The tournament, scheduled to be 36 holes over two days, was shortened to a single day of 18 holes due to rainstorms throughout the weekend.
The teams played 12 holes on Saturday before play was suspended due to the rain. Saturday's scores were nullified altogether, however, to accommodate the shortened format of the tournament.
Katharine Gulemi '11 led the way for the Big Green shooting nine over-par for a final score of 80.
Gulemi, who celebrated her 20th birthday on Saturday, was tied for 45th on the individual scoreboard at the end of play.
Harvard University won the tournament with a score of 17 shots over par, 301.
Following Harvard, the University of Texas-San Antonio and Birmingham-Southern College placed second and third respectively, while tournament host Yale finished seventh at 27-over par, 311.
The Dartmouth women struggled to hit well throughout the round, fighting wet conditions on the course.
"The course was really wet," Heather Roland '12, whose score of 88 was not included on the Dartmouth scorecard, said. "Our drives didn't go as far, and there was no roll, and our putting was slow."
The rain forced many players to adjust their approaches, as well. The players used longer clubs than usual when teeing off, making it more difficult to stick shots onto the green. Poorer approach shots led to longer, more difficult putts and higher scores across the board.
Seventeen-over was the lowest team score. Even par was the best round posted by any individual player.
A 35-over par 319 was the average team score, and a 10-over 81 was the average individual score.
Gulemi, the low scorer for the Big Green, maintained her superb form with a good showing despite the conditions.
She has been Dartmouth's No. 1 player in all three tournaments that the team has played this fall.
Gulemi started off Saturday well, scoring among the leaders of the tournament through the first 13 holes.
Gulemi fell behind on the final leg of the course, however, shooting six-over par on her last five holes.
In addition to Gulemi, the other three scorers for the Big Green were Lauren Strickler '09 with a 10-over 81, Kathleen Quirk '12 with an 11-over 82, and Tory Sheppard '09 with a 12-over 83.
While all eight Ivy League teams were present at Sunday's tournament, Dartmouth's finish in 15th place put them above only the University of Pennsylvania.
To win the spring Ivy League tournament, Dartmouth will have to prove that it can keep up with other non-scholarship schools, an increasingly difficult task with Harvard playing so well.
This fall, the Crimson have won all three tournaments they have played in, including an impressive showing in Hanover two weeks ago at the Dartmouth Invitational.
On Saturday, Harvard finished four shots ahead of second place UTSA and 10 strokes ahead of Yale, the closest Ivy League competition.
Despite the high scoring, Roland said that the tournament was not a failure for the Big Green.
"I don't think [any team] in the tournament played well and we didn't play too well," she said. "But the conditions were really bad, and it could've been worse for us. I think we did well."
This Yale Invitational has been by far the highest-scoring 18 holes that the Big Green has played so far this year, further emphasizing the effect of the wet conditions.
Historically, the tournament has been a high-scoring one. Last year, Yale took first place with a 619, finishing 51 shots over par over 36 holes.
The Big Green will hope for better conditions next weekend when the team travels to play the Eastern Collegiate Athletic Association tournament in Williamsburg, Va.
