
NCAA MEN’S GOLF CHAMPIONSHIPS
at Kampen Course, West Lafayette, Ind.
7,450 yards, par 72
Medalist: Kevin Chappell, UCLA (2-under 286).
Team champion: UCLA (42-over 1194).
UW team finish: 18-over-par 306. The Huskies
finished the tournament at 56-over 1208, seventh alone out of 30
schools. In fact, four Pacific-10 Conference schools placed in the top
seven.
UW individuals:
Nick Taylor (75)
Zach Bixler (76)
Darren Wallace (77)
Tze Huang Choo (78)
* John Wise (85)
On a day when scoring was high again, Taylor’s 75 placed him in
second with Indiana’s Jorge Campillo (72). It is the UW’s best finish
at the NCAAs since James Lepp won the 2005 title over Tacoma’s Michael
Putnam (Pepperdine) in a playoff. Other Huskies include Bixler (303,
tied for 23rd), Choo (310, tied for 55th), Wallace (313, tied for 64th)
and Wise (323, 78th).
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