Editor’s note: This is the first in a weekly summer series of a local golf coverage package that will appear each Thursday in the Journal’s sports section. For tips on stories or other information, please email sports@abqjournal.com.
Sometimes, things just go hand-in-hand.
For instance: New Mexico women’s golf finished tied for ninth overall at the NCAA women’s championships in Scottsdale, Arizona. It was their highest finish in 25 years and UNM was a shot here, or a shot there, away from advancing to match play with the other top seven qualifiers.
Led by seniors Jenny Lertsadwattana (tied for 18th overall) and Lauren Lehigh (T-21), the Lobos went under par – twice – for the first times ever at an NCAA championship.