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    WAC GOLFER OF THE WEEK
    Tulsas Sam Korbe, a sophomore from Springdale, Ark., turned in two top-10 performances last week. Korbe had a career-best finish with a third-place performance in a field of 85 golfers at the Morris Williams Intercollegiate. He carded rounds of 72-75-71 for a two-over par 218 total. Later in the week, Korbe finished in eighth-place with identical rounds of 70 for a four-under par 140 at the Courtyard by Marriott Intercollegiate in a field of 81 golfers.

    SMU, TULSA RECEIVE VOTES IN GCAA AND GOLF WORLD TOP 25
    Both SMU and Tulsa are receiving votes in the GCAA/Bridgestone Coaches Poll, while the Mustangs are vote getters in the Golf World College Poll. In four contests this spring, the Mustangs have registered two team championships, taking honors at the Louisiana and Pinehurst Classics. Tulsa gathered nine votes in the most recent poll. The Hurricane finished third at the Morris Williams Intercollegiate, a field with a number of top 25 teams.

    UTEP WINS WYOMING COWBOY CLASSIC
    UTEP took first place at the Wyoming Cowboy Classic in Scottsdale, Ariz. It is the Miners first tournament title since September 2002, when they captured the championship of the Falcon Antigua Invitational in Colorado Springs, Colo.

    LOUISIANA TECH TAKES HAL SUTTON INTERCOLLEGIATE
    Louisiana Techs pace slowed in the final round, but a huge advantage still allowed the Bulldogs to take a 23-stroke win at the Hal Sutton Intercollegiate tournament at Stonebridge Golf Course. All five Tech golfers finished in the top ten of individual play. Louisiana Tech fired in a 302 in the final round after turning in opening rounds of 283 and 286, to finish at 870.

    SMU; KNOST WINS PINEHURST CLASSIC
    SMU sophomore Colt Knost drained a 30-foot putt on No. 18 to clinch medalist honors and the team title for the Mustang mens golf team at the Pinehurst Intercollegiate. Knosts putt highlighted a final-round 69. He edged Indianas Jeff Overton by one stroke, 210 to 211, and his six-under-par effort led the Mustangs to a one-stroke team win over Xavier, 875 to 876. Two other Mustangs finished in the top five in the 12-team field at the 7,035 yard, par-72 No. 8 Course, as Will Dodson and Scott Abbott both finished at three-over 219 to tie for fifth.

    SAN JOSE STATE, KIM WIN ANTEATER INVITATIONAL
    San Jose States David Kims even par 72 was one of just four final-round scores of par or better as the Spartan sophomore finished first among 57 players and led the Spartans to the team title at the Anteater Invitational. The victory for San Jose State was its first since capturing the Santa Clara Invitational in November 2001. The Spartans posted an 892 team total, 10 strokes better than UCLA and host UC Irvine. Arizona was fourth in the 10-team field at 903.

    SMU WINS FOURTH-STRAIGHT LOUISIANA CLASSIC
    SMU won its fourth consecutive Louisiana Classic championship at the Oakbourne Country Club with a two-round total of six-over-par 582. Tulsa and Kent State finished tied for second with a seven-over-par 583. Louisvilles Daryl Fathauer shot a final-round three-under-par 69 to win the rain-shortened event, while SMU's Dan Kleckner finished tied for second with a two-under-par 142. Kleckner was one of just four players to finish the tournament under par.

    2005 WAC CHAMPIONSHIP
    The 2005 WAC Championship will be held May 2-4, at Squire Creek in Ruston, La. Louisiana Tech is the host of this years event. SMU looks to defend its title and earn another automatic bid to the NCAA Regional.

    NCAA REGIONALS
    The 2005 NCAA Regionals will be held May 19-21 at three sites. The East Region is slated for the Golf Club of Tennessee in Nashville, Tenn. (SEC). The Central Region will be played at the Warren Golf Course in South Bend, Ind. (Notre Dame). The West Region heads to the Stanford Golf Course in Stanford, Calif. (Stanford).

    NCAA CHAMPIONSHIP
    The 2005 NCAA Championships will travel to the east and the Caves Valley Golf Course in Baltimore, Md. Caves Valley and Loyla College (Md.) will host the event June 1-4. Last year, SMU was the lone team to qualify, while UTEPs Chris Baryla earned an individual nod.

    WELCOME TO THE WAC
    Next season, Idaho, New Mexico State and Utah State will join the WAC. All three schools sponsor a mens golf program. The schools will join the WAC July 1, 2005.