University Southern California Trojans
Men's Golf Qualifies For NCAA Championships
May 21, 2000 | Men's Golf
May 21, 2000
Fresno, Calif. - Juniors Alex Kuyumjian and Nick Jones each shot 211 to lead the USC men's golf team to a fourth place finish at the NCAA West Regionals held in Fresno, Calif., on Thursday-Saturday.
The Trojans are now qualified for the NCAA Championships to be hosted by Auburn in Auburn, Ala., on May 31-June 3.
USC shot 848, including a season-low round of 275, to finish behind tourney champ Arizona (839), UNLV and BYU (both at 843).
For Kuyumjian, it was a career-low score that included rounds of 69 and 68, while Jones added a season-best round of 67. Overall, the Trojans shot five rounds in the sixties, as freshman David Oh fired a personal-low 67 and sophomore Kevin Stadler tallied a 68.
Kuyumjian and Jones finished tied for ninth, while Stadler (214) tied for 29th, Oh (216) tied for 38th and senior Nick Webb (222) tied for 79th. Michael Beard of Pepperdine took the individual title with a score of 204.
For USC, it was the lowest team score since shooting 848 in winning the team title at the Ping Intercollegiate back on Feb. 1. The Trojans head to Auburn in hopes of adding to their 26 top 10 NCAA finishes.
NCAA West Regional Results
USC 285 275 288 -- 848
T 9 Alex Kuyumjian 69 68 74 211
T 9 Nick Jones 71 67 73 211
T 29 Kevin Stadler 73 73 68 214
T 38 David Oh 74 67 75 216
T 79 Nick Webb 72 77 73 222
