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GOLFER OF THE WEEK Tulsa's Chris Noel, a junior from Tulsa, Okla., captured his first career victory at The Intercollegiate in Raleigh, N.C., posting rounds of 68-67-72 (207). He picked up his third top-10 finish shooting a six-under, bettering Tennessees David Skinns by one. Noels effort helped the Hurricane to a third-place team finish.
OTHERS NOMINATED Graham DeLaet of Boise State; Dan Swanson of UTEP and Stephen Sparolini of SMU
WATNEY NAMED GOLFWORLDS GOLFER OF THE WEEK Fresno State senior, Nick Watney, was named National Golfer of the Week in the latest edition of GolfWorld magazine. The Dixon, Calif., native broke the tournament record by 10 shots at the Bite/Pacifc Coast Intercollegiate, shooting a 17-under 199 to earn his 10th career victory. Watneys first career- sub-200 tournament also helped the Bulldogs claim the crown.
HOGAN SEMIFINALISTS ANNCOUNCED - Bank of America in cooperation with The Friends of Golf (FOG), Colonial Country Club and the Golf Coaches Association of America announced the 11 semifinalists for the 2003 Ben Hogan Award. The Hogan is presented annually to the top mens NCAA Division I, II, III, or NAIA golfer, taking into account all collegiate and amateur competitions during the last 12 months.
Fresno States Nick Watney is among the 11 semifinalists. Watney, who leads the WAC with a 69.45 stroke average, is also ranked second in the nation by GolfStat and fifth by GolfWeek. The senior from Dixon, Calif., has four tournament wins this year, including a tournament record, 17-under at the Bite Intercollegiate.
2003 Ben Hogan Semifinalists:Ricky Barnes, Arizona
Dustin Bray, North Carolina
Bill Haas, Wake Forest
Hunter Mahan, Oklahoma State
Ryan Moore, UNLV
Chris Nallen, Arizona
Adam Rubinson, TCU
D.J. Trahan, Clemson
Justin Walters, North Carolina State
Nick Watney, Fresno StateOliver Wilson, Augusta State
WAC TOURNAMENT TO BE HELD IN HOUSTON The 2002 WAC Tournament will hosted by Rice in Houston, April 28-30. The championship will be held at the Houstonian Golf Club (www.houstonian.com). Tulsa won the 2002 crown by five strokes over UTEP. Tulsa sophomore David Inglis took home the individual crown by 10 strokes over SMUs Ryan Abbate.
WAC Spring Season Leaderboard (Stroke Avg.)Individual, School Tourneys Rounds Strokes Average Low Top 10s
1. Nick Watney, FS 11 33 2292 69.5 64 9
David Inglis, TU 8 24 1709 71.2 66 7
Dan Swanson, UTEP 10 30 2142 71.4 68 5
Chris Baryla, UTEP 11 33 2358 71.5 66 5
5. Isaac Weintraub, SJSU 10 30 2170 72.3 66 2
Chad Spencer, FS 11 33 2400 72.7 68 2
Graham DeLaet, BS 8 24 1747 72.8 66 3
Brock Mulder, SMU 9 27 1969 72.9 66 2
Sprague Kolp, UN 9 27 1752 73.0 63 0
10. Bryant Reyes, SJSU 10 30 2192 73.1 66 3
Ian Hagen, UN 9 27 1756 73.2 68 1
Nathan Fritz, UTEP 10 30 2208 73.6 68 2
Ryan Carter, FS 9 27 1990 73.7 69 0
Chris Noel, TU 9 27 1992 73.8 65 2
15. Matt Kodama, UH 8 24 1775 74.0 69 0
Stephen Sparolini, SMU 8 24 1775 74.0 70 1
Billy Lowry, TU 9 27 1998 74.0 69 3
Ivan Holmes, UN 8 24 1557 74.1 68 1
Will Dodson, SMU 9 27 2001 74.1 69 2
20. Ryan Abbate, SMU 9 27 2003 74.2 71 1
Mike DeBoard, BS 9 25 1857 74.3 68 2
Jason Ferrin, UN 6 18 1116 74.4 69 0
Scott Philips, RU 10 28 2090 74.6 68 3
Scott Hollenbach, UTEP 8 24 1792 74.7 65 0
25. Adam Martin, UN 4 12 898 74.8 69 0
Ryan McDonald, FS 9 27 2022 74.9 66 1
Bobby Powers, SJSU 9 27 2022 74.8 68 1
Parker LaBarge, RU 9 25 1873 74.9 69 4
Jeremy Moreno, FS 9 27 2024 75.0 69 0
30. Josh Green, UN 3 15 1125 75.0 69 0
Nicholas Loar, SMU 9 27 2030 75.2 68 1
Kellen-Floyd Asao, UH 8 24 1806 75.3 67 1
Jeff Smith, BS 6 18 1360 75.6 71 1
Justin Kim, UH 4 11 832 75.6 69 0
35. Duncan Street, SJSU 8 24 1822 76.0 69 0
Ryan Morgan, RU 10 28 2129 76.0 70 0
Brett Kleinkopf, BS 9 25 1902 76.1 69 0
James Beston, UH 7 21 1599 76.1 66 0
Winn Smith, RU 9 27 2057 76.2 69 0
40. Derek Busby, LT 5 14 1070 76.2 72 0
Eric Chang, UH 4 12 918 76.5 69 0
Zach Christ, SJSU 6 18 1378 76.6 74 0
Halli Heimisson, LT 5 14 1080 76.6 70 0
Matt Toohey, RU 9 25 1915 76.6 71 1
45. Aaron Bell, TU 8 24 1842 76.8 69 1
Marc Zien, TU 5 15 1157 77.1 71 0
Alejandro Prieto, SJSU 5 15 1157 77.1 74 0
Jake Sestero, BS 4 12 927 77.3 68 1
Adam Choy, BS 5 16 1242 77.6 73 0
50. Trent Rommann, UTEP 8 23 1788 77.7 68 0