Trojans Swing Toward Pac-10s in Seattle
June 21, 1999 | Men's Golf
April 22, 1999
PAC-10 CHAMPIONSHIPS
The USC men's golf team will join the rest of the Pacific-10 Conference at
the Broadmoor Country Club (Par 70 - 6,186 yards) in Seattle, Wash., for
the 1999 Pac-10 Men's Golf Championships on April 26-28 (Monday-Wednesday).
Eight Pac-10 schools are currently ranked in the April 21 MasterCard
Collegiate Golf Rankings. Arizona State is ranked No. 7 nationally,
followed by No. 12 Washington, No. 21 Oregon, No. 24 California, No. 26
UCLA, No. 27 Stanford, No. 35 Oregon State and No. 38 USC. Washington is
the host for the 72-hole tournament. Last year, Arizona State won its
ninth Pac-10 title in Orinda, Calif., led by individual titlist Paul Casey
(283). The title was the Sun Devils' fourth in as many years as they
bettered runner-up UCLA by 11 strokes.
SCHEDULE & FORMAT
A practice round will take place on Sunday, April 25 before the tournament
begins Monday morning. The opening two rounds of the tournament are
Monday, the third round is scheduled for Tuesday and the final round will
be played Wednesday. Starting time all three days is 8 a.m. Per the blind
draw, the team pairings and order of play for the first round will be as
follows: Group 1: Oregon, UCLA; Group 2: Stanford, Washington State; Group
3: Washington, Oregon State; Group 4: California, Arizona; Group 5: Arizona
State, USC. Each team is comprised of six competitors. The five
individuals from each team with the low scores for any 18-hole round
constitute the scoring members of the team for the given round. The team
championship will be awarded to the squad with the lowest total combined
score for all rounds.
PAC-10 MEDIA CONTACT & RESULTS
Washington media relations assistant Susan Reid is the media contact for
the 1999 Pac-10 Championships. All inquiries should be directed to Reid at
(206) 543-2230. At the conclusion of each round, results will be posted on
InfoConnection. To access Info Connection, call 1-800-300-2050 from the
handset of your fax machine. The Pac-10 Code is 72210 (PAC10). Select the
information you want from the directory. You must have a Personal
Identification Number in order to access Info Connection. If you do not
have a PIN, please call Pivotal Communications at 770-399-0096. This is a
MEDIA ONLY service. The results will also be available via the internet.
Point your browser to http://www.gohuskies.com or www.pac-10.org.
USC SO FAR THIS SEASON
The Trojans opened the spring season with a second-place showing at the
Ping Arizona Intercollegiate (864 - three strokes behind Washington). USC
shot a season-low total of 284 in the final round of the tournament, which
was held at The Raven Golf Club in Tucson, Ariz. The Trojans went on to
finish in the top 10 in three of their next five tournaments (Taylor Made
Waikoloa Intercollegiate, Morris Williams Intercollegiate and the Compaq
U.S. Collegiate Championships). Senior Jorge Corral leads the team with a
stroke average of 73.6 after playing in five tournaments. Junior Nick Webb
and senior Charlie Woerner are close behind with stroke averages of 74.6
and 74.7, respectively. In the fall, the Trojans finished seventh at the
William H. Tucker Intercollegiate (Sept. 18-19), fifth at the Tennessee
Invitational (Oct. 5-6) and 13th at the Taylor Made Red River Classic (Oct.
12-13).
