April 24, 2002

Navarre Beach, FL - The University of Memphis Tiger golf team shot 297 in the final round of the Conference USA Championships and finished in ninth place with a score of 887. TCU won this year's Conference Championship with a team score of six under par 858.

Bret Guetz of TCU won the individual title after leading from wire-to-wire. Guetz shot 11 under par 205 for the 54-hole event in claiming medalist honors. Memphis sophomore David Jeans was the Tigers' low scorer with a three day total score of 221. Jeans tied for 26th.

The University of Houston placed second in this year's championship with a score of 864, while Southern Mississippi was third at 869. South Florida and Louisville rounded out the top five.

MEMPHIS INDIVIDUAL SCORES T26 David Jeans 221 T30 Chris Reinke 222 T41 Alan Weant 225 T45 Richard Jones 227 T54 Michael Prieur 232

TEAM SCORES 1. TCU 858 2. Houston 864 3. Southern Mississippi 869 4. South Florida 874 5. Louisville 876 6. UAB 878 7. East Carolina 880 8. Charlotte 885 9. Memphis 887 10. Tulane 892 11. Cincinnati 896 12. De Paul 903 13. St. Louis 909 14. Marquette 920