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NCAA Championships
Nick Watney in Ninth Place at NCAA Championships
5/31/2002 12:00:00 AM | Men's Golf
May 31, 2002
COLUMBUS, Ohio - Fresno State faced wind and rain during the third round of play Friday at the 2002 NCAA Golf Championships on the Ohio State University Scarlet Course. The Bulldogs are tied for 22nd place with Georgia and Texas Tech with 873. The team total for Friday was 297.
Leading for the Bulldogs is junior Nick Watney (Dixon, Calif.) who is tied for 9th. He was 18th Thursday. Watney shot a 70(-1) Friday. His total score is 72-68-70-210. The junior All-American has only placed out of the top 10 once this season and that was due to an injury. Watney has 13 top 10 finishes including three wins.
Freshman Ryan Carter (Hacienda Heights, Calif.) is also in the top 100. He shot a 74(+3). Carter's overall score is 74-71-74-219. He is in 78th place.
Sophomore Chad Spencer (Rocklin, Calif.) and seniors Dustin Smith (Crescent City, Calif.) and Jonathan Echols (Hanford, Calif.) are tied for 126th.
Spencer shot a 77(+6) Friday. His total score is 73-74-77-224.
Smith shot a 76(+5) and has an overall score of 75-73-76-224.
Echols shot a 79(+8). Echols' overall score is 71-74-79-224.
Georgia Tech is leading the tournament with 853. Tulsa is second with 854. Washington is third with 855. Minnesota and Texas are tied for fourth with 856.
Graeme McDowell of UAB is leading with 205. He shot a 67(-4) Friday and his overall score is 71-67-67-205. Hunter Mahan of Oklahoma State is second. He shot a 67(-4) Friday and his overall score is 68-71-67-206.
The NCAA Championships will conclude Saturday.
