���I was looking for a good combination; a solid engineering
program and the opportunity
to play on the golf team,��� Dinh
said. ���When I visited campus,
I just fell in love.������
���Life was so different from what they experienced
here,������ Kimberly Dinh said. ���I would like to be able
to see Vietnam. It would make everything they say
more real.������
For now, the left-handed swinging Dinh is hoping to build on her momentum. ���We���re all very
competitive,������ she said of her UW teammates, ���and
we want to take the team as far as we can.������
Dinh and Yoo have been among the most com-
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petitive. ���It has always been friendly,������ Dinh said.
���We all like to compete with each other. It helps us
get better and keeps practice fresh and interesting.������
Oehrlein has been pleased with both golfers.
���Kris is having a great spring,������ he said. ���She has
been unbelievably sound and remarkably consistent. Like Kim, she���s very disciplined in her practice.������
The Badgers return to action April 20 at the Lady
Buckeye Invitational in Columbus, Ohio, a prelude
to the Big Ten tournament the following weekend
(April 26-28) in French Lick, Ind.
Over the last two events, Oehrlein hasn���t been
happy with his team���s efficiency around the greens
but said, ���We���ve run into some demanding golf
courses and tough weather conditions.������
Battling the elements is truly par for the course
in the Midwest. ���You have to be mentally tough
to hang in there, especially when conditions get
tough,������ said Dinh, making it all academic.
