Colorado State University Athletics
Colorado State
Mountain West Championship Day 3
Laird Falls In Playoff, Finishes Second At MWC
5/3/2003 12:00:00 AM | Men's Golf
Sunriver, Ore. - Colorado State junior Martin Laird came up just short in defense of the Mountain West Conference individual title Saturday afternoon.
Laird shot a final round of 74 which put him in a tie with Michael Letzig of New Mexico. Letzig defeated Laird on the first playoff hole.
The team slipped from fourth to a sixth place finish on the final day. The Rams finished the tournament at 297, 8-over-par.
Nolan Martin finished the tournament in a tie for 18th after posting a round of 76. Geoff Nuwash fired a 73 on the final day to finish in a tie for 20th. Tommy Sharp shot a 2-over-par 74 to finish in a tie for 30th. Brett Tobyne rounded out the Ram lineup with a final round score of 77 placing him in a tie for 33rd.
Colorado State will now wait to receive word of an NCAA Championship invitation.
Team Scoring 6 Colorado State Univ. 287 288 297 872 2 Martin Laird 70 66 74 210 T18 Nolan Martin 69 75 76 220 T20 Geoff Nuwash 75 73 73 221 T30 Tommy Sharp 73 79 74 226 T33 Brett Tobyne 77 74 77 228
