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Golf in Second Place after First Day at C-USA Championship
April 19, 2004
DADE CITY, Fla. - The University of Houston golf team stood in second place Monday after the first round of the 2004 Conference USA Men's Championship at Lake Jovita Golf and Country Club in Dade City, Fla. The Cougars fired a team score of 297 on the 7,153-yard, par-72 course to stand 11 strokes behind defending team champion TCU. Southern Miss is one stroke back at 298 with UAB (300), Charlotte (301), Louisville (304), East Carolina (305), USF (305), Tulane (308), Memphis (308), Marquette (309), Cincinnati (316), Saint Louis (317) and DePaul (322) rounding out the rest of the field. Individually, sophomore co-captain Zach Mowbray led the Cougars and finished the first day in a tie for fifth place at 1-over-par 73. Freshman Ricky Romano and sophomore Kevin Newman finished among the first day's Top 10 leaders after each shooting 2-over-par 74. Junior Jordan Hasbrouck (t-22nd, 76) and senior co-captain Denton Walker (t-41st, 78) also competed for the Cougars at the event. TCU's Adam Meyer led all players after the first day after shooting a 4-under-par 68. Teammate Colby Beckstrom was one stroke back at 69 with Charlotte's Scott McNeil and Justin Elliott of Southern Miss tied for third at 72. The teams continue the tournament with another 18 holes, beginning at 6:45 a.m. (CDT), Tuesday. The 54-hole tournament runs through Wednesday.
TEAM LEADERBOARD
INDIVIDUAL LEADERBOARD 1 . Adam Meyer, TCU 68 2. Colby Beckstrom, TCU 69 T3. Scott McNeil, Charlotte 72 T3. Justin Elliott, Southern Miss 72 T5. Zach Mowbray, UH 73 T5. Alan Weant, Memphis 73 T5. Brent Holmes, Louisville 73 T5. Brad Quiri, USF 73 T5. David Schultz, TCU 73 T10. Ricky Romano, UH 74 T10. Kevin Newman, UH 74 T10. Nathan Turner, UAB 74 10. Michael Thompson, Tulane 74 T10. Nathan Colson, Marquette 74
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