Vandal golfer Jarred Bossio led the Vandals with a second place finish this week at the Boise State University Dash Thomas Memorial in Eagle, Idaho which helped propel the Vandals to a second place team finish.
Idaho looked shaky at its last tournament in which the team took fifth. Idaho coach John Means said he is happy with the way the team recovered.
“It was much better,” Means said. “What I expected to see at the Palouse, I got in Boise. We played liked we practiced.”
Bossio has been on a roll as of late. He came into this tournament fresh off a first-place finish two weeks ago at the Palouse Collegiate tournament and continued to impress this week. Bossio blazed through the final round of the tournament, shooting a 66 to bring his score to a 203 and tie San Jose State’s Jay Meyers. Bossio and Meyers were just three strokes back from Concordia’s Jesse Heinly, who won the tournament with a 200. Means said Bossio’s confidence is a big part of his success.
“He’s confident,” Means said. “If you’re confident in any sport, you’re going to make things happen.”
Vandals Justin Kadin and Gordon Webb joined Bossio in the top-ten, tying for ninth with 210. Bossio and Kadin each had 16 birdies in the tournament, tying for the most. Idaho led par-3 scoring in the tournament, and had the second highest number of birdies with a 59.
San Jose State won the tournament, shooting a staggering 827. Charleston Southern finished behind Idaho at third with an 849.
The Vandals finished second at a number of tournaments last year, and this week just adds to the list. Despite the high finish, Idaho has not been able to break through and win a tournament. Means said that is due largely to inconsistent play throughout the team.
“What we haven’t been able to do, is have all five players play at the top of their game,” Means said. “Two or three will, but the other two won’t and it’s not always the same people.”
The Vandals will be back in action Oct. 3 and 4 when they travel to Manhattan, Kan., to participate in the Jim Colbert Invitational. Means said his focus for the rest of the fall is getting the Vandals closer to being a championship team.
“This fall I want to see us every tournament getting closer to being a great team, and I think we took a big step this week,” Means said.