K
imberly Dinh���s game is more rounded than ever, but striking a golf ball
may still be more taxing than striking
a balance between athletics and academics for the 20-year-old Wisconsin
sophomore.
Par for the course, academically, is a 4.0 gradepoint average for Dinh, a third-year chemical engineering major from Midland, Mich., and a member
of the 2011-12 Academic Scholar team selected by
the National Golf Coaches Association.
Dinh has never had anything less than an ���A������
grade since arriving on the Madison campus, and
she couldn���t remember the last time she���s had anything under a 4-point. ���It���s been awhile,������ she said.
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On juggling sports and studies, she noted, ���There
are definitely times when it���s a challenge. But it���s
just understanding you have limited time and have
to prioritize. It���s all about time management.������
Managing a short game is something quite different, of course. But here, too, her work ethic paid
off in mid-March when she won her first individual
collegiate title, at the BYU Entrada Classic.
Dinh shot an even-par 216 on rounds of 72-7074 at the Snow Canyon Country Club in St. George,
Utah. She finished one stroke ahead of teammate
Kris Yoo, a junior from Schaumburg, Ill.
In posting her personal-best 54-hole score, while
leading the tournament from wire to wire, Dinh
was honored as Big Ten Golfer of the Week for the
