Gonzaga University’s women’s golf team traveled to University Place, Washington to attend the Leadership and Golf Invitational, placing second to last at +55 as a team in a tournament the Zags will look to forget.
Leading the way for GU was senior Esther Yoo, finishing the tournament at +8, followed by senior Brenna Preap at +15 and junior Islay Benoit at +18. Senior Vanessa Zhang and sophomore Mariko Yonemura trailed behind, with Zhang ending at +21 and Yonemura at +24.
The first round didn’t go as the Zags were hoping, as after the front nine, only Yonemura was on par while the rest of the team sat between two and four over. In the back nine, Yoo saw more success, finishing one under par, while the rest of the team ranged between one and six over par…