Husky Golfers in Sixth at Tight NCAA Regional
May 16, 2002
Albuquerque, NM - The 14-ranked Washington men's golf team is in sixth place after the opening round of the NCAA West Regional Championship played at New Mexico's Championship Course. The Huskies shot 3-over 291 during their first-round of the 54-hole event. The top 10 teams from the tournament will advance to the NCAA Championships May 30-June 2 at Ohio State.
Texas leads a tightly-bunch field of 27 teams at 3-under 285. San Diego State is second at 289 and three teams, Fresno State, Minnesota and UNLV, are tied for third at 290. Just 10 strokes separate the second and 15th-place teams.
The Huskies were led by sophomore Brock Mackenzie and Dan Potter who both carded rounds of even par 72. Classmate Corey Prugh shot 1-over 73, junior John Robertson was 2-over 74 and Conner Robbins finished at 88. Mackenzie, Robertson and Prugh all recorded a birdie on their final holes to put the Huskies into contention for an NCAA berth.
Texas' Jason Hartwick stands atop the leaderboard with an opening score of 4-under 68. Mackenzie and Potter and tied for 18 while Prugh is 27th.
The second round of play takes place Friday and the tournament concludes Saturday.
In the other NCAA Regional championships, Clemson leads the East with an opening score of 2-under 286 while host Georgia Tech is second at 291. In the Central Regional, Oklahoma State holds a two stoke lead over Kansas, Oklahoma and TCU at 287.
NCAA West Regional Championships
New Mexico Golf Course
Albuquerque, NM
Par 72, 7,368 yards
Team Results
1 Texas 285 2 San Diego State 289 3 Fresno State 290 3 Minnesota 290 3 UNLV 290 6 Washington 291 7 Arizona 292 7 Pepperdine 292 9 New Mexico 293 10 Pacific 294 10 Southern California 294 12 Ohio State 295 13 UCLA 296 14 Texas Tech 298 15 Nevada 299 16 Oregon 300 17 Brigham Young 301 17 Illinois State 301 19 Detroit Mercy 302 19 Washington State 302 21 Stanford 303 22 Arizona State 304 23 UC-Irvine 307 24 California 308 25 Central Conn. St. 313 26 Colorado State 314 27 IUPUI 315
Washington Scores
18 Brock Mackenzie 72 18 Dan Potter 72 27 Corey Prugh 73 36 John Robertson 74 140 Conner Robbins 88
Individual Leaders
1 Jason Hartwick, Texas 68 2 Jason Allred, Pepperdine 69 2 Brandon Askew, UNLV 69 2 David Morgan, Minnesota 69 5 Ricky Barnes, Arizona 70 5 Aaron Byers, Oregon 70 5 Jonathon Echols, Fresno State 70 5 Matt Hansen, Pacific 70 5 Dustin Smith, Fresno State 70 5 Justin Smith, Minnesota 70 5 Russell Surber, Texas 70 5 J.J. Wall, Texas 70 5 David Yarnes, Oregon State 70
