University of Houston Athletics
Houston Golfers Win 5th-Straight C-USA Championship
4/25/2001 12:00:00 AM | Men's Golf
NAVARRE, Fla. -- Led by Brad McIntosh, a true freshman who won individual medalist honors, the University of Houston golf team coasted by 16 shots to its fifth-straight Conference USA golf championship Wednesday afternoon at The Club at Hidden Creek in Navarre, Fla. Houston posted an eight-over par team score of 872 to win its 19th league title and fifth in a row since joining Conference USA in 1996-97.
McIntosh, a freshman from Wollongong, Australia, became the 14th Cougar to win conference medalist honors for the 20th time overall in Houston golf's storied golf history. The international standout from the same hometown of UH-ex and PGA great Steve Elkington, is however the first Cougar freshman ever to win a conference individual championship.
McIntosh fired a three under par 69 to win the individual title with a 54-hole total of 214 (-2). He was the lone man in the 60-player field to break par Wednesday, posting five birdies and 11 pars to win medalist honors by one stroke over Louisville's Chris Campbell (215, -1).
For finishing third on the Cougars in scoring average and for steady championship rounds of 73, 72 and 69, McIntosh was named the Conference USA Freshman of the Year.
UH sophomore Simon Robinson finished third individually with three-round total of one-over par 217. He and McIntosh were named to the C-USA All-Tournament team. Cougar senior Andy Sanders and junior Wade Ormsby earned all-conference accolades. The duo are first and second, respectively, on the team in scoring average and have been ranked among the Top 75 collegiate players in the country all season. At the C-USA championship Ormsby tied for sixth (219, +3) while Sanders tied for tenth (222, +6).
With four players in the top 10, Houston outdistanced second place finisher UAB by a full 16 strokes. The Cougars compiled a team total of 290 on Wednesday, increasing its seven-stroke lead from the day before. UH led the title chase from wire to wire. Full scores are as follows.
2001 C-USA Men's Golf Championship The Club at Hidden Creek - Navarre, FL
Tournament Dates: 04/23 - 04/25
Par: 72 Yardage: 6795
FINAL TEAM RESULTS
2001 C-USA Men's Golf Champ. The Club at Hidden Creek Navarre, FL FINAL RESULTS Tournament Dates: 04/23 - 04/25
Par: 72 Yardage: 6795 Fin Team Scores 1 Houston, Univ. of 290 292 290 872 +8 2 UAB 296 293 299 888 +24 3 Southern Mississippi 295 302 302 899 +35 Louisville, U. of 298 300 301 899 +35 5 So. Florida, U. of 298 295 309 902 +38 6 Memphis, U. of 307 300 303 910 +46 7 Marquette University 306 307 303 916 +52 8 Cincinnati, U. of 296 311 315 922 +58 9 De Paul University 309 302 312 923 +59 10 Charlotte 297 311 317 925 +61 11 Tulane University 307 317 305 929 +65 12 St. Louis University 313 305 318 936 +72
2001 C-USA Men's Golf Champ. The Club at Hidden Creek Navarre, FL Tournament Dates: 04/23 - 04/25 FINAL RESULTS
Par: 72 Yardage: 6795 Fin Name School Scores 1 Brad McIntosh Houston 72 73 69 214 -2
2 Chris Campbell Louisville 69 74 72 215 -1
3 Simon Robinson Houston 72 72 73 217 +1
