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Lepp Gets Husky Golfers Off to Solid Start at Highlands Collegiate
March 11, 2005 | Men's Golf
March 11, 2005
Las Vegas, NV - The 24th-ranked Washington men's golf team is in fifth place after the opening round of play at the Southern Highlands Collegiate Championship. Washington shot 5-over 293 and trails tournament-leading Arizona State by five strokes. South Carolina and UCLA are tied for second at 290 while top-ranked Oklahoma State is one shot ahead of the Huskies.
The tournament is considered the most elite event in collegiate golf this season outside of the NCAA Championships. Each of the 15 teams in the tournament is ranked in Golfweek's top-25 poll, including the top six squads. The tournament is being contested at the par-72, 7,510-yard Southern Highlands Golf Club in Las Vegas.
Washington's quick start was led by junior James Lepp, who shot 1-under 71. He is in seventh place, trailing South Carolina's Mark Anderson and UCLA's Daniel Im by five strokes. Alex Prugh shot even par and is in 10th place while Erik Olson is 19th at 1-over 73. Joe Panzeri carded a 77 to stand 58th and Travis Andrews shot 79 to tie for 67th.
Lepp was 5-under after his first nine holes but double-bogied the two par-three holes on the back nine to drop back to 1-under overall. Prugh also got off to a quick start and was 4-under after his front nine. He collected five bogies and one birdies over his final nine holes.
The second round of the tournament will take place Saturday and the final 18 holes will be played Sunday. Live scoring of the tournament can be found on the Internet at golfstat.com.
Southern Highlands Collegiate Championship
Southern Highlands Country Club
Las Vegas, NV
Par 72, 7,510 yards
Team Results1. Arizona State 288 2. South Carolina 290 2. UCLA 290 4. Oklahoma State 292 5. Washington 293 6. UNLV 294 7. Georgia 296 7. Florida 296 9. Wake Forest 297 9. Georgia Tech 297 11. Auburn 299 12. Clemson 300 12. TCU 300 14. Texas 302 15. New Mexico 303
Top Individuals 1. Mark Anderson, South Carolina 66 1. Daniel Im, UCLA 66 3. Matthew Rosenfeld, Texas 69 4. Michael Barbosa, Georgia Tech 70 4. Andres Gonzales, UNLV 70 4. Zack Robinson, Oklahoma State 70 7. James Lepp, Washington 71 7. Stuart Moore, Auburn 71 7. Jesse Mueller, Arizona State 71 10. Alejandro Canizares, Arizona State 72 10. David Denham, Georgia 72 10. CJ Gatto, UNLV 72 10. Sam Hunt, UNLV 72 10. Niklas Lemke, Arizona State 72 10. Doug Manchester, Wake Forest 72 10. Alex Prugh, Washington 72 10. James Vargas, Florida 72 10. Joakim Renstrom, UCLA 0
Husky Results 7. James Lepp 71 10. Alex Prugh 72 19. Erik Olson 73 58. Joe Panzeri 77 67. Travis Andrews 79
