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WOMEN'S GOLF NOTEBOOK
TULSA GRABS RECORD FIFTH STRIAGHT WAC TITLE - Tulsa shot a final day 300 to break away from the pack and capture the 2003 Women's Golf WAC Championships at the Kapolei Golf Course in Hawaii. The Golden Hurricane finished with a three-day total of 914 to give them a nine-stroke victory over second-place Nevada.

It was a record-setting win for the Golden Hurricane who picked up their fifth straight WAC title. The previous record for consecutive titles was held by New Mexico (1993-96). After holding just a one-stroke advantage over Nevada and San Jose State through the first two rounds, nationally-ranked Tulsa took control with three players finishing in the top 10, including a brilliant performance by Julie Tvede. Tvede's two-under-par 70 in the final round helped lift the Golden Hurricane to the championship and gave her the individual title in convincing fashion. The Tulsa junior, who led by one stroke after the first two rounds, totaled 218 for the tournament to win by nine strokes over Ashley Gomes (227) of San Jose State. Tai Kinney of San Jose State and Marie Beasley of Boise State finished in a tie for third place with a total of 228.

Boise State finished in fourth place with a total of 947, followed by UTEP (958), host Hawai`i (975), and SMU (979).

2003 WAC HONORS - At the conclusion of the Championship, the 2003 WAC honors were handed out. The WAC Coach of the Year was first-year head coach Holley Hair of Tulsa. Hair guided the Golden Hurricane to their fifth straight WAC title. Entering the championship, Tulsa was ranked 25th by Golfstat with a 304.5 team strokes-per-round average. Tulsa picked up another honor, when Christine Fernanadez was named the WAC Freshman of the Year. Fernandez owned the WAC's top freshman average at 76.55 strokes per round. The WAC Player of the Year went to Nevada's Alanda Condon. The junior posted a season average of 75.25 to lead the WAC and a was 54th in the nation by Golfstat, picking up one win.

HAWAI`I'S STUBBLEFIED JOINS HALL OF FAME - Hawai`i 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.

THREE WAC TEAMS GET NCAA REGIONAL BIDS - The NCAA Division I Women's Golf Committee has announced the teams and individuals selected to participate in the 2003 NCAA Division I Women's Golf Championships Regionals. WAC Champion Tulsa, Nevada and San Jose State all earned post-season bids. Tulsa, the five time WAC Champions, earned the sixth seed in the central region with the WAC's automatic bid. San Jose State and Nevada both earned at-large bids in the West Regional, coming in at 12th and 15th, respectively.

The three regional tournaments will be conducted May 8-10 to determine the championships field. Regional tournaments are considered preliminary rounds of NCAA championships competition, and all national championships policies will apply. A total of 324 participants have been selected for the regional competition. Of these players, 126 will advance to the championships finals May 20-23. Eight teams and two individuals will advance from each region.

The Central Regional with be played at the Firethorn Golf Club in Lincoln, Nebraska hosted by Nebraska. The West Regional will be held at the Karsten Golf Course in Tempe, Arizona, hosted by Arizona State. The NCAA Championship will be held at Birck Boilermaker Golf Complex, West Lafayette, Indiana, hosted by the Purdue University, May 20-23.

Central Regional
The Central regional will be played May 8-10 at Firethorn Golf Club, Lincoln, Nebraska, hosted by the University of Nebraska. Conference automatic qualifiers are indicated in parenthesis next to the institution.

Teams:
1. California (Pacific-10 Conference)
2. Texas
3. Florida
4. Tennessee
5. New Mexico (Mountain West Conference)
6. Tulsa (Western Athletic Conference)
7. Purdue
8. Oklahoma
9. Missouri
10. Baylor
11. TCU
12. Kent State (Mid-American Conference)
13. Michigan State
14. Arkansas
15. Texas A&M
16. Indiana
17. Wisconsin
18. Kansas State
19. Nebraska
20. Yale (Ivy Group)
21. Southern University (Southwestern Athletic Conference)

Individuals:
1. Randi Gauthier, North Texas
2. Louise Kenney, Iowa State
3. Elizabeth Burden, Northwestern

West Regional
The West regional will be played May 8-10 at Karsten Golf Course, Tempe, Arizona, hosted by Arizona State University. Conference automatic qualifiers are indicated in parenthesis next to the institution.

Teams:
1. Pepperdine
2. Southern California
3. Oklahoma State (Big 12 Conference)
4. UCLA
5. Ohio State (Big Ten Conference)
6. Arizona State
7. Stanford
8. New Mexico State (Sun Belt Conference)
9. Washington
10. UNLV
11. San Francisco
12. San Jose State
13. Oregon State
14. Denver
15. Nevada
16. Illinois
17. Washington State
18. Oral Roberts (Mid-Continent Conference)
19. Cal State Northridge (Big West Conference)
20. Portland State (Big Sky Conference)
21. Bradley (Missouri Valley Conference)

Individuals
1. Nicole Keller, Idaho
2. Stella Lee, UC Irvine
3. Erin Kerr, Colorado