Fresno State Athletics
Golf Prepares For WAC Championship
4/21/2003 12:00:00 AM | Men's Golf
April 21, 2003
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BULLDOGS FINISH FOURTH AT STANFORD
The Fresno State golf team finished in fourth place out of 16 teams at the U.S. Intercollegiate, hosted by Stanford, with 853. Thirteen strokes behind first place UCLA (840). Individually, sophomore Ryan Carter tied for sixth with 209 (71-68-70), junior Chad Spencer tied for ninth with 211 (70-64-77), senior Nick Watney tied for 15th with 213 (71-71-71), freshman Ryan McDonald tied for 63rd with 225 (77-75-73). junior Jeremy Moreno tied for 79th with 231 (84-75-72) and playing individually, sophomore Mark Modglin tied for 65th with 226 (76-77-73). "Chad and Ryan Carter had the best game of their career. The course record for a round is 63 and Chad shot a 64, that's fantastic," head coach Mike Watney said. The Bulldogs' next action will be April 28-30, when they travel to Rice to compete in the WAC Championship.
WATNEY IN THE RUNNNG FOR BEN HOGAN AWARD
Senior Nick Watney was named one of the 11 semifinalists in the running for the 2003 Ben Hogan Award. The Hogan Award is presented annually to the top men's NCAA Division I, II, III, or NAIA golfer, taking into account all collegiate and amateur competitions during the last 12 months. The Hogan Award winner will be announced May 9.
BULLDOGS FINISHED 15th AT AUGUSTA
The Bulldogs traveled to Augusta, Ga. April5-6, and competed in the 17-team Cleveland Golf/Augusta State Invitational. The 'Dogs finished in 15th with a score of 870-50 strokes behind first place, Augusta State (820). Clemson came in next with 822. Individually, senior Nick Watney tied for 40th with 215 (74-70-71), junior Jeremy Moreno tied for 46th with 217 (74-73-70), junior Chad Spencer tied for 64th with 220 (72-73-75), sophomore Ryan Carter tied for 67th with 221 (75-73-73) and freshman Ryan McDonald tied for 75th with 224 (75-77-72). "The competition was very tough," head coach Mike Watney said. "Augusta State and Clemson played fantastic."
GOLF ADDS ANOTHER VICTORY
The Fresno State golf team added one more victory to its list after capturing the Bite/Pacific Coast Intercollegiate, hosted by UC Santa Barbara. With 21 teams and 105 players, Fresno State dominated by finishing 23 strokes under par. Individually, senior Nick Watney broke a 27-year old course record with 199 (67-64-68) and gained his fifth individual win, 10th of his career, freshman Ryan McDonald tied for 18th with 214 (67-70-77), sophomore Ryan Carter tied for 24th with 216 (73-71-72), junior Chad Spencer (74-73-73) and junior Jeremy Moreno (70-77-73) tied for 52nd with 220. "I can't say enough about how everyone contributed. It's tough to stage this type of comeback. It was a good tournament for us to win," coach Watney said.
FALL REVIEW
The fall season proved to be a successful season. With seven tournaments under their belt, the Bulldogs captured five Top 10 finishes with two championship titles, the Fresno State-Lexus Classic and the Alister MacKenzie tournament. The Bulldogs are now preparing to head to Texas next week to compete against the top schools in the conference.
