Men's Golf NCAA Championships Preview

HOT SPRINGS, Va. -- The University of Oklahoma men's golf team will compete in the 2004 NCAA Championships, June 1-4, in Hot Springs, Va. The tournament will be held at the Homestead Resort's Cascasdes Golf Course (par 70, 6,679 yards) and will be hosted by Virginia Tech.

Oklahoma advanced to the NCAA Championship after placing third in the Central Regional held in West Lafayette, Ind. The Sooners' third-round best of 297 moved them up three spots in the final round. The top-10 teams from the East, Central and West Regionals plus two individual competitors from each regional advanced to the NCAA Championship. Four of the top five finishers in the Central Regional were Big 12 schools.

Oklahoma was led by Big 12 Newcomer of the Year Anthony Kim, who recorded a fifth place finish, his fifth top five finish of the spring. Senior Martin Flores carded a second-round 69 (-3) and tied for 19th place. All-Big 12 Conference team member Carlos Del Moral tied for 42nd place after posting a final-round 71 (-1).

TOURNAMENT FORMAT: 72 Holes. 18-holes will be played each day, Tuesday through Friday.

OU's Lineup: Freshman Anthony Kim, freshman Carlos Del Moral, senior Martin Flores, senior Doug Manor, and senior Blake Martin

NCAA CHAMPIONSHIP QUALIFIERS

East Regional	Central Regional	West Regional
1. Clemson	1. Kentucky	1. UCLA
2. Penn State	2. Oklahoma State	2. New Mexico
T3. Georgia	3. Oklahoma	3. Arizona
T3. Georgia Tech	4. Texas A&M	4. Arizona State
5. Florida	T5. Texas	5. BYU
6. Auburn	T5. TCU	6. USC
7. Georgia State	7. Purdue	7. Toledo
8. Rhode Island	8. Wichita State	8. California
9. Vanderbilt	9. SMU	9. Pepperdine
10. North Carolina	10. Kent State	10. Washington

Results: Live tournament results on www.golfstat.com

2003-04 Individual Results:

Name	Rounds	Strokes	Low	Average
Anthony Kim	30	2,155	67	71.83
Carlos Del Moral	24	1,738	68	72.42
Martin Flores	36	2,639	66	73.31
Doug Manor	21	1,558	64	74.19
Blake Martin	27	2,018	67	74.74
Craig Lurie	15	1,138	71	75.86
Daniel Mitchell	6	462	73	77.00
Brodie Flanders	12	942	69	78.50
Brad Purcell	6	480	74	80.00

Honors and Awards:

Freshman Anthony Kim: Named Big 12 Newcomer of the Year, All-Big 12 Conference Men's Golf Team Member, All-tournament team, Big 12 Golfer of the Month for February

Freshman Carlos Del Moral: Named All-Big 12 Conference Men's Golf Team Member

Senior Martin Flores: Named to the Big 12 Conference Men's Golf Academic First Team

Senior Doug Manor: Named to the Big 12 Conference Men's Golf Academic First Team

Senior Blake Martin: Named Big 12 All Tournament Team, and Big 12 Conference Men's Golf Academic First Team

The Oklahoma Line-up Stats and Info:

Anthony Kim
Named Big 12 Newcomer of the Year and All-Big 12 Conference.
Owns a stroke average of 71.83 through 10 tournaments this season.
Won Waikoloa Taylor Made Intercollegiate and placed second at the Big 12 Championship shot a career-low 67 three times in two tournaments.
Named Big 12 Golfer of the Month for February.
Recorded five top-five finishes this spring.

Career Totals

Year	Rounds	Low	Strokes	Average
2003-04	30	67	2,155	71.83
Totals	30	67	2,155	71.83

Carlos Del Moral
Named All-Big 12 as a freshman.
Tied for fourth at the Hall of Fame Intercollegiate with a score of 210 (-6).
Shot a career-low 68 three times, most recently at Hall of Fame Invitational.
Currently holds a stroke average of 72.42

Career Totals

Year	Rounds	Low	Strokes	Average
2003-04	21	68	1,515	72.14
Totals	21	68	1,515	72.14

Martin Flores
Holds a stroke average of 73.31 for the season.
Placed third at the Inverness Intercollegiate.
Recorded a season-low 68 in the second round of the Hall of Fame Invitational
Named Cleveland Golf All-American Scholar in 2003 and Academic All-Big 12 two consecutive years.

Career Totals

Year	Rounds	Low	Strokes	Average
2000-01	41	70	3,043	74.2
2001-02	33	67	2,430	73.6
2002-03	21	66	1,543	73.5
2003-04	36	68	2,639	73.31
Totals	131	66	9,655	73.70

Doug Manor
Recorded a third place finish at The Perry Maxwell Intercollegiate, the best showing of his career.
Holds a 74.19 stroke average for the season.
Posted his career-low 64 in the second round of the Perry Maxwell Intercollegiate.
Named Verizon Academic All-American and Cleveland Golf All-American Scholar in 2003.
Named Academic-All Big 12 First Team for second consecutive year.

Career Totals

Year	Rounds	Low	Strokes	Average
1999-00		Redshirted
2000-01	3	71	220	73.3
2001-02	12	69	908	75.7
2002-03	27	67	1,979	73.3
2003-04	21	64	1,558	74.19
Totals	63	64	4,665	74.05

Blake Martin
Tied for sixth in the Big 12 Championship.
Holds a stroke average of 74.74 on the season.
Recorded a season-low 68 in the third round of the Taylor Made Waikoloa Intercollegiate
Shot a season-low three-round of 217 (+1) and tied for 15th in The Puerto Rico Classic.
Named Cleveland Golf All-American Scholar in 2003 and 2004 Academic All-Big 12 First team for the second consecutive year.

Year	Rounds	Low	Strokes	Average
1999-00		Redshirted
2000-01	3	72	219	73.0
2001-02	15	70	1,128	75.2
2002-03	23	67	1,674	72.8
2003-04	27	68	2,018	74.74
Totals	68	67	5,039	74.10

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