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Golf in Fifth Place after First Day of Conference USA Championship

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April 18, 2005

GULFPORT, Miss. - Junior Kevin Newman fired a 1-under-par 71 Monday during the first day of the 2005 Conference USA Championship to help lead the University of Houston golf team to a fifth-place showing at the Grand Bear Golf Course.

The Cougars fired a team score of 293 in the opening round of the three-day event to stand 15 strokes behind first-day leader TCU, who recorded a 278. UAB finished second after the first 18 holes at 286, while Charlotte and Tulane tied for third at 289.

Individually, junior Kevin Newman posted a 1-under-par 71 during the first day to stand in a tie for eighth place and lead all Cougar linksters.

Sophomores Pablo Acuna and Ricky Romano and freshman Jordan Irwin each posted a 2-over-par 74 on Monday to tie for 21st place, while junior Zach Mowbray was in a tie for 34th place at 4-over-par 76.

East Carolina's Robin Smith stood atop the individual leaderboard after shooting a 6-under-par 66 in the first round. TCU's Colby Beckstrom was one stroke back at 67, while UAB's Garrett Osborn and Charlotte's Clint Deibert tied for third at 68.

The second round continues Tuesday morning with the final round slated for Wednesday.

TEAM LEADERBOARD
1. TCU 278
2. UAB 286
T3. Charlotte 289
T3. Tulane 289
5. Houston 293
6. Louisville 296
7. East Carolina 297
8. Southern Miss 298
9. Memphis 301
10. Marquette 306
11. Cincinnati 309
12. St. Louis 313
13. DePaul 315
14. USF 316

INDIVIDUAL LEADERBOARD
1. Robin Smith, ECU 33- 33 -- 66
2. Colby Beckstrom, TCU 34- 33 -- 67
T3. Garrett Osborn, UAB 32- 36 -- 68
T3. Clint Deibert, Charlotte 33- 35 -- 68
T5. Michael Thompson, Tulane 35- 34 -- 69
T5. James Sacheck, TCU 34- 35 -- 69
7. Drew Stoltz, TCU 35- 35 -- 70
T8. Kevin Newman, Houston 35- 36 -- 71
T8. Daryl Fathauer, Louisville 36- 35 -- 71
T8. Chris Cousins, UAB 38- 33 -- 71
T8. Michael Soroka, So. Miss. 35- 36 -- 71

 

 

UH LEADERBOARD T8. Kevin Newman 35- 36 -- 71
T21. Pablo Acuna 33- 41 -- 74
T21. Ricky Romano 37- 37 -- 74
T21. Jordan Irwin 37- 37 -- 74
T34. Zach Mowbray 37- 39 -- 76
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