Nov. 5, 2001

Gulf Shores, AL -

The University of Memphis Tiger golf team turned in their best round of the fall season during the first 18-holes of the Fall Beach Classic, hosted by South Alabama, at Gulf Shores Golf Club. The Tigers shots a team score of two under par 286 during the morning round and came back with a 293 in the afternoon to hold seventh place going into the final round.

Arkansas State University and South Florida are tied for first with team totals of 564, while host South Alabama is third at 570. Southern Mississippi and Western Kentucky round out the top five with scores of 573 and 575 respectively.

Wixson Huffstetler of Arkansas State has the individual lead after 36-holes with a seven under par score of 137. Memphis junior Michael Prieur is tied for fourth individually with rounds of 70-70. He is four under par through 36-holes. Sophomore David Jeans is tied for ninth at 142, two under par.

The final 18-holes are scheduled for Tuesday.

TEAM SCORES: 1. Arkansas State 564 South Florida 564 3. South Alabama 570 4. Southern Mississippi 573 5. Western Kentucky 575 6. Columbus State 577 7. Memphis 579 8. Middle Tennessee State 580 9. Tulane 581 10. Troy State 599 11. Centenary 605 New Orleans 605

MEMPHIS SCORES: T4 Michael Prieur 70-70-140 T9 David Jeans 71-71-142 T29 Richard Jones 73-74-147 T45 Alan Weant 72-78-150 T47 Chris Reinke 73-78-151