LA QUINTA, Calif. — When the Vanderbilt Commodores made plans for their first trip to the Coachella Valley to play in the Prestige men’s college golf tournament, head coach Scott Limbaugh had an idea what the experience would include. It wasn’t wind, cold and hail.
“It’s funny, this is our first time out here, and we came here thinking we signed up for 85 and sunny and light and variable winds,” Limbaugh laughed after this team survived another difficult day of weather in the desert for a victory in the Prestige tournament.
A day after play was suspended in the second round by 30 mph winds and cold temperatures, the 24 teams in the field faced the same conditions Wednesday, with strong winds and temperatures in the mid-50s. But somehow Vanderbilt produced 14-under par score for the third round to run away with a 10-shot victory over Oregon.
