 155.
The Vandal men shot a total of 572 in two rounds. The Cougars shot a total of 559.
“It was nice to see David play well,” Reehoorn said. “(That) he shot 67 and 73 and a 73 in the second round in these conditions was pretty good. He had two good rounds last week at Oregon so for him to continue his good play this week was huge.”
Craig O’Meara led the Vandal men individual competition with 11th place at 149 and Greg Auer was close behind at 13th place with a shot of 153. Jamie Neill shot a 158 to finish at 16th place.
Washington State won the combined men’s-women’s title for the tournament.
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