April 23, 2002

Navarre Beach, FL - The University of Memphis Tiger golf team improved 10 shots over their opening round score and moved from a tie for 10th place into a tie for seventh place in the 2002 Conference USA Championships, being held at The Club at Hidden Creek in Navarre Beach, FL. TCU holds on to a five stroke lead over second place UAB and an eight shot margin over Southern Mississippi and South Florida.

TCU posted a team score of 283 during second round action and lead the event with a total score of 574. UAB is second at 579, while USM and South Florida are tied for fourth at 582. Houston rounds out the top five with a score of 584. Memphis is in at 590.

Bret Guetz of TCU leads all individuals after carding a second score of 68 to go with his opening total of six under 66. Guetz maintains a two stroke lead over Even Frederick of St. Louis who had rounds of 69-67. Memphis top players are David Jeans and Chris Reinke are tied for 22th with scores of 147. Jeans shot a two under par round of 70, while Reinke was even par for the second round.

Final round action is slated for 8 AM today.

TEAM SCORES: 1. TCU 574 2. UAB 579 3. Southern Miss 582 South Florida 582 5. Houston 584 6. Louisville 588 7. Memphis 590 East Carolina 590 Charlotte 590 10. Tulane 594 Cincinnati 594 12. DePaul 599 13. St. Louis 606 14. Marquette 611

MEMPHIS SCORES: T22 David Jeans 77-70--147 T22 Chris Reinke 75-72--147 T34 Alan Weant 75-74--149 T27 Michael Prieur 75-74--149 T53 Richard Jones 75-80--155