ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – Idaho women's golf finished strong during Tuesday's final round to tie for 10th place at the Branch Law Firm/Dick McGuire Invitational in Albuquerque. The Vandals's four scorers combined to shoot 1-under over the final five holes of play and move into the top 10.
 
Senior Sophie Hausmann took fifth place, shooting 3-under (213; 69-71-73) in the first tournament of the year.
 
"We played solid golf," said head coach Lisa Johnson. "It was great to see Vicky shoot under par in her first tournament. Sophie had a very steady tournament. She missed some putts today she wishes she had back, but a top-five finish is great. We can take a lot from this week, including showing some toughness to come back from that second round yesterday."
 
The Vandals sat in first place following a combined 1-under performance through the first 18 holes Monday, but shot 14-over in the second round of the day to move down the leaderboard.
 
"I told them last night, 'you can focus on the great first round or the poor second round. I recommend you focus on the great one,'" Johnson said. "I think they did that. We approached today with a positive mindset and gave our best effort. Everybody needs to clean up some things in their games, but every team does and we have plenty of time to do that."
 
Freshman Vicky Tsai was the low Vandal Tuesday, recording the first sub-par round of her career. Tsai shot 1-under in the final round to finish in a tie for 37th at 6-over for the tournament (222; 75-76-71). She tied with teammate Valeria Patino at 6-over. Patino, a sophomore, opened the tournament on fire Monday, shooting a 68 in the first round to match her career low.
 
Idaho returns to action Sept. 17-19, at the Ptarmigan Ram Fall Classic in Fort Collins, Colo. The Vandals last competed at the Ptarmigan in 2015, where Hausmann finished 11th in her collegiate debut.
 
Team Results
T-10.      Idaho                    885 (21-over; 287-302-396)
 
Individual Results
5.            Sophie Hausmann           213 (3-under; 69-71-73)
T-37.      Vicky Tsai                             222 (6-over; 75-76-71)
T-37.      Valeria Patino                    222 (6-over; 68-78-76)
T-63.      Michelle Kim                      228 (12-over; 75-77-76)
91.          Grace Frazier                     247 (31-over; 83-81-83)
 

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