University of Houston Athletics
Golf Jumps into Seventh Place at Las Vegas Collegiate
3/9/2002 12:00:00 AM | Men's Golf
March 9, 2002
LAS VEGAS, Nev. - The University of Houston golf team used another steady performance Saturday during the second round of the Las Vegas Collegiate to jump into seventh place.
The tournament concludes with the final 18 holes, scheduled to get underway at 10 a.m. (Central) on the 7,382-yard, par-72 course at Southern Highlands Golf Club.
All five Cougar golfers finished at even-par or 1-over-par to post the third lowest team score on the day with a 289 and stand with a total score of 585 after 36 holes. Scott Ferguson showed the most improvement from his first round score after firing an even-par 72 Saturday, seven strokes better than his first round mark.
Brad McIntosh, the 2001 Conference USA Tournament individual champion, and Brett Callas joined Ferguson on the Saturday scoreboard at even-par 72. Simon Robinson, the C-USA Golfer of the Month in October and newcomer Daniel Angenscheidt fired 1-over-par 73s in the middle round.
Robinson and McIntosh top the team with two-day scores of 145 to tie for 18th place. Callas was tied in 27th place at 147, Angenscheidt stood in a tie for 37th place at 149 and Ferguson was tied for 53rd place with a score of 151.
Georgia Tech stood atop the leaderboard with a score of 563, seven strokes better than second-place Georgia. Host UNLV, Florida, Clemson and North Carolina State rounded out the top five leaders.
Individually, Camilo Villegas of Florida was in first place at 137 to stand one stroke better than Ryan Hybl of Georgia. Georgia Tech's Troy Matteson and Nicholas Thompson placed third and fourth, respectively, after the second round.
TEAM LEADERS
1. Georgia Tech 287-276 -- 563 2. Georgia 288-282 -- 570 3. UNLV 288-284 -- 572 4. Florida 288-292 -- 580 T5. Clemson 293-291 -- 584 T5. North Carolina State 291-293 -- 584 7. Houston 296-289 -- 585 8. Arizona 293-293 -- 586 9. TCU 293-294 -- 587 10. Ohio State 299-294 -- 593 11. Arizona State 304-291 -- 595 12. New Mexico 291-305 -- 596 13. Oklahoma State 300-297 -- 597 14. Alabama 308-291 -- 599 15. Air Force 315-302 -- 617 16. Kent State 319-305 -- 624
TOP 10 INDIVIDUAL LEADERS
1. Camilo Villegas, Florida 68-69 -- 137 2. Ryan Hybl, Georgia 69-69 -- 138 3. Troy Matteson, Georgia Tech 70-69 -- 139 4. Nicholas Thompson, Georgia Tech 69-71 -- 140 T5. David Miller, Georgia 73-68 -- 141 T5. Bryant Odom, Georgia 72-69 -- 141 T7. Wil Collins, New Mexico 69-73 -- 142 T7. Brien Davis, UNLV 68-74 -- 142 T7. Brett Foulds, UNLV 73-69 -- 142 T7. Ryan Moore, UNLV 74-68 -- 142
HOUSTON COUGAR GOLFERS
T18. Brad McIntosh, Houston 73-72 -- 145 T18. Simon Robinson, Houston 72-73 -- 145 T27. Brett Callas, Houston 75-72 -- 147 T37. Daniel Angenscheidt, Houston 76-73 -- 149 T53. Scott Ferguson, Houston 79-72 -- 151
