University Southern California Trojans
Trojans Swing Towards Pac-10s In Tempe
April 19, 2000 | Men's Golf
April 19, 2000
THE PAC-10 CHAMPIONSHIPS
The USC men's golf team will join the rest of the Pacific-10 Conference at the Karsten Golf Course (Par 72 - 7,026 yards) in Tempe, Ariz., for the 2000 Pac-10 Men's Golf Championships on April 24-26 (Monday-Wednesday). Nine Pac-10 schools are currently ranked in the April 19 MasterCard Collegiate Golf Rankings. Arizona State is ranked No. 4 nationally, followed by No. 10 Arizona, No. 17 Stanford, No. 20 Washington, No. 24 Oregon, No. 26 UCLA, No. 30 USC, No. 35 Oregon State and No. 48 California. Arizona State is the host for the 72-hole tournament. Last year, Arizona State won its fifth straight and 10th overall Pac-10 Championship behind individual champ Paul Casey's collegiate-record round of 60. Casey's total of 265 was also a new Pac-10 record.
SCHEDULE & FORMAT
A practice round will take place on Sunday, April 23 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 7:30 a.m. Per the blind draw, the team pairings and order of play for the first round will be as follows: Group 1: Oregon, Arizona State, Group 2: Oregon State, Washington, Group 3: Stanford, UCLA, Group 4: USC, Washingon State, Group 5: Arizona, California. 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
Arizona State media relations assistant Doug Tammaro is the media contact for the 2000 Pac-10 Championships. All inquiries should be directed to Tammaro at (480) 965-5799. 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.TheSunDevils.com or www.pac-10.org.
USC SO FAR THIS SEASON
The Trojans opened the spring season with a win at the University of Arizona's Ping Intercollegiate. USC entered the final round down a stroke, but then fired a one-over-par 285 to take the title. It was the first tournament victory for the Trojans since winning the U.S. Intercollegiate in April of 1997. USC's team score of 848 (seven stokes ahead of host Arizona) was the lowest team score by the Trojans since scoring 845 at the Taylor Made Red River Classic in October of 1996. For the season, the USC has six top 10 finishes, inlcuding a second-place finish at the William Tucker Intercollegiate in early October. Sophomore Kevin Stadler leads the team with a stroke average of 73.0 through nine tournaments. Junior Nick Webb is close behind with a stroke average of 73.7, followed by sophomore John Ray Leary at 74.4 and junior Nick Jones at 74.5.
