Fresno State Athletics
Golf Takes Second at Pepperdine Oct. 8-9
10/15/2001 12:00:00 AM | Men's Golf
Oct. 15, 2001
FRESNO- Calif. - Bulldogs Went to Pepperdine on October 8-9
The Pepperdine Club Glove Intercollegiate was at the Saticoy Country Club. The Course is a Par 72 and is 6,883 yards. The Course rating is 73.6 and has a 136 slope.
Echols Takes Second at Pepperdine
Senior Jonathan Echols placed second in the Pepperdine Invitational. He shot a 74-72-72-218 (+2). Nick Watney also had a top 10 finish. He shot a 73-78-71-222 (+6) and placed 9th.
Fresno State Places Second at Pepperdine
After 3 rounds of play, the Bulldogs placed second with a team score of 297-305-289-891 (+27) to place behind Pepperdine.
More Results from the Pepperdine Invitational
Senior Dustin Smith (Cresent City, Calif.) finished 21st and shot 72-77-76-225 (+9). Freshman Ian Nelson finished 41st and shot 81-78-72-231 (+15). Sophomore Chad Spencer (Rocklin, Calif.) finished 46th and shot 78-81-74-233 (+17).
Fresno Lexus Golf Classic was October 5-6
The 39th annual tournament was at Sunnyside Country Club. The course is 6,803 yards and is a Par 72 course. The slope is 130 and the course rating is 72.5. The course was built in 1906.
Tournament Information
The Fresno State Bulldogs won the tournament with a 834 (-30). This was 40 strokes higher than the second place teams. Stanford, Nevada and UOP finished second with a tournament score of 874.
Watney and Echols are a One-Two Punch with Strong Support Nick Watney (Dixon, Calif) won the tournament with a score of 71-63-69-203 (-13). Jonathan Echols (Hanford, Calif) came in second with a score of 70-71-67-208 (-8). Rounding out the top 4 places is Sophomore Chad Spencer (Rocklin, Calif.). Spencer finished with a score of 72-70-71-213 (-3).
More Bulldogs in the Fresno Lexus Placing 18th is freshman Ian Nelson with a score of 84-69-67-220 (+4). Senior Dustin Smith of (Crescent City, Calif.) came in 33rd with a score of 74-75-74-223 (+7). Ryan Carter (Hacienda Heights, Calif). came in 51st with a score of 75-78-74-227 (+11). Sophomore Tony Harmon (Upland, Calif.) placed 83rd with a score of 79-79-78-236 (+20). George McKean placed 95th with a score of 81-77-84-242 (+26). Sophomore Eric Witherall (Carlsbad, Calif.) placed 98th with a score of 81-80-83-244 (+28).
