Staff Report
Jay Choi led the UNM men's golf team to its fourth consecutive Mountain West Conference Championship on Saturday in Bend, Ore., winning the individual title in the process.
The Lobos led the conference tournament the whole weekend, beating runner-up San Diego State University by five strokes. UNM finished with a 1-over par 865. The Aztecs finished 6-over par at 871.
Choi was the only player in the tournament to finish under par at the MWC Championships. He was also named to the All-MWC team. The senior finished with a 1-under 215 after shooting a 1-over final round of 73. Choi, who won his second tournament of the season, played on all of the past four UNM conference championship teams. Choi's other victory this season came at the National Invitational in Tucson, Ariz., on March 27.
The Lobos never trailed in this year's 2006 MWC Tournament, and led with a score of 284 in the first round. They shot 283 in the second round and were able to hold on despite shooting a 10-over 298 in the final round Saturday.
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Junior Charlie Beljan finished tied for fourth after shooting 1-over for the tournament. Beljan shot 75 in the first round before a 4-under 68 in the second round. His 74 in the last round gave him a final score of 217.
Senior Mark Anderson tied for sixth at 2-over par with a final score of 218 (71-72-75). Freshman Steve Saunders tied for 14th after shooting 4-over par (70-74-76) for a final score of 220. Freshman Nick Geyer rounded out the Lobo scoring by shooting 7-over par (71-73-79) to finish tied for 20th with a score of 223.
By winning the MWC Championship, the Lobos punched their ticket to the NCAA Championships May 18-20 in Tucson, Ariz.
