5/8/2001 - Men's Golf
Navy Golf Team Headed To Oregon State For West Regional

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INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. - The Navy golf team will be heading west for the NCAA Golf Regional for the second consecutive year as the Mids will travel to Corvallis, Oregon, for the West Regional, May 17-19. Last year, Navy played at Fresno State and finished tied for 24th out of 27 teams.

"We got a taste of what the NCAA Golf Championship was like last year and we are excited about the opportunity to head west and try to improve on our standing," said Navy head golf coach Pat Owen.

Twenty-seven teams make up each of the three regions, with the other two regions being hosted by Oklahoma State and Virginia Commonwealth. The top 10 teams from each region plus the top two individuals not on one of the Top 10 teams will advance to the NCAA Championship, May 30-June 2 at Duke.

Navy, champions of the Patriot League, is one of nine conference champions competing in Corvallis. The Mids are joined by BYU (Mountain West), USC (Pac-10), Pepperdine (West Coast), Oral Roberts (Mid-Continent), Austin Peay (Ohio Valley), California-Irvine (Big West), Weber State (Big Sky) and Detroit (Midwest Collegiate). Others teams competing for the West Region title include New Mexico, San Diego State, Colorado State, Fresno State, Nevada, Arizona State, Arizona, UNLV, Oregon, Washington, Cal, UCLA, Stanford, Oregon State, Pacific, South Carolina, Wake Forest and Tennessee.

"We have some of the best teams in the nation in our regional," said Owen. "I am excited for our players to have the opportunity to play in this event against some of the nations best."