IN THE NEWS: Beavers Finish Fourth at OGIO-Pacific Coast

2007-04-16

Beavers finish fourth at Ogio-Pacific Coast

Total performance is second-best in history for men’s golf team

Gazette-Times

SOLVANG, Calif. n Oregon State finished with one of the best men’s golf scores in school history on Tuesday as the Beavers took another step toward qualifying for the postseason and finished in fourth-place at the Ogio-Pacific Coast Intercollegiate.

The Beavers shot a 7-under 281 at the Alisal River Course during the final round. OSU finished with a 22-under 842 (285-276-281). The 22-under is the second-best team score relative to par in school history, trailing only a 26-under that won the Northwest Collegiate Classic in fall 2004.

While OSU’s 281 was one of the best scores of the day, the Beavers started the day in fourth place and were unable to make up any ground. OSU finished 15 shots behind champion Cal Poly, 10 strokes behind Denver and two strokes behind UC Irvine.

“We feel good about how we played,” coach Brian Watts said. “Other than our first-round putting woes, we played solid the entire tournament. We just needed a few more putts to fall. Our guys battled and fought hard. They knew every shot would be important. We got off to a slow start, but stayed patient and made some birdies coming in.”

Alex Williams had his best finish of the season, a 7-under 209 and a tie for 13th place.

Diego Velasquez and Vincent Johnson had OSU’s best rounds, both shooting 3-under 69s. For both, it was their second consecutive 69. Velasquez tied for 17th place with a 6-under 210 (72-69-69) and Johnson tied for 22nd place with a 5-under 211 (73-69-69).

Of OSU’s 15 individual rounds during the tournament, nine were under par and another three were even-par.

The Beavers play at the U.S. Intercollegiate, hosted by Stanford, on April 13-14.

Team Scores

1. Cal Poly 275-275-277—827 -37; 2. Denver 272-274-286—832 -32; 3. UC Irvine 276-284-280—840 -24; 4. Oregon State 285-276-281—842 -22; 5. San Diego 280-283-282—845 -19; 6. Washington State 284-286-276—846 -18; 7. UC Santa Barbara 280-286-285ó851 -13; T8. Pacific 278-290-285—853 -11; T8. St. Mary’s 283-285-285—853 -11; 10. San Francisco 285-286-285—856 -8; 11. Cal State Bakersfield 279-291-287—857 -7; 12. Long Beach State 289-283-287—859 -5; 13. UC Riverside 286-282-293—861 -3; 14. Cal State Northridge 291-289-282—862 -2; 15. New Mexico State 290-280-293—863 -1; 16. Idaho 292-287-288—867 +3; 17. Sacramento State 288-292-291—871 +7; 18. Santa Clara 298-286-292—876 +12

Top Individuals

1. Chris Kirk, Cal Poly 64-67-68—199 -17; 2. Russell Grove, Idaho 72-65-66—203 -13; T3. Jeff Koprivetz, Denver 69-66-69—204 -12; T3. Jordan Madison, Washington State 69-69-66—204 -12; T5. Geoff Gonzalez, Cal Poly 69-67-69—205 -11; T5 Mike Barry, San Diego 68-69-68—205 -11

Oregon State Scores

T13. Alex Williams 70-67-72—209 -7; T17 Diego Velasquez 72-69-69—210 -6; T22. Vincent Johnson 73-69-69—211 -5; T33. James Allenby 71-71-71—213 -3; T63. Jeremiah Oliver 72-73-75—220 +4