Men's Golf: Owls at Wells Fargo WAC Golf Championship
5/2/2005 Choudrant, La. -- The Rice Owls golf team competes Monday through Wednesday at the Wells Fargo Western Athletic Conference Golf Championship at Squire Creek Country Club (7,105 yards; par 72). All 10 WAC schools are participating.
Representating Rice, as it hopes to improve upon last year's ninth place finish, are Addison Awe, Frank Buttacavoli, Jeff Krakowiak, Parker LaBarge, and Matt Toohey.
SMU looks to repeat as champions, but will be fighting off Tulsa and Fresno State, the 2002 and 2003 title holders, respectively. The Mustangs placed three in the top seven in 2004 to claim the title. The WAC will crown a new medalist for the first time in four years. Tulsa's David Inglis joins Justin Leonard of Texas as the only players to win their conference tournament all four years. Nevada senior Casey Watabu and UTEP sophomore James Allenby are the top finishers from last year, tying for second and
finishing two stokes back.
WAC Individual Ranks
1. Colt Knost, SMU 71.92
2. Will Dodson, SMU 72.13
3. James Allenby, UTEP 71.50
4. Zac Hildenbrand, UTEP 71.43
5. Scott Abbott, SMU 72.85
6. Ryan Carter, Fresno State 72.38
7. Preston Smith, Louisiana Tech 73.18
8. Jon Rosa, Fresno State 72.52
9. David Kim, San Jose State 73.23
10. Justin Madison, San Jose State 73.38
*Ranked by Golfstat adjusted scoring average
WAC Team Ranks-Avg.
1. SMU 71.73
2. Tulsa 72.03
3. Fresno State 72.68
4. Nevada 73.45
5. San Jose State 73.79
6. Hawaii 73.85
7. UTEP 73.97
8. Louisiana Tech 74.02
9. Rice 74.10
10. Boise State 74.84
*Ranked by Golfweek Ratings |
