GOLFER OF THE WEEK ? Idaho’s Russell Grove was named the Western Athletic Conference men’s Golfer of the Week for April 4-10.
Grove, a sophomore from Hayden, Idaho (Coeur d’Alene HS), finished second at the OGIO Pacific Intercollegiate with a 13-under, 203. After an opening round 72, Grove fired a 65 in the second round and a 66 in the final round for a top-five finish. Grove carded the lowest individual score in both the second and the third round out of 96 competitors.
LOUISIANA TECH WINS HAL SUTTON INVITATIONAL ? Louisiana Tech shot three-under-par on the first playoff hole to defeat UL-Lafayette in a sudden death playoff and capture the 2007 Hal Sutton Intercollegiate played at Stone Bridge Country Club.
The tournament win was the first by the Bulldogs since capturing the 2005 Hal Sutton Intercollegiate. “I’ve been saying all year that we were close,” Coach Jean Hall said. “Even this tournament we didn’t play our best golf but we did enough to win. I’m hoping we carry the momentum into next week’s tournament and then the WAC Championships.”
WAC CHAMPIONSHIP ? The 2007 Wells Fargo WAC Championship travels to Reno, Nevada and the Hidden Valley Country Club. This year’s Championship will be held April 30-May 2.