Oklahoma City Wins NAIA Men's Golf National Championship; CSUSM Ties for 15th
Conway finishes in 8th-place tie
May 25, 2007

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To nobody's surprise, #1 Oklahoma City went wire-to-wire to win the NAIA Men's Golf National Championship, which concluded Friday. Cal State San Marcos, behind a great performance from junior Scott Conway, finished in a tie for 15th.

Throughout the season, the strength of the Cougar squad was its depth. Though Conway usually finished as the team's top golfer, the rest of the squad was rarely far behind. At Nationals, however, Conway had by far and away the best tournament of any Cougar. On Friday, he rebounded from a third round 79 to shoot +2 (74), for a final four-round total of +6 (294). The tie for 8th marks a much better result for Conway than he had at last year's Nationals, when he tied for 79th.

Second on the team was Brandon Scolman, who tied for 58th with a +19 (307). He shot a final-round 79, as did fellow Cougars Markus Wendel and Kevin Riley. They finished in 90th and 96th, respectively. Matt Determan closed out with a rough final-round 82, but finished third on the team in a tie for 73rd.

Oklahoma City's Daniel Mitchell won the hotly-contested individual title, thanks to a final round 67. That vaulted him three shots ahead of Point Loma's Sam Cyr, who shot a final round 74. Mitchell's winning score was -6, and him and Cyr were the only golfers under par for the tournament. As a team, Oklahoma City's total of +2 was well ahead of the +20 put up by second-place Wayland Baptist. CSUSM finished at +71.

Overall, however, the Cougar squad surpassed expectations this season. With the team's top golfers expected back next year, this was considered a building year for the team - yet they managed to win the Region II Championship and make the cut at Nationals. Expect the Cougar men's golf team to be back and better than ever this coming fall!