Tucson, Ariz. After entering the final round in second place, the USC
Trojans fired a 1-over-par 285 in the final round to win the PING/Arizona
Intercollegiate, which wrapped up today at the Raven Golf Course at Sabino
Springs (Par-71, 6,797 yards). The Trojans, who had two golfers place among
the top-five, finished with a 54-hole total of
4-under-par 848 to win the title by seven shots over the host school,
Arizona. The Wildcats entered the final round with a one shot lead over the
Trojans, but after carding a 9-over-par 293 this afternoon, they finished
in second place with a
3-over-par 852 total.
Arizona's finish in this tournament marks the second time the Cats have
placed second this season. The UA was also the runner-up at the year's
first outing The Ridges Intercollegiate on Sept 11-12.
New Mexico placed third with a 9-over-par 861, San Diego State was fourth
at 870, while Stanford and UCLA tied for fifth at 875.
Individually, Arizona freshman Ricky Barnes won the tournament after
recording a 54-hole total of 9-over-par 213. He entered the final round
with a two shot lead and carded an even-par 71 this afternoon to increase
his winning margin to four shots. By finishing first, Barnes became the
first Arizona men's golfer to win a tournament since Rory Sabbatini won the
1997 Jerry Pate National Intercollegiate.
USC's Nick Jones was the runner-up after recording a 5-under-par 208,
while California's Han Lee placed third with a 3-under-par 210. Another
Trojan golfer, Nick Webb, was joined by UCLA's Parker McLachlin in a tie
for fifth place at 2-under-par 211.
Arizona will return to action on Feb. 23 - 25, at the John Burns
Invitational in Honolulu, Hawaii.
Team Finishes Individual Finishes
1. USC 279-284-285848 (-4) 1. Ricky Barnes, Arizona 65-68-71204 (-9)
2. Arizona 278-284-293855 (+3) 2. Nick Jones, USC 69-70-69208 (-5)
3. New Mexico 285-289-287861 (+9) 3. Han Lee, California 70-70-70210 (-3)
4. San Diego St. 297-285-288870 (+18) T4. Parker McLachlin, UCLA 70-69-72211 (-2)
T5.Stanford 285-294-296875 (+23 T4. Nick Webb, USC 65-70-76211 (-2)
UCLA 288-295-292875 (+23)
