LeTourneau University

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LeTourneau University, P.O. Box 7001, Longview, TX 75607

Fax:  (903) 233-3495

Contact:  Shane Meling (903)233-3378                                                                           

shanemeling@letu.edu

March 17, 2004

LETU GOLF COMPETES AT CALLAWAY GARDENS

            PINE MOUNTAIN, GEORGIA – The LeTourneau University men’s golf team went on the road to Georgia for the Callaway Collegiate Invitational on Monday and Tuesday and struggled to a 13^th place finish one week after winning the Schreiner University Invitational.

            The YellowJackets shot 315-320=635 on the 7,057-yard, par-72 course.  Freshman Christian Sarran (Longview/Spring Hill HS) took team medalist honors for the second week in a row with two solid rounds of 77, good for 19^th place.  Fellow freshman and Spring Hill High School teammate Nate McCrary finished one stroke behind in a tie for 24^th place.

            The invitational brought a great many top-notch golf teams to the Callaway Gardens course.  Greensboro College won the event with a two-day score of 608.  The University of Mobile (613), LaGrange College (614), Berry College (615) and Huntingdon College (616) rounded out the top-five team finishers.  Jonathan Dudley of Greensboro was the individual winner with a three-under par score of 141.

            LeTourneau is back in action on Monday, March 22 at the University of Dallas Invitational, a one-day event.

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