UCLA won the Battle at the Beach in Newport Coast, Calif. The Bruins surged to victory
thanks to a season-best 7-under-par 348 in the final round to edge Arkansas and Wash-
ington by one shot. UCLA finished the tournament at 10-under 1055. Senior David Ling-
merth from Arkansas and freshman Chris Williams from Washington shared medalist
honors at 8-under 205. Williams fired a 6-under 65 in the second round, while Lingmerth
jumped from T10 to T1 with a final-round 7-under 64.
John A. Burns Intercollegiate
Leilehua;Golf;Course,;Wahiawa,;Hawaii
UNLV won a nailbiter to take the John A. Burns Intercollegiate over reigning national
champion Texas A&M. The Rebels fired a final-round 14-under-par 274 to tie Texas A&M
after 54 holes at 28-under 836. It took one playoff hole for UNLV to capture its third title of
the 2009-10 season. California and BYU shared third, 12 shots back at 16-under-par 848.
Texas A&M senior Andrea Pavan was medalist with rounds of 70-69-65 for a 12-under 204
total.
UTSA/Oak Hills Invitational
Oak;Hills;Country;Club,;San;Antonio,;Tex.
Texas Tech successfully defended its title, winning the UTSA/Oak Hills Invitational at
Oak Hills Country Club in San Antonio, Tex. The Red Raiders entered the final round
tied for the lead with Southeastern Louisiana, but carded a final-round 9-over 293 to the
Lions 11-over 295 for a two-stroke victory. In his collegiate debut, Southeastern Louisi-
ana freshman Philipp Westermann fired a final-round 2-under 69 to edge Wichita State
senior Dustin Garza by one.
Rice Intercollegiate
Westwood;Golf;Club,;Houston,;Tex.
Rice posted the low scores for all three rounds to win the Rice Intercollegiate at
Westwood Golf Club in Houston, Tex. The Owls fired a 22-over-par 886 to win the
tournament by 19 strokes over Auburn, which finished second at 41-over 905. Rice
senior Christopher Brown shot the only tournament round in the 60s on the final day,
a 3-under 69, to take medalist honors. Brown finished at even-par 216 to win his first
intercollegiate title.
