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Men's Golf Finishes Tied for Second at the Cougar Classic
April 19, 2008
PROVO, Utah - Led by dominant performances from freshman Nick Ellis and sophomore Austin Hurt, the Washington State University men's golf team finished tied for second at the Ping Cougar Classic, Saturday.
The Cougars carded a three-round total of 858 (-6) and tied with host school Brigham Young at the par-72, 7,001-yard Riverside Country Club. WSU was one of only four schools in the 14-team field to finish under par. The Cougars shot 285-285-288 and their final round score tied for the lowest total of the day.
"Our guys played great today just like I felt they would," Head Coach Walt Williams said. "We had an awesome finish and this gives us some momentum heading into the Pacific-10 Conference Championships next week."
Ellis shot a 74 in the final round and tied for second with Hurt, who shot even par in the final day. Ellis and Hurt both ended the tournament at 6-under par and with total scores of 210.
Ellis earned his fifth top 10 and eighth top 25 finish of the season. His performance moves him into a tie for third on the top 10 finishes in a season list and into a tie for fourth on the list for top 25 finishes in a season.
Hurt notched his 10th career top 25 finish and cracked the all-time list at WSU (T10th).
Freshman Xavier Dailly tied for 39th and improved on his total as he shot a 2-under 70 in the final round. He finished with a total score of 220.
Sophomore Nick Grigsby inked a 222 and Kevin Tucker finished close behind with 223 to round out the Cougar contingent.
"Xavier came through with a great round and Kevin being well today helped a ton," Williams said.
The men return to action when they travel to California for the Pac-10 Championships, April 28-30.
The Field: 1. New Mexico State (277-282-288--559, -17); T2. Brigham Young (287-279-292--858, -6); T2. Washington State (285-285-288--858, -6); 4. Saint Mary's (279-284-297--860, -4); 5. New Mexico (280-281-303--864, E); 6. Boise State (287-284-295--866, +2); 7. Utah (287-292-292--871, +7); 8. Air Force (279-292-302--873, +9); 9. Wyoming (289-286-303--878, +14); 10. Weber State (293-289-297--879, +15); 11. Idaho State (288-295-298--881, +17); 12. Utah Valley State (294-297-291--882, +18); 13. Utah State (297-293-299--889, +25); 14. Sacramento State (294-297-301--892, +28).
Top Five Individuals: - 1. Troy Merritt, Boise State (70-68-70--208, -6); T2. Nick Ellis, Washington State (69-67-74--210, -6); T2. Austin Hurt, Washington State (69-69-72--210, -6); 4. Brad Nicholson, Brigham Young (68-74-69--211, -6); T5. Robbie Fillmore, Brigham Young (72-67-73--212, -4); T5. Timothy Madigan, New Mexico State (67-72-73--212, -4); T5. Matt Edwards, New Mexico State (76-68-68--212, -4).
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