April 10, 2000

LARAMIE, Wyo. -

Cowboy Golf Team Posts Strong Finish at Oregon Duck Invitational, UW's David Hearn Finishes Fifth:

The Wyoming Cowboy golf team played one of their best tournaments of the 1999-2000 season on March 20-21, placing seventh in a 15-team field at the University of Oregon Duck Invitational. Wyoming finished with a 54-hole total of 887, tying with Colorado State for seventh place. The University of Washington won the two-day event with a final score of 857.

Wyoming was led by junior David Hearn, who tied for fifth place with a three-round total of 214, two-under par. Hearn's finish marked the fourth time in nine tournaments this season that he has placed in the Top 10 individuals, and the fifth time he has placed in the Top 15. UW sophomore Mike Urbatchka also played an outstanding tournament, shooting 222, six-over par, to tie for 31st in the field of 80 golfers

"Everyone on the team contributed to this strong finish," said UW men's golf coach Roger Prenzlow. "We looked like the team we were in the fall season. We had two individuals shoot rounds in the 60s (Hearn and Urbatchka), and all five guys shot at least one round in the low 70s.

"David (Hearn) continues to be impressive. He held the lead after the first 36 holes with rounds of 68 and 70. He fell back a little bit on Tuesday with a 76, but he couldn't have played much better. Everyone on the team shot a nice round of golf. Mike (Urbatchka) had a round of 68. Kevin (Kayden) and Jake (Hunter) each had a round of 72, and Reid (Lende) shot a 73 in the second round.

"This was a good tournament for us because we beat some teams in our district that we needed to in order to have a chance to qualify for the NCAAs at the end of the year."

The 54-hole event was played on the Shadow Hills Country Club-Silver Course in Eugene, Ore. The course measured 6,783 yards and played to a par of 72.

Team Standings

1.  Washington        857
2.  Oregon            858
3.  Oregon State      863
4.  Pacific           866
5.  San Diego State   868
6.  San Jose State    885
7.  Wyoming           887
    Colorado State    887
9.  Long Beach State  893
10. Oregon (B Team)   896
    Nevada            896
12. Hawai'i           899
13. Portland State    902
14. Portland          905
    Washington State  905


1999-2000 Wyoming Golf Individual Results

        Matt     David    Jake      Kevin     Kurt     Reid     Mike
Event   Hart     Hearn    Hunter    Kayden    Kowaluk  Lende    Urbatchka
RMI     DNP      204 (-6) 216 (+6)  206 (-4)  DNP      213(+3)  216 (+6)
                 (1st)    (26th)    (2nd)              (12th)   (26th)
AFA     DNP      214 (-2) 225 (+9)  234 (+18) DNP      217(+1)  221 (+5)
                 (5th)    (43rd)    (93rd)             (8th)    (19th)
CSU     DNP      142 (+2) 152 (+12) 149 (+9)  DNP      151(+11) 149 (+9)
                 (7th)    (56th)    (42nd)             (52nd)   (42nd)
RSI     DNP      215 (+5) 207 (-3)  220 (+10) DNP      224(+14) 207 (-3)
                 (10th)   (1st)     (29th)             (40th)   (1st)
FSU     231(+15) 211 (-5) 228 (+12) 220 (+4)  DNP      230(+14) 222 (+6)
        (87th)   (12th)   (78th)    (47th)             (83rd)   (54th)
TNC     DNP      217 (+4) 221 (+8)  224 (+11) DNP      223(+10) 224 (+11)
                 (30th)   (52nd)    (73rd)             (67th)   (73rd)
49er    DNP      230 (+17)240 (+27) 229 (+16) DNP      234(+21) 238 (+25)
                 (45th)   (78th)    (41st)             (61st)   (74th)
PCI     DNP      234 (+18)250 (+34) 239 (+23) DNP      244(+28) 237(+21)
                 (45th)   (93rd)    (62nd)             (79th)   (56th)
ODI     DNP      214 (-2) 227 (+11) 227 (+11) DNP      230(+14) 222 (+6)
                 (5th)    (53rd)    (53rd)             (64th)   (31st)
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BYU

MWC


Strokes (231)   (1,881) (1,966) (1,948) (0)     (1,966) (1,936)
Rounds  (3)     (26)    (26)    (26)    (0)     (26)    (26)
Avg.    77.0    72.4    75.6    74.9    0.0     75.6    74.5
Low
Rd.     74      65      67      67      NA      69      68

1999-2000 Wyoming Golf Schedule/Team Results

Event                                   Date            Finish/Score

Rocky Mountain Intercollegiate          9/6-7           1st of 14 / 837
Laramie, Wyo. (Jacoby Golf Course)
Falcon Invitational                     9/17-19         2nd of 24 / 876
Colorado Springs, Colo.
Ram Intercollegiate                     9/27-28         9th of 15 / 591
Fort Collins, Colo.
Red Storm Intercollegiate               10/1-2          1st of 19 /845
Bethpage, N.Y.
Fresno Lexus Classic                    10/15-16        12th of 16 / 1104
Fresno, Calif.
The Nelson                              10/29-31        15th of 20 / 878
Stanford, Calif.
The 49er Collegiate Classic             2/24-25         14th of 15 / 926
Long Beach, Calif.
Pacific Coast Intercollegiate           3/13-14         18th of 19 / 950
Santa Barbara, Calif.
Oregon Duck Invitational                3/20-21         7th of 15 / 887
Eugene, Ore.
Bengal Invitational                     4/17-18
Blackfoot, Idaho
Cougar Classic                          4/21-22
Provo, Utah
Mountain West Conference Championship   5/1-3
TBA