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GOLFER OF THE WEEK Boise State's Marie Beasley, a senior from Seattle, Wash., finished tied for fourth at the BYU Dixie Classic. Her seven-over par rounds of 71-78-74 (223) landed her five stokes off the leader. Her first-round 71 is her low round this year, helping Beasley to her first top-10 finish.

OTHERS NOMINATED Tai Kinney of San Jose State had her best finish of the season and first top-10 placing as a Spartan. Kinney tied for seventh at the Peg Barnard California Collegiate with scores of 76-77 (153) ... Erin Simmons of SMU posted rounds of 80-78-77 to place ninth at the Susie Maxwell Berning Classic.

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2003 CHAMPIONSHIP PREVIEW
The WAC Womens Golf Championship heads to the Hawaiian Islands for the first time in WAC history. The 2003 edition will be held at the Kapolei Golf Course in Kapolei, Hawaii, April 21-25. Tulsa is back to defend its crown for the fourth time, looking for a WAC record fifth-straight and overall title. With Tulsas All-American, Stacy Prammanasudh graduated, there will be the first new individual champion since 2000.

Boise State - The Broncos are looking to better their sixth-place finish from their first season in the WAC, 2002. Boise State is led this season by senior, Marie Beasley. Beasley, who tied for 17th in 2002, has been the top finisher in two of the Broncos four spring tournament, finishing as high as fourth at the Utah 0Dixie Classic. As a team, the Broncos are averaging 314.36 strokes per round, fifth in the WAC.

Hawaii - The Rainbow Wahine come into this years championship having competed in six events already this spring, the most in the WAC. Hawaii hopes to use the rounds to better its seventh-place performance from a year ago. Leading the Wahine heading into Kapolei is freshman Tara Chapell. Chappell has been Hawaiis top finisher twice in 2003, using a 79.93 to top the squad. Hawaiis top finisher from 2002, Rene Krause returns in 2003 with an 81.13 average.

Nevada - Nevada boasts the top golfer in the WAC this year, junior Alana Condon. Condons 75.25 per-round average is tops by almost a full stroke, helping her to lead the Wolf Pack in three of their last four events. She looks to top the fourth-place finish in 2002, missing second by four strokes. Nevada, who posted a third-place finish a year ago, looks to move into the top spot having three top-10 finishes this year. The 308.05 team strokes-per-round average is second in the conference behind Tulsa (304.5).

San Jose State - The Spartans finished second in the 2002, being one of only two teams (Tulsa) that placed four golfers under 230 championship strokes. This year San Jose State will rely on good play from Ashley Gomes and Tai Kinney. The two are ranked fifth and 11th in the WAC with averages of 76.96 and 77.65, respectively. The Spartans had their highest finish of the spring, taking sixth at the Peg Barnard Intercollegiate, Apr. 13. WAC Freshman of the Year in 2002, Nicole Deacon, tied for eighth last year, but ranks third on the Spartans squad.

SMU - The Mustangs boast the WACs only spring tournament champion, Missy Ryan. Ryan took home top honors at the Bearkat Invitational, helping SMU to a second-place team finish (its highest of the spring). Ryan,who led SMU in 2002, tied for 11th, one stroke out of the top-10. Mustang eyes will be on junior Erin Simmons, as she looks to top the squad for the fifth time this season. Simmons 77.4 average is ninth in the WAC and is the only Mustang in the top 20.

UTEP - As a team, the Miners rank fourth in the WAC with a 312.12 per-round average. UTEP was edged by Nevada, 921-919, in 2002 to grab bronze. Leslie Hawley, who finished fourth last year, heads into Kapolei with a 78.14 average, 12th in the conference. Junior Annie Mallory looks to better her 11th-place finish in 2002, leading the Miners to a seventh-place finish at the Maxwell Berning Classic. UTEPs best finish in 2003 was at the Bearkat Invitational, taking third behind the lead of Amy Willmon.

