WAC Men's Golfer of the Week Announced
DENVER – UT Rio Grande Valley's Tennoshin Ogawa has been named Western Athletic Conference Men's Golfer of the Week for Feb. 13 to Feb. 19.
Ogawa, a sophomore from Aichi, Japan (Monteverde Academy), tied for first place at the La Tour Intercollegiate, carding a 3-under-par 213 to help lead the Vaqueros to the team title as well. After shooting a 1-over-par 73 in the opening round, he responded with a career-best 4-under-par 68 in the second round and an even-par 72 in the final round to tie UIW's John Hill for the top spot. As a team, UTRGV ran away with the title, finishing 16 strokes ahead of second-place Samford.
Other men's nominees: NM State's Mike McGilton and Ryo Harada each shot a 2-over-par 146 to finish tied for 20th in the rain-shortened All American at the Golf Club of Houston.