RANCHO MIRAGE, Calif. — The women golfers of the University of New Mexico did more than just win another Mountain West Conference championship on Thursday. They also beat the eighth-ranked team in the country.
And, most important of all, the Lobos also punched their ticket to next month’s NCAA Championships.
The Lobos rallied from a four-shot deficit in Thursday’s final round, shooting an 8-under par round at the Dinah Shore Championship Course at Mission Hills Country Club. UNM won the title at 11-under, the lowest 54-hole score in the championship’s history, and bested eighth-ranked San Jose State by five shots.