Fresno State Athletics
Golfers Watney and Echols Finish First and Second at BYU
4/20/2002 12:00:00 AM | Men's Golf
April 20, 2002
Fresno, Calif.- - Thanks to a rare late April snow storm, Saturday's final round of the PING Cougar Classic at the Riverside Country Club in Provo, Utah. was cancelled. Results of the first two rounds Friday will stand as the final results.
The "One-Two Punch" is at it again as both junior Nick Watney (Dixon, Calif.) and senior Jonathan Echols (Hanford, Calif.) completed both rounds under par. Watney finished in first place. He shot 68-66-134. Echols shot 67-70-137 and took second.
Fresno State finished fourth out of 15 teams with a score of 283-287-570. The Bulldogs were just one stroke behind the first place teams Brigham Young, Colorado State, and Nevada. BYU shot 282-287-569. Colorado State finished with 284 -285-569. Nevada's score was 283-286-569.
Freshman Ryan Carter (Hacienda Heights, Calif.) shot 73-74-147 and tied 29th. Senior Dustin Smith (Crescent City, Calif.) shot 75-77-152 and tied for 50th. Sophomore Chad Spencer (Rocklin Calif.) shot 78-77-155 and placed 70th.
Fresno State will play in the WAC Championships at the Turtle Bay Resort Fazio Course on April 25-27.
