Men's Golf NCAA Regionals Begin Thursday; WAC Places Three Teams, One Individual 5/17/2005 12:00:00 AM Men's Golf NCAA Regionals Begin Thursday; WAC Places Three Teams, One Individual Related MaterialWeekly/NCAA Notes.pdfFor complete schedules, rankings and standings, click on the .pdf Weekly Notes version to the right.SMU, TULSA, FRESNO STATE, SJSUS KIM SELECTED TO NCAA REGIONALSThe NCAA Division I Men's Golf Committee has selected the teams and individuals that will participate in the 2005 NCAA Division I Men's Golf Championships. SMU and Tulsa were selected in the Central Region, while Fresno State and San Jose State's David Kim were named to the West-Region field.Three regional tournaments, encompassing the current nine regions, will be conducted May 19-21. A total of 27 teams and six individuals not on selected teams were assigned to each regional site. 10 teams and two individuals not on advancing teams will move on from each regional to the championship finals.The NCAA Championship will be conducted June 1-4 at Caves Valley Golf Club in Owings Mills, Maryland. Loyola College (Maryland) is the host institution for this year's championships. CENTRAL REGIONALWarren Golf Course in South Bend, IndianaHosted by the University of Notre Dame Team12. SMU (WAC)13. TulsaWEST REGIONALStanford Golf Course in Stanford, CaliforniaHosted by Stanford University Team20. Fresno StateIndividual3. David Kim, San Jose StateNCAA CHAMPIONSHIPThe 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.SMU CLAIMS 2005 WAC CHAMPIONSHIPSMU used a final-round charge to secure the 2005 Wells Fargo WAC Men's Golf Championship. SMU's Will Dodson earned individual honors, firing a final round 71 for a three-day 214 (-2). SMU and Tulsa tied during regulation, but the Mustangs won the title during the first-hole playoff.During the first playoff hole, Tulsa withdrew its team, giving the Mustangs the title. The playoff is set with two players from each team teeing off first, then the final three from each team to follow. The top four scores are recorded, settling the match. The first four golfers had teed off and were standing in the fairway when the match was called. Tulsa withdrew from the match before the final six golfers had hit their first shot.Tulsa entered the final round with a one-stroke lead, but suffered a bogey on the final hole to tie SMU at 889 (+25). During the first playoff hole, SMU claimed its second-straight WAC title. Taking third was Fresno State which shot a 288 on the final day, with three players firing one-under 71's. In fourth was Nevada at 904, while host school, Louisiana Tech finished fifth (910). Rice brought home sixth (914), Hawaii finished seventh (921) and San Jose State finish eighth (923). Rounding out the field was UTEP (928) and Boise State (937).SMU's Will Dodson fired a 72-71-71 for a 214 (-2) to claim medalist honors. Taking second was David Kim of San Jose State who had a three-day score of 75-72-72 (219). Finishing third was Tulsa's Sam Korbe. The day-one leader shot rounds of 71-78-71 (220), leading the Hurricane. All-WACFirst TeamWill Dodson, Jr., SMUColt Knost, So., SMUJames Allenby, So., UTEPRyan Carter, Sr., Fresno StateDavid Kim, So., San Jose StateSecond TeamPreston Smith, So., Louisiana TechAdam Hagen, Jr., NevadaSam Korbe, So., TulsaScott Abbott, Sr., SMUJarrett Hamamoto, Jr., HawaiiCoach of the Year: Jay Loar, SMUFreshman of the Year: Matt Hastings, Boise StatePlayer of the Year: Will Dodson, Jr., SMUPOLLSGolf Coaches Association of America (GCAA)Golf World Men's College PollSTATSGolfstatMen's Head-to-Head StandingsMen's Golfstat Cup (Individual Standings)Men's Statistical RankingsGolfweekMen's Head-to-Head StandingsMen's Individual RankingsMen's District RankingsSMU, TULSA RECEIVE VOTES IN GCAA AND GOLF WORLD TOP 25Both 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 CLASSICUTEP 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 INTERCOLLEGIATELouisiana 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 CLASSICSMU 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 INVITATIONALSan 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 CLASSICSMU 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.WELCOME TO THE WACNext 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.