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Feb. 11, 2004

WAIKOLOA, Hawai'i - The University of Houston golf team stood in 20th place Wednesday after the first round of the Taylor Made/Waikoloa Intercollegiate.

The Cougars fired a team score of 303 through the first 18 holes to stand 31 strokes behind first-round leader Georgia Tech. The second round continues Thursday morning on the 7,074-yard, par-72 Waikoloa Kings' Course.

Sophomore co-captain Zach Mowbray was a bright spot for the Cougars, firing an even-par 72 to tie for 32nd place. Fellow sophomore Kevin Newman shot a 75 in the first round and was in a tie for 64th place.

Other Cougars competing were Jordan Hasbrouck (76, t-76th), Ricky Romano (80, t-101st) and Denton Walker (82, 104th).

Georgia Tech's Nicholas Thompson took a four-stroke lead into the clubhouse after the first round after shooting 8-under-par 64 on Wednesday. Washington's Brock Mackenzie and UCLA's John Poucher tied for second at 4-under-par 68 with seven golfers tied for fourth at 3-under-par 69.

UCLA was a distant second on the team leaderboard at 282 with Washington, Arizona State, UC Davis, Stanford, TCU, USC, Hawaii-Hilo, Arkansas, University of Commerce Nagoya and Tulsa rounding out the top 12 leaders.

TEAM STANDINGS
1. Georgia Tech, 272
2. UCLA, 282
t-3. Washington, 283
t-3. Arizona State, 283
t-5. UC Davis, 284
t-5. Stanford, 284
7. TCU, 285
8. USC, 286
9. Hawai'i-Hilo, 289
t-10. Arkansas, 293
t-10. Commerce Nagoya, 293
t-10. Tulsa, 293
t-13. Oregon, 294
t-13. Rhode Island, 294
t-15. Pepperdine, 295
t-15. Nevada, 295
t-17. Oklahoma, 296
t-17. Texas Tech, 296
19. Oregon State, 298
20. Houston, 303
21. Hawai'i, 306

 

 

INDIVIDUAL STANDINGS
1. Nicholas Thompson, Ga. Tech, 64
t-2. Brock Mackenzie, Washington, 68
t-2. John Poucher, UCLA, 68
t-4. Zack Miller, Stanford, 69
t-4. Kevin Blue, Stanford, 69
t-4. Chan Wongluekiet, Ga. Tech, 69
t-4. Michael Barbosa, Ga. Tech, 69
t-4. Mitch Cohlmia, Tulsa, 69
t-4. J.J. Killeen, TCU, 69
t-4. Charly Simon, Arizona State, 69

UH GOLFERS
t-32. Zach Mowbray, 72
t-64. Kevin Newman, 75
t-76. Jordan Hasbrouck, 76
t-101. Ricky Romano, 80
104. Denton Walker, 82

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