It began in earnest on Wednesday. Tin cups started making noise when little dimpled balls, tightly wound Titleists and Maxflies and whatever brand today’s young golf phenoms prefer, started curling in and dropping with a familiar tinkle.
The 17th-ranked UNLV women’s golf team shot even-par 288 during the final round to win the Mountain West Championships at the Dinah Shore Tournament Course at Mission Hills Country Club in Rancho Mirage, California. It was the fifth time the Rebels’ women won the conference title.
UNLV’s Alexandra Kaui, a junior transfer from Oklahoma by way of Green Valley High, shot 3-under-par 69 over the final 18 holes to finish 4-under for the tournament and take the individual championship.