Golf in 20th Place at NCAA Central Regional
5/16/2002 12:00:00 AM | Men's Golf
May 16, 2002
HOUSTON, Texas - The University of Houston golf team fired a team score of 304 Thursday during the first round of the NCAA Central Regional to stand in a tie for 20th place after the first 18 holes.
The tournament continues Friday morning with another 18 holes scheduled at Pleasant Valley Golf Course.
Simon Robinson, a 2002 All-Conference USA and C-USA All-Tournament Team honoree, led the Cougars with a score of 1-over-par 73 to tie for 33rd place. Brett Callas, who earned medalist honors at the Maxwell Intercollegiate last week, shot a 74 to tie for 43rd place.
Other Cougar linksters competing Thursday were Scott Ferguson (78, t-96th), Brad McIntosh (79, t-108th) and Kevin Hermis (82, t-126th).
Oklahoma State posted a first-round team score of 287 to stand two strokes ahead of Kansas, Oklahoma and TCU. Individually, TCU's Bret Guetz and John Kidwell of Oklahoma stood atop the individual leaderboard after shooting 68 in the first round.
The NCAA Central Regional features TCU, North Carolina State, Oklahoma State, Virginia Tech, Oklahoma, Toledo, Purdue, Lamar, Baylor, Alabama, LSU, Tulsa, Kansas, SMU, Illinois, Missouri, Colorado, Texas-Arlington, Northwestern, Arkansas State, Maryland, St. John's, Austin Peay, Princeton, Army and Jackson State.
Gibby Martins (Texas-San Antonio), John Holmes (Kentucky), Eric Herbert (Ohio), David Jenkins (Southwest Missouri State), Adrian Mork (McNeese State) and Aaron Watkins (Kansas State) were invited to the NCAA Regional as individuals.
The top 10 teams from each of the three NCAA Regionals as well as the top two individuals not competing on those teams move on to the NCAA Championships on May 29-June 1 at the Scarlet Course in Columbus, Ohio.
UH , which received a No. 16 seed in the Regional, became the second Cougar team to advance to the NCAA postseason this year.