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LOPPNOW WINS REGIONAL TITLE
Lubbock, Tex.---Freshman Michael Loppnow short a four-under par 68 in the final round of competition to help lead the Pioneers to a second place finish at the 2008 Region VI Men’s Golf Championships. Loppnow’s three round total of 208 (71-69-68) earned him the individual title by one stroke over Oklahoma City University’s Anthony Michael (67-71-71).
WBU junior Kevin Stinson earned All-Region and All-Conference honors with his third place finish. Stinson had a three round total of 213 (72-70-71).
As a team, the Pioneers shot even par in Tuesday’s final round to finish with an 862 (290-284-288), six strokes in back of Oklahoma City University (283-291-282), which won its 12th consecutive regional title. Oklahoma Christian, the NAIA’s top ranked team, was third (284-296-288). >>Read More
PIONEER
GOLFERS END
DAY ONE TIED
FOR LEAD
Lubbock, TX---The Pioneer golfers came back from seven strokes down after the first round to tie Oklahoma City University for the lead at 574 in the 2008 NAIA Region VI Men’s Golf Championship.
OCU shot a 283 for the first 18 holes and had a one-stroke lead over Oklahoma Christian and a seven stroke lead over WBU, but the Pioneers came back in the afternoon to shoot a 284 compared to the Stars’ 291. The NAIA’s #1 team, Oklahoma Christian, fell to third with a two round total of 580. >>Read More
PIONEERS HOST REGION CHAMPIONSHIP
Six teams currently in the NAIA’s Top 25 will be among the ones competing in the 2008 NAIA Region VI Men’s Golf Championship on April 21 and 22 at Hillcrest Country Club.
Top-ranked Oklahoma Christian, defending NAIA champion and third-ranked Oklahoma City University, #9 Wayland Baptist, the 2007 NAIA runner-up, and #10 Southern Nazarene highlight the field of 12 teams which begin play on Monday morning at 8:30 with a shotgun start. Two rounds are scheduled to be played that first day, with the final round of 18 set to start at 8 a.m. on Tuesday. >>Read More
GOLFERS WIN IN aRIZONA
Goodyear, Ariz.---The ninth-ranked Wayland Baptist golf team came back from four strokes down going into Tuesday morning's final round and out-shot Central Oklahoma 277-285 to capture their first Grand Canyon Thunderbird Invitational title. The Pioneers’ 54-hole total of 845 (19-under par) set a new school record, as did the final round total of 277 (11-under), which was seven strokes better than any of the other 18 teams participating in the event.
Junior Kevin Stinson celebrated his 22nd birthday by winning the individual crown, shooting a tournament low eight-under 64 in the third round to edge out teammate Jeff Dagg. >>Read More
GOLFERS IN SECOND AFTER FIRST DAY
Goodyear, Ariz.---The Pioneer golfers, led by Jeff Dagg's tournament low round of 66, came back to shoot a 278 on the second round of 18 to move into second place after the first day of play at the Grand Canyon Thunderbird Invitational. Central Oklahoma University is four strokes in front of Wayland with a two-round total of 564.
WBU was in third place after the first 18 with a 290, one stroke behind Point Loma Nazarene University which was in second. Central Oklahoma shot a 281 in round one to assume the lead.
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STINSON LEADS WBU TO THIRD PLACE FINISH
Edmond, Okla.---The Wayland Baptist men’s golf team finished third at the 2008 Sleep Inn & Suites Classic at River Oaks Country Club Tuesday. The Pioneers shot a three-round total of 912 to finish two strokes ahead of fifth-ranked Texas Wesleyan University.
Junior Kevin Stinson, who shot a tournament low 68 in the first round, finished in a tie for third with a 54-hole total of 220. Brent Kirstein was the only other Pioneer to finish in the top 20. The senior from South Africa shot a 229 to tie for 19th. >>Read More
PIONEERS FINISH 5TH AT UST INTERCOLLEGIATE
The Pioneer golf team finished fifth in a field of top-ranked NAIA teams at the UST Texas Intercollegiate held Sunday and Monday at Hawks Creek Golf Club in Ft. Worth.
The field of teams featured six ranked in the NAIA Top 25, including top-ranked Oklahoma Christian, #3 Oklahoma City, #5 Texas Wesleyan, the Pioneers at #10, #19 Northwood, and #24 Southern Nazarene. >>Read More
