April 3, 2001

SANTA CRUZ, Calif. - The Santa Clara men's golf team placed 18th with a three-round score 919 at the 55th Western Intercollegiate this afternoon. The event took place at the at Pasatiempo Golf Club, a par-70 course totaling 6,445 yards.

Oregon won the team competition with a 10-over par 850 and defeated runner-up Washington by 17 strokes. Kansas placed third while Pacific and UC Irvine rounded out the top five. Pepperdine, the only other West Coast Conference squad in the 18-team field, tied for seventh with Stanford at 882.

San Diego State's Lars Johansson earned individual medalist honors with a 206. Senior Drew Corwin led Santa Clara with his tie for 50th place at 226. Junior Sandy Horacek finished two strokes behind his teammate at 228 with senior Tony Okano tied for 61st place with a 229.

The Broncos return to action next week at the Grand Canyon Invitational. The 54-hole tournament will take place April 9-10 in Goodyear, Ariz.

Western Intercollegiate
Santa Cruz, Calif.
Final Results -- April 3

1. Oregon 284-287-279--850
2. Washington 291-286-290--867
3. Kansas 299-296-277--872
4. Pacific 284-295-297--876
5. California 292-290-295--877
6. UC Irvine 287-298-295--880
7. Pepperdine 304-297-281--882
Stanford 293-295-294--882
9. Oregon State 293-295-296--884
10. San Jose State 298-294-293--885
Fresno State 295-297-293--885
12. Hawaii 292-297-302--891
13. UC Santa Barbara 301-289-302--892
14. San Diego State 284-301-311--896
15. Nevada 294-307-298--899
16. Ohio State 293-307-301--901
17. Long Beach State 306-304-294--904
18. Santa Clara 301-314-304--919

Santa Clara Scores
T50. Drew Corwin 75-78-73--226
T58. Sandy Horacek 75-78-75--228
T61. Tony Okano 75-79-75--229
T79. Michael Melling 76-79-81--236
T81. Paul Nelson 76-80-82--238