Rams Finish 8th at the Bite/Pacific Coast Intercollegiate Golf Tournament

Colorado State finishes 22 shot behind tournament winner Fresno State.

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April 2, 2003

SANTA BARBARA, Calif. - Martin Laird finished in a tie for fourth place with a seven-under-par three-round 209 to lead Colorado State's men's golf team to an eighth-place finish in the Bite/Pacific Coast Intercollegiate Golf Tournament.

The two-day, 54-hole competition was played at the 7,044-yard, par-72 Sandpiper Golf Course.

Laird shot a one-over 73 Tuesday and finished at 209, seven-under for the tournanment. Laird had rounds of one-under (71) and a seven-under 65 prior to Wednesday's final round.

Teammate Nolan Martin finished two-over, 218, in a tie for 38th. John Hayes and Tommy Sharp tied for 52nd with four-over 220, and Brett Tobyne tied for 62nd, five-over 221.

Fresno State won the tournament with a score of 841, 23 under par, two shots ahead of runnerup UC Irvine, 843, 21-under. Colorado State's team score, 863, was one-under and put the Rams in eighth place, two shots ahead of instate rival Denver University, which finished at one-over, 865.