Golf Teams Ranked in Top-25
November 27, 1998
Corvallis, Ore. - The Oregon State University mens and womens golf teams are ranked in the Golfweek/Taylor Made national top 30, in a poll released Nov. 15. The men are No. 26, while the women moved up 15 spots to co-No. 10.
The mens team concluded their five tournament fall schedule finishing seventh or better in every event. The team captured the final tournament of the fall, the Wolf Pack Classic near Reno, Nev. Junior Dustin Wayne led the club in scoring at 71.9 strokes per round, while true-freshman John Lepak averaged 72.1. Both players had tree top 10 finishes. Six of the 10 Pacific-10 Conference schools are ranked in top 30.
The womens team shares the No. 10 ranking with conference rival Stanford. The team finished in the top-10 in five of their six fall tournaments, including capturing the team title at the Texas Tech Jeannine McHaney Memorial. Kathleen Takaishi, who had a pair of runner-up finishes, led the team with a 74.6 average. Anjeanette Dabbs, who had two top-5 finishes, is second for the team for scoring at 75.4. Five conference institutions are included in the top-10.
The mens and womens team will return to action at the Ping Arizona Invitational, Feb 1-2 and Feb. 22-24, respectively.
Golfweek/Taylor Made Rankings
Men
1. Clemson
2. Oklahoma State
3. Georgia
4. Houston
5. UNLV
6. Georgia Tech
7. Texas
8. Minnesota
9. Arizona State
10. Northwestern
11. North Carolina
12. South Carolina
13. Oregon
14. Florida
California
North Carolina State
Nebraska
19. East Tennessee State
TCU
North Florida
22. BYU
23. UCLA
24. Maryland
Stanford
26. Oregon State
27. Baylor
28. Tennessee
29. North Texas
New Mexico
Colorado State
Women
1. Duke
2. Georgia
3. USC
4. Tulsa
5. Arizona
6. Oklahoma State
7. Washington
8. TCU
Auburn
10. Oregon State
Stanford
12. North Carolina
13. Florida State
14. Memphis
15. Michigan State
Oregon
17. New Mexico State
Indiana
South Carolina
20. UCLA
Ohio State
Arizona State
Pepperdine
24. Texas
25. San Jose State
26. South Florida
27. Alabama
28. Mississippi
29. Tennessee
Wisconsin
