Men's Golf Travels to Nevada
October 9, 1998
Corvallis, Ore. -
SCHEDULE: The Oregon State men's golf team concludes its fall season Oct. 12-13 at the Wolf Pack Classic, being hosted by the University of Nevada. The 54-hole event, which starts with 36 holes Monday, will be held at the Lightning W Ranch in Washoe Valley. The course will play to 7,241 yards and carry a par of 72.
THE TEAM: Oregon State Head Coach Mike Ketcham has announced the following individuals will be competing for Oregon State:
Justin Johnson, Sr., Castro Valley, CA (75.0 avg) Dustin Wayne, Jr., Alameda, CA (71.9) John Lepak, Fr., La Habra Heights, CA (72.1) Eric Dahm, Jr., Tualatin, OR (73.6) Anthony Arvidson, So., Beaverton, OR (74.5)
THE FIELD: Joining Oregon State for the tournament will be Nevada, Washington, Oregon, Hawaii-Hilo, Stanford, UC Santa Barbara, Pacific, Wyoming, St. Mary's, Boise State, Texas Lutheran, Loyola Marymount, Portland, Idaho, San Jose State, and Utah State
SUBPAR: Through just 216 holes of golf, Oregon State players have a combined 19 rounds under par. Dustin Wayne leads the group with seven subpar rounds, followed by John Lepak with six, Anthony Arvidson with three, Eric Dahm with two, and Justin Johnson with one. Last year's team shot 25 rounds under par for the entire season.
KETCHAM ON THE TEAM: "It is important we finish the fall season on a good note and go into the offseason with a positive attitude. I feel we have had a nice fall season, but there are things we need to improve on, hopefully I will start to see some of those improvements in this tournament."
KETCHAM ON THE TOURNAMENT: "We have an opportunity to finish near the top of this tournament, but you never know, the talent at this level gets better and better every year. I look back at last week for example and see we shot 864, which has won the tournament many times, but this year we shoot even par and finish sixth -- that shows just how far men's golf has progressed. The Lightning W. Ranch Course is a lot like our Trysting Tree Golf Club, with some large landing areas. We also are taking three players (Johnson, Arvidson, Dahm) who have played this course before so that should be a benefit."
TOP 10: Oregon State will is looking to stretch its top-10 finish streak to five tournaments this week at the Wolf Pack Classic. The Beavers are averaging 286 per round, or two-under-par based on a par of 72.
HIBERNATION: Oregon State won't return to tournament action unitl Feb. 1-2 at the Ping Intercollegiate in Tucson.
