| Newsmakers:
April 24, 2007
Junior Round-up
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Peter Uihlein captured
his first win of the 2007 season. |
Peter Uihlein of
Bradenton, Fla., won the Terra Cotta Invitational by
eight strokes, finishing with an 11-under-par 205.
Uihlein was the only player to break par in all three
rounds, firing 67-71-67.
College
Round-up
Virginia Tech
and Georgia Tech tied for the team title at the ACC
Championship. It is the first conference title for
the Hokies and the second consecutive shared title
for Georgia Tech, who tied with North Carolina last
year.
Tennessee shot 29-over-par 869 to claim
its first SEC title in 17 years. Auburn's Patton
Kizzire won individual honors with a 1-over-par
211.
BYU dominated the PING Golf Cougar
Classic with a team total 32-under-par 832, giving
the Cougars a 15-stroke margin of victory. BYU was
led by Daniel Summerhays, who captured medalist honors
with an 11-under-par 205.
Michigan State dominated the Fossum
by Red Cedar Lodge on its home course, winning by 14
strokes with a 23-under-par 841. The Spartans were
led by Jack Newman, who won the individual portion
with a 10-under-par 206.
The Georgia women's team won the SEC
Championship with a 1-over-par 865. The Bulldogs were
led by Taylor Leon, who captured the
individual title with an 8-under-par 208.
Texas A&M rallied to take the team
title at the Big 12 Championship, finishing five shots
ahead of Oklahoma State with a 47-over-par 911. Kansas' Amanda
Costner took home medalist honors after shooting
a 5-over-par 221.
More
men's conference championships...
Pennsylvania won the Ivy League Championship
with a team total 52-over-par 904, while Columbia's
Chris Condella claimed the individual
title with a 7-over-par 220...Bucknell took first place
in the Patriot League Championship, and Holy Cross'
Matt Czarnecki took medalist honors
with a 2-over-par 212...Coastal Carolina claimed top
honors in the Big South Conference Championship and
was led by Dustin
Johnson, who won the individual title with
a 12-under-par 204...Brian Locke of
Loyola Marymount took medalist honors at the West Coast
Conference Championship with a 1-under-par 215, while
Pepperdine captured the team title with a 29-over-par
893.
More
women's conference championships...
Columbia's
Sara Ovadia, who won the individual
portion of the Ivy League Championship with a 10-over-par
226, also led the Lions to the team title...UNC-Wilmington
won the team title at the Colonial Athletic Association
Championship and Ashley Tait took medalist
honors...Pepperdine's Mi Sun Cho, who
took medalist honors with a 6-over-par 222, led her team
to victory at
the West Coast Conference Championship.
Professional Round-up
Nick Watney won the PGA TOUR's Zurich
Classic with a 15-under-par 273. It is the first PGA
TOUR victory for Watney, who is now in his third year
on the tour.
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