Husky Golfers Open Regional Play in 6th Place
May 19, 2005
Stanford, CA - The Washington men's golf team began its attempt to return to the NCAA Championships for the seventh consecutive year by finishing sixth after the opening round at the NCAA West Regional at Stanford. The Huskies shot 6-over 286 and are eight shots out of the lead. The top 10 teams from the 27-team field move on to the NCAA Championships.
Washington was led by Pac-10 Champion Erik Olson, who shot 1-under 69 to tie for fifth after the first 18 holes. Olson trails BYU's Oscar Alvarez by six strokes. Alvarez's opening-round 63 led the Cougars to the first-round lead at 2-under 278.
Washington's Alex Prugh is 19th at 71 followed by James Lepp in 34th place at 72. Joe Panzeri shot 74 and is 70th while Zach Bixler posted a 78 to finish his first round at 110.
The NCAA West Regional continues Friday with the final round scheduled for Saturday. Live scoring of the event is on the Internet at golfstat.com
NCAA West Regional Championship
Stanford Golf Course
Par 70, 6,742 yards
First Round Results
Team Results 1. Brigham Young 278 2. Pepperdine 279 3. UNLV 281 4. Arizona 283 5. New Mexico 284 6. San Diego State 286 6. USC 286 6. Washington 286 9. UCLA 288 10. Stanford 289 10. South Carolina 289 12. Auburn 290 12. Arizona State 290 14. Oregon 292 15. Louisiana State 294 15. Denver 294 17. Fresno State 295 17. St. Mary's 295 17. UC Riverside 295 17. South Alabama 295 21. Texas-Arlington 297 21. Cal Poly-SLO 297 23. Central Conn. State 302 24. Colorado State 303 24. Illinois State 303 26. Princeton 306 27. Samford 312Individual Leaders 1. Oscar Alvarez, Brigham Young 63 2. Nathan Lashley, Arizona 66 2. Michael Putnam, Pepperdine 66 4. Travis Bertoni, Cal Poly-SLO 68 5. Rob Grube, Stanford 69 5. Pat Moore, Arizona State 69 5. Ryan Moore, UNLV 69 5. Madalitso Muthiya, New Mexico 69 5. Erik Olson, Washington 69 5. Gilberto Rodriguez, San Diego State 69 5. Bradley Shaw, Southern California 69 12. Micheal Baird, Pepperdine 70 12. Ben Briscoe, South Alabama 70 12. Andres Gonzales, UNLV 70 12. Miguel Griego, New Mexico 70 12. Eirik Tage Johansen, South Carolina 70 12. Gregg LaVoie, Oregon 70 12. Chris Wells, Louisiana State 70
Washington Results 5. Erik Olson 69 19. Alex Prugh 71 34. James Lepp 72 70. Joe Panzeri 74 110. Zach Bixler 78
