The Red Raider Men's Golf Team Finishes 13th

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The Red Raider Men's Golf Team Finishes 13th

February 24, 2004 | Men's Golf

Feb. 14, 2004

Complete Results

Lubbock, Texas - The 41st ranked men's golf team shot a 287 in the final round of the Taylor Made/Waikoloa Intercollegiate in Waikoloa, Hawaii to end the tournament four-over, 868 (296-285-287). Tech was led by the clubs of sophomore Andrew Dresser and freshman Oscar Floren who helped the Red Raiders edge out host University of Hawaii-Hilo for the13th place spot.

Dresser was Tech's highest finisher for the fifth time this year with a three-under, 18th place tie, shooting 213 (70-70-73). Floren tied a personal best low-round by shooting 68 to top off a performance that improved every round of play by at least 3 strokes. Floren finished tied for 29th shooting a 215 (75-72-68).

Sophomore William Haddrell was Tech's third highest finisher shooting a 218 (74-73-71) improving every round to end the three-day event in a 47th place tie. Junior Chris Pace and sophomore Casey Jones round out the last of Tech's competitors shooting 224 and 231, finishing 78th and 97th, respectively.

No. 5 Georgia Tech, 841, took home the tournament title, their fourth in six years, with a three-stroke lead over second place finisher No.2 UCLA (844). No.24 Arkansas (845), No. 8 Arizona State 850 and No.40 Oklahoma (852) round out the top five.

The Red Raiders will have fours weeks off before they are back on the green at the Louisiana Classics in Lafayette, LA, March 8-9.

Team ResultsFin.   School                   Scores
  13   Texas Tech Univ.         296-285-287 - 868
T18    Andrew Dresser          70   70   73    213T29    Oscar Floren            75   72   68    215T47    William Haddrell        74   73   71    218T78    Chris Pace              79   70   75    224T97    Casey Jones             77   78   76    231

Final Results
Taylor Made/Waikoloa Inter.Par:    72Yardage:  7074
      Fin.   Rank(Top 50)   School       Scores
         1   No.5      Georgia Tech          272  291  278  841 -23         2   No. 2     UCLA                  282  283  279  844 -20         3   No. 24    Arkansas, U. of       293  278  274      845     -19         4   No. 8     Arizona State         283  288  279  850 -14         5   No. 30    Oklahoma, U. of       296  284  272  852 -12         6   No. 23    Washington, U. of     283  283  287  853 -11         7   No. 31    Southern California   286  288  283  857 -7                       UC Davis              284  286  292  857 -7         9   No. 6     TCU                   285  294  281  860 -4        10   No.29     Pepperdine Univ.      285  284  283  862 -2        11             Stanford University   284  294  285      863 -1        12             Nagoya U of Commerce  293  286  286      865 +1        13   No.41     Texas Tech Univ.      296  285  287      868 +4        14             Nevada, Univ. of      295  287  290      872 +8        15             Hawaii-Hilo, U. of    289  291  295      875 +11        16             Oregon, U. of         294  289  293      876 +12                       Tulsa, U. of          293  296  287      876 +12        18             Rhode Island, U. of   294  293  293      880 +16        19             Hawaii, Univ. of      306  298  283      887 +23        20             Oregon State U.       298  297  299      894 +30                       Houston, Univ. of     303  301  290      894 +30