Tulsa - The four-time defending champions are without All-American Stacy Prammansudh and former head coach Melissa McNamara, but head into the 2003 championship ranked 25th in the nation by GolfStat. The Golden Hurricane are in prime shape for a record setting fifth-straight and overall WAC Championship, as they have five of the seven best individual per-round averages in the conference. Tulsa returns Maiko Senda, Suzie Fisher and Julie Tvede, who finished second, seventh and 11th, respectively, in 2002. Fishers 76.11 and Tvedes 76.37 are second and third on the WACs strokes-per-round average list.

RECORDS TO LOOK FOR - The four-time defending champion Golden Hurricane head to the islands in search of breaking all the WAC team records. With a fifth consecutive championship in 2003, Tulsa would top its own and New Mexicos four-year runs as the longest streak in WAC history. The five total WAC Championships would also be a new WAC record. Tulsa has had two, back-to-back WAC Champions, giving them four titles, tied with New Mexico for tops in history. An individual title in 2003 would give Tulsa the honors.

KAPOLEI GOLF COURSE - Since 1996, the Kapolei Golf Course has served as the site of the LPGA Tour's Ladies Hawaiian Open. Located west of Pearl Harbor, in sunny Kapolei, Oahu's second city, the par-72 championship layout is beautifully landscaped with floral gardens, thousands of coconut palms, and five expansive lakes. Architect Ted Robinson, who is known for his creative use of water, moved massive amounts of dirt to create the lakes and to provide elevation and contouring for the course. Altogether the lakes come into play on 12 holes, and, in addition to being aesthetically pleasing, serve an important environmental function, catching storm run-off from the surrounding terrain. Kapolei measures 7,001 yards from the back tees, but with multiple tee positions the course can be enjoyed by all levels of golfers. More than 80 bunkers, elevated greens, and gently contoured fairways add to the challenge. Opened in 1995, Kapolei occupies 185 acres of former sugar cane lands at the southern end of the Waianae Mountains. It is just 24 miles from Waikiki.

HAWAIIS STUBBLEFIED JOINS HALL OF FAME Hawaii women's golf coach Marga Stubblefield has been selected as a 2003 inductee into the Hawaii Golf Hall of Fame. Stubblefield enjoyed a brilliant amateur and college career before joining the LPGA in 1976. The Honolulu native won numerous events as an amateur, including the 1972 Jeannie K. Wilson Invitational. She captured a victory in the 1974 Army Women's Invitational and qualified for the U.S. Women's Open and Western Amateur. Stubblefield continued with a stellar run in college. As a Rainbow Wahine, she competed twice in the AIAW Golf Championships, finishing second in 1975 and fifth the following year. In 1976, she became the first UH golfer to join the LPGA, where she played for nearly a decade before injuries forced her to bow out. After the Tour, she became an instructor at Olomana Golf Links and in 1998 returned to the Manoa campus as the head coach of the women's program.

Championship Records

Lowest Team Scores
Single Round, 275 - Tulsa 2001 (Final Round)
First Round, 284 - Tulsa 2002
36 Holes, 573 - Tulsa 2002
54 Holes, 864 - Tulsa 2001

Lowest Individual Scores
Single Round, 68 - Stacy Prammanasudh, Tulsa 2001 (Final Round), 2002 (Second Round)
68 - Maiko Senda, Tulsa 2001 (Final Round)
68 - Dani Mallon, Tulsa 2001 (Final Round)

18 Holes, 69 - Stacy Prammanasudh, Tulsa 2002
36 Holes, 137 - Stacy Prammanasudh, Tulsa 2002
54 Holes, 211 - Stacy Prammanasudh, Tulsa 2001, 2002

Largest Winning Margin
49 - New Mexico (UW) 1994

Smallest Winning Margin
1 - Tulsa (TCU) 1999

Most Consecutive Titles Won By School
New Mexico - 4 (1993-96)
Tulsa - 4 (1999-2002)

