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AJGA
Alums Dominate NCAA Golf Championships |
Georgia
men's golf team; top-five women all AJGA alumni |
The
University of Georgia won the NCAA Division I team championship
June 3 at Caves Valley Golf Club, site of the AJGA Canon Cup
in 1997 and 2004.
The Bulldogs won by 11 strokes at +15 for the tournament, with
second-place Georgia Tech finishing at +26. Rounding out the
top-five were Washington (+33), BYU (+34) and New Mexico (+38).
All AJGA alums, the members of the Georgia team at the championship
were David Denham, Chris Kirk, Kevin Kisner, Richard Scott and
Brendon Todd.
Georgia head coach Chris Haack also claims AJGA roots. He worked
with the AJGA from 1981 to 1996, rising to assistant executive
director before leaving to coach at Georgia. Haack was honored
with the Golf Coaches Association of America's Dave Williams
Award as the National Coach of the Year at the conclusion of
the tournament. This is Haack's second NCAA title, the first
coming in 1999 when he was named National Coach of the Year
by Golfweek/Sagarin.
AJGA Tournament Director and 1998 Rolex Junior Player of the
Year Ryan Hybl will be joining the University of Georgia golf
team's coaching staff in the fall of 2005, serving as the assistant
coach.
Washington's James Lepp defeated Pepperdine's Michael Putnam
on the third hole of the playoff to win the individual title.
The NCAA Division I Women's Championship was also dominated
by AJGA alumni as Anna Grzebien’s tournament total of
2-over-par 286 helped earn Duke University its third national
championship May 20. The top-five finishers at the NCAA Division
I Women’s Championship are all AJGA alumni. The Blue Devils
team total of 34-over-par 1170 was five shots better than 2004
champion UCLA.
Grzebien distanced herself from the field with her third-round
6-under-par 65. Leah Wigger of Virginia finished the event at
3-over-par 287, one shot back. Rounding out the top five were
Amie Cochran of UCLA, Brittany Lang of Duke and Nicole Hage
of Auburn.
UCLA finished with a flurry of birdies at the Meadows Course
in Sunriver, Ore., but Duke was able to hold on for the title.
Auburn secured third, while Pepperdine and California finished
fourth and fifth, respectively.
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