RANCHO MIRAGE, Calif. - For the first time in her golfing career, recently graduated star of the Washington State women's golf team, Alivia Brown, took to the tees as a professional when she played in the Mission Hills event, the 19th event on the Cactus Tour's 2018 schedule. Not only did Brown play her first professional tournament, she also took home her first top-10 finish as the Gig Harbor, Wash. native finished tied for sixth at two-over par. The Mission Hills event was not only the latest event on the tour but also the richest prize to date on the 2018 schedule with a total purse of $25,370 being dolled out to the field.

Taking on her first field of professionals, Brown found her groove on the final day of play, July 27, when she carded the tournament's low round of -4, 68. Her 68 tied with one other golfer on the day for the low round and was one of just five rounds shot in the 60s throughout the three-day tournament. 

The top-10 finish for Brown continued a hot summer for the new pro after she finished second at the 117th Women's Amateur Championship earlier in the month. Brown recently finished her collegiate career at WSU where she became the only player in program history to earn three trips to the NCAA Regionals as an individual. Brown finished her senior season with a program-record stroke average of 72.79 while also setting the Cougars' all-time career scoring average at 73.79.