Most Individual Titles
Nina Laitinen, Tulsa - 2 (1998-99)
Joellyn Erdmann, UNM - 2 (1995-96)
Stacy Prammanasudh, Tulsa - 2 (2001-02)

Most Championships Won By School
New Mexico, 4
Tulsa, 4
Brigham Young, 2

Most Individual Championships Won By School
New Mexico, 4
Tulsa, 4
Brigham Young, 2

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Year-by-Year History

1991 - Provo, Utah
1. Brigham Young, 633
2. New Mexico, 644
3. Wyoming, 673
4. Colorado State, 727
5. UTEP, 755
Co-champions: Robin Barry, BYU;
Wendy Kaupp, SDSU - 154

1992 - El Paso, Texas
1. Brigham Young, 973
2. New Mexico, 984
3. San Diego State, 1,026
4. Colorado State, 1,053
5. UTEP, 1,066
6. Wyoming 1,079
Champion: Sharon Probst, BYU - 240

1993 - Fort Collins, Colo.
1. New Mexico, 927
2. Brigham Young, 942
3. Wyoming, 965
4. Colorado State, 978
UTEP, 978
Champion: Shannon Clark, New Mexico 228

1994 - Albuquerque, N.M.
1. New Mexico, 958
2. Wyoming, 1,007
3. Brigham Young, 1,008
4. Colorado State, 1,027
5. UTEP, 1,065
6. San Diego State, 1,072
Champion: Brittany Schaff, New Mexico - 232

1995 - Cheyenne, Wyo.
1. New Mexico, 618
2. Brigham Young, 627
3. Wyoming, 631
4. San Diego State, 655
5. UTEP, 656
6. Colorado State, 660
Champion: Joellyn Erdmann, New Mexico - 154

1996 - El Cajon, Calif.
1. New Mexico, 902
2. Brigham Young, 930
3. San Diego State, 947
4. UTEP, 951
5. Wyoming, 985
6. Colorado State, 1,020
Champion: Joellyn Erdmann, New Mexico - 220

1997 - Dallas, Texas
1. San Jose State, 892
2. Tulsa, 903
3. New Mexico, 924
4. TCU, 936
5. SMU, 942
6. UTEP, 948
7. San Diego State, 974
Colorado State, 974
9. Brigham Young, 991
10. Hawaii, 999
11. Wyoming, 1,005
Champion: Marie Hedberg, San Jose State - 220

1998 - Monterey, Calif.
1. TCU, 924
2. Tulsa, 927
3. San Jose State, 932
4. New Mexico, 954
5. Brigham Young, 972
6. SMU, 986
7. UTEP, 1,005
8. San Diego State, 1,009
9. Colorado State, 1,010
10. Wyoming, 1,020
11. Hawaii, 1,030
Champion: Niina Laitinen, Tulsa - 223

1999 - Livermore, Calif.
1. Tulsa, 923
2. TCU, 924
3. San Jose State, 932
4. New Mexico, 945
5. Brigham Young, 947
6. San Diego State, 949
7. SMU, 952
8. UTEP, 963
9. Colorado State, 973
10. Hawaii, 985
11. Wyoming, 1,015
Champion: Niina Laitinen, Tulsa - 222

2000 - Broken Arrow, Okla.
1. Tulsa, 911
2. TCU, 914
3. San Jose State, 927
4. Hawaii, 957
5. UTEP, 961
6. SMU, 965
Champion: Angela Stanford, TCU - 218

2001 - Dallas, Texas
1. Tulsa, 864
2. TCU, 889
3. San Jose State, 894
4. Nevada, 912
5. SMU, 948
6. Hawaii, 950
7. UTEP, 954
Champion: Stacy Prammanasudh, Tulsa - 211

2002 - Sparks, Nevada
1. Tulsa, 881
2. San Jose State, 906
3. Nevada, 919
4. UTEP, 921
5. SMU, 940
6. Boise State, 952
7. Hawaii, 956
Champion: Stacy Prammanasudh, Tulsa - 211 (-5)