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Three Men's Golf Teams Finish in Top 10 at NCAA Championship
BYU, New Mexico, and UNLV all produce top 10 finishes.
June 6, 2005 COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. - The Mountain West Conference was the only league in the country to place three teams in the top 10 at the 2005 NCAA Men's Golf Championship at the Caves Valley Golf Club in Owings Mills, Md. BYU led all MWC teams with a fourth-place finish, while New Mexico was fifth and UNLV tied for eighth. Georgia won the team title by 11 strokes over Georgia Tech at the 108th NCAA Championship. Individual medalist honors went to Washington's James Lepp, who fired a 72-hole total of four-under 276. Lepp won the title after rallying from a six-shot deficit during the final day of play by shooting a course record seven-under 63 before bettering Pepperdine's Michael Putnam on the third playoff hole. BYU recorded its best finish since 1986, when it also placed fourth at the national championship. New Mexico's fifth place showing was its highest finish since 1979, when it also placed fifth. UNLV captured its ninth top-10 finish at the NCAA Championship in school history and its best standing since placing sixth in 2000. Defending individual NCAA champion Ryan Moore of UNLV was the MWC's highest finisher, tying for fifth. Moore made the most of his final round as a collegiate player by firing a four-under 66 to move up 12 spots and finish with a two-over 282. BYU's Oscar Alvarez also finished in the top 10, placing in a tie for seventh with a three-over 283. -MWC-
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