Men's Golf Misses Out On NCAA Championships
May 20, 2000
FRESO, Calif. - - The Oregon State men's golf team tied for 13th place at the NCAA West Regional on Saturday afternoon at the par 72 Riverbend Golf Club, just one shot out of a tie for 10th and a playoff to advance to the NCAA Championships.
OSU shot a final round 2-over-par 290 to finish tied with Oregon and Pacific at 866. An 865 would have put the Beavers in a four-way playoff with Idaho, Stanford, and California. California won the playoff after four holes, as only the top 10 teams advance to the Championships in Opelika, Ala.
"It's just one of those things," OSU coach Mike Ketcham said. "We got off to a slow start, but they did a good job of getting back into position. I'm disappointed for the kids because they are the caliber of players that could be at the NCAA Championships, but they did a good job of putting our program on the map and in the top 25. They'll make our program stronger in the future."
Anthony Arvidson led the Beaver attack with a final round of 4-under-par 68, which included a string of five consecutive birdies from holes 12-16. Arvidson tied for 24th with a 3-under 213.
Bryan Geiberger carded a 232.
"All you can ask, as a coach, is for the players to put themselves in a good position. We did that, but it just didn't quite roll our way. These things happen," said Ketcham.
Arizona captured the team title with an 839 to beat out UNLV and BYU by four strokes.
Pepperdine's Michael Beard claimed medalist honors with a 12-under-par 204 to win by four shots.
TEAM SCORES (par 864, top-10 advance. Cal won in a playoff for 10th place.)
1. Arizona 839, 2. UNLV 843, 2. BYU 843, 4. USC 848, 5. New Mexico 850, 6. Fresno State 851, 6. Arizona State 851, 8. Washington 855, 9. Pepperdine 864, 10. California 865, 10. Stanford 865, Idaho 865, 13. Oregon State 866, 13. Oregon 866, 13. Pacific 866, 16. UCLA 869, 17. CSU-Northridge 880, 18. San Diego State 883, 19. UTEP 884, 19. Colorado State 884, 21. Wright State 894, 22. Long Beach State 899, 23. Princeton 914, 24. Towson 936, 24. Navy 936, 26. Iona 946, 27. Maryland-Baltimore 954.
INDIVIDUAL SCORES (par 72)
1. Michael Beard, Pepperdine 71-68-65--204, 2. Joel Hendry, New Mexico 72-66-70--208, 2. Calvin Kupeyan, UNLV 68-72-68, 4. Ryan Nelson, Portland 73-68-68--209, 5. Four tied at 210.
OSU SCORES
T24. Bryan Geiberger 81-73-78--232.