4 Mike Shamp Charlotte 71 71 76 218 +2 Tele Wightman So Florida 68 76 74 218 +2
6 Wade Ormsby Houston 74 72 73 219 +3 Brett Hitchcock So Florida 70 71 78 219 +3
8 Tim Yelverton So. Miss. 73 75 72 220 +4 Daniel Ozley UAB 73 73 74 220 +4
10 Payton Osborn UAB 76 70 76 222 +6 Grant Sturgeon Louisville 75 70 77 222 +6 Andy Sanders Houston 72 75 75 222 +6
13 Graeme McDowell UAB 73 75 75 223 +7 David Jeans Memphis 77 71 75 223 +7
15 Matt Hilton Marquette 74 74 76 224 +8
16 Mark Wentz Marquette 76 74 75 225 +9
17 Justin Strausbaugh Tulane 78 75 73 226 +10 Neil Lykins Cincinnati 72 79 75 226 +10 Drew Jones UAB 76 76 74 226 +10 Chris Speight So. Miss. 74 76 76 226 +10
21 Jake Pasch So. Miss. 76 76 76 228 +12 Craig Gordon UAB 74 75 79 228 +12
23 Matt Cooper Memphis 81 74 75 230 +14 Scott Fann St. Louis 80 73 77 230 +14 Kirk Hathaway Cincinnati 77 76 77 230 +14 Clint Deibert Charlotte 71 76 83 230 +14
27 Chris Reinke Memphis 81 75 75 231 +15 Justin Emil So. Miss. 74 79 78 231 +15 Matt Wofford So. Miss. 74 75 82 231 +15
30 Ryan Fisher De Paul 76 78 78 232 +16 Adam Trower St. Louis 79 74 79 232 +16 Brad White Marquette 75 80 77 232 +16 Sam McFall Charlotte 73 81 78 232 +16 Craig Smith Cincinnati 71 79 82 232 +16 30 Jay Cavanagh So Florida 81 72 79 232 +16
36 Ricardo Carrillo So Florida 79 76 78 233 +17 Drew Mayhew De Paul 78 70 85 233 +17 Josh Sellers De Paul 82 78 73 233 +17 Michael Prieur Memphis 75 80 78 233 +17 Joel Fuller Louisville 76 76 81 233 +17
41 Brad Wilder Cincinnati 76 77 81 234 +18 James Griffin Tulane 77 80 77 234 +18
43 Geoff Nuwash Louisville 79 80 76 235 +19 Dean Halterman Louisville 78 81 76 235 +19
45 J.J. Stanczak De Paul 78 76 82 236 +20
46 Edvins Erkmanis Marquette 81 81 75 237 +21 Scott Yopchick De Paul 77 81 79 237 +21 Phil Krass Tulane 73 85 79 237 +21
49 Byron Shultz Tulane 83 79 76 238 +22
50 Chad Oleson So Florida 82 80 79 241 +25 Brett Callas Houston 80 80 81 241 +25 Bryon McDougall Tulane 79 83 79 241 +25
53 Jason Wyatt Memphis 74 82 86 242 +26 Justin Haupt St. Louis 78 77 87 242 +26
55 Josh Phillips St. Louis 83 81 79 243 +27
56 Ryan Weber Marquette 85 79 80 244 +28
57 Andy Robertson Charlotte 85 83 81 249 +33 Andy Poe St. Louis 76 90 83 249 +33 Brandon Vincent Charlotte 82 85 82 249 +33
60 Ryan Lilly Cincinnati 88 84 85 257 +41
A Closer Look At Houston Scores... Finish Team/Players Scores
Fin Team/Players Scores 1 Houston, Univ. of 290 292 290 872 1 Brad McIntosh 72 73 69 214 3 Simon Robinson 72 72 73 217T 6 Wade Ormsby 74 72 73 219T 10 Andy Sanders 72 75 75 222T 50 Brett Callas 80 80 81 241
2001 Conference USA Men's Golf Awards
All-Conference Team
Graeme McDowell, UAB
Payton Osborn, UAB
Daniel Ozley, UAB
Brad McIntosh, Houston
Wade Ormsby, Houston
Andy Sanders, Houston
Chris Campbell, Louisville
Brett Hitchcock, South Florida
Tim Yelverton, Southern Miss
Michael Shamp, Charlotte
Player of the Year
Graeme McDowell, UAB
Coach of the Year
Alan Kaufman, UAB
Freshman of the Year
Brad McIntosh, Houston
All-Tournament Team
Tele Wightman, South Florida
Michael Shamp, Charlotte
Simon Robinson, Houston
Chris Campbell, Louisville
Brad McIntosh, Houston* (Medalist)
