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GOLFER OF THE WEEK Fresno States Dan Buell has been selected as the Western Athletic Conference Men's Golfer of the Week.
Buell, a freshman from San Carlos, Calif., played a standout final round at the 58th Western Intercollegiate. In finishing in a tie for ninth, Buell fired a 64 in the final round, moving him from 53rd, into a tie with the nations seventh ranked player, UTEPs Chris Baryla. The 64 is the second best round ever at the Intercollegiate.
OTHERS NOMINATED Graham DeLaet, Boise State and Matt Kodama, Hawaii.
BARYLA RANKED IN GOLFSTAT TOP 10 UTEP senior Chris Baryla, a Vernon, British Columbia native, is currently ranked seventh by the Golfstat rankings. He owns a 69.38 strokes per round average to lead the WAC. Baryla is one of four WAC golfers to have taken a title this year. Baryla won the Barona Cup in San Diego, firing a -17, 199 in October of 2003. Baryla finished the 2003 fall season ranked seventh by Golf Stat.
WAC TRIO AMONG NATIONAL LEADERS IN GOLFSTAT RANKINGS UTEPs Chris Baryla, Hawaiis Matthew Kodama and Boise States Graham DeLaet are all ranked in the top 10 in the Golfstat rankings in par 5 scoring and subpar strokes per round. Baryla and Kodama are tied for the national lead in par 5 scoring, averaging 4.44 per hole. DeLaet is seventh, posting an average of 4.53 on the par 5s. Kodama leads the nation in subpar strokes per round at 5.19, while Baryla is fourth at 4.70 and DeLaet is 10th at 4.42. Fresno States Chad Spencer is fifth in the nation in total short game at .688, while San Jose States Bryant Reyes is ninth at .677.
NATIONAL GOLFSTAT RANKINGS
March 26
Individual
PAR 5 SCORING
1. Chris Baryla, UTEP - 4.34
Matthew Kodama, Hawaii - 4.44
7. Graham DeLaet, Boise State - 4.53
SUBPAR STROKES PER ROUND
1. Matthew Kodama, Hawaii - 5.19
4. Chris Baryla, UTEP - 4.70
10. Graham DeLaet, Boise State - 4.42
TOTAL SHORT GAME
5. Chad Spencer, Fresno State - .688
9. Bryant Reyes, San Jose State - .677
Team
SUBPAR STROKES PER ROUND
7. UTEP - 3.42
WAC TOURNAMENT TO BE HELD IN FRESNO The 2004 WAC Tournament will be held May 3-5 in Fresno, Calif., at the San Joaquin Country Club. Host Fresno State is looking for back-to-back wins after taking home the 2003 title in Houston. Tulsa senior David Inglis will be looking for his fourth-straight individual championship. He already holds the WAC record with the three he previously captured.