HOUSTON,Texas--The University of Hawaii men's golf team concluded its 2002-03 campaign in a tie for seventh place in the WAC Championships at the Houstonian Golf Club in Texas. The Warriors put up a three-day total of 891 (+27) and were unable to move up the standings after a final-round 300.

James Beston had an impressive display in his first WAC championship. The junior shot two-under (71-72-71=214) for the tournament to finish in a tie for fifth place in the individual standings. Senior Justin Kim, playing in his final event as a Warrior, rebounded from a nightmare second round to regain the form that put him in second place after the first day. Kim fired a final-round 73 to finish in a tie for 15th with a total of 221.

Fresno State maintained its second round lead and finished with a total of 862 (-2) to win the team title by three stokes over defending champion Tulsa. The Golden Hurricane, however, won individual bragging rights over the Bulldogs, with David Inglis defeating Nick Watney after a three-hole playoff. Inglis and Watney both shot eight-under-par (68-69-71=208) after 54 holes.

Team Scores


1.  Fresno State	292-279-291=571 (-2) 


2.  Tulsa		289-287-289=865 (+1)


3.  UTEP		292-286-290=868 (+4)


4.  SMU		300-290-290=880 (+16)


5.  Nevada		292-295-298=885 (+21)


6.  Rice		293-293-301=887 (+23)


7.  Hawaii		290-301-300=891 (+27)


     San Jose St.	303-290-298=891 (+27)


9.  Boise State		296-302-300=898 (+34)


10. Louisiana Tech	305-310-307=922 (+58)





Hawaii Individual Scores


  T5.	James Beston	71-72-71=214 (-2)
	

T15.	Justin Kim	70-78-73=221 (+5)


T35.	Matt Kodama	72-74-80=226 (+10)


  42.	Jaime Matsumura	80-77-76=233 (+17)


T48.	Kellen-Floyd Asao	77-79-83=239(+23)

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