April 25, 2007

EUGENE, Ore. -At the completion of the Pacific-10 Championships, played on the par-72, 7,033 yard Eugene Country Club golf course, the Cougar men finished up with a fourth round score of 385, and a total team score of 1484.

Garnering the highest finish for the Cougars was freshman Austin Hurt, who shot a fourth round score of 70 to give him a three day total score of 288 (E). Hurt finished in a tie for 18th, giving himself another top-25 finish for the season.

"A finish in the top-20 as a freshman is excellent," said Head Golf Coach Walt Williams.

Senior Chris Collins finished the competition in a tie for 36th after shooting a 77 in the fourth round. Collins ended with a final score of 295 (+7). Finishing one stroke behind Collins was redshirt senior Jordan Madison, who had a total score of 296 (+8) at the end of the tournament.

Senior Jordan Mason ended with a 305 (+17) score, while freshman Kevin Tucker finished one stroke behind with a 306 (+18). Freshman Nick Grigsby rounded out the lineup with a score of 307 (+19).

"This was a tough finish for us," Williams said. "We're going to miss Collins and Madison next year, but I am excited for the future of this program and look forward to having some of our talented freshman return."

WSU Results: T18. Austin Hurt (72-73-73-70--288, E), T36. Chris Collins (71-72-75-77--295, +7), T41. Jordan Madison (73-70-74-79--296, +8), 56. Jordan Mason (79-74-73-79--305, +17), 57. Kevin Tucker (75-79-73-79--306, +18), 58. Nick Grigsby (76-77-74-80--307, +19)

Top Five Individuals: 1. Jamie Lovemark, USC (69-66-67-67--269, -19), 2. Niklas Lemke, Arizona State (69-70-68-68--275, -13), 3. Joshua Wooding, USC (74-69-66-69--278, -10), 4. Rory Hie, USC (72-67-74-66-279, -9), 5. Daniel Im, UCLA, (71-69-67-73--280, -8)

Team Results: 1. USC (358-342-345-344--1389), 2. UCLA (355-353-360-357--1425), 3. Arizona State (356-366-354-357--1433), 4. Stanford (356-364-361-355--1436), 5. Washington (364-361-358-370--1453), 6. Arizona (369-364-360-365--1457), 7. Oregon State (369-367-365-357--1458), 8. University of Oregon (358-374-370-362--1464), 9. University of California (371-370-359-368--1468), 10. WSU (367-366-367-385--1484)