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  1. UL Golf Ragin' Cajun Golfers come within one shot of automatic NCAA bid

    Day 1 of SunBelt Golf Tournament

    PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. - University of Louisiana golf coach Bob Bass turned into a prophet Monday.

    Bass said prior to the start of the Sun Belt Conference Golf Championships that if his Ragin' Cajun team could get balanced scoring, it had a chance to do well.

    The Cajuns got four balanced scores on Monday, and because of that they lead the league meet after the first of three rounds at the PGA Village course.

    The Cajuns had a team 289 score, one over par over the 6,968-yard par-72 course, and holds a three-stroke lead over defending champion New Mexico State (292). Middle Tennessee is in third place at 294.

    Senior Steven Pena and freshman Justin Lowe each shot one-under 71 in the opening round, while junior Peter Badawy shot a one-over 73 and junior Glyn Bateman was at two-over 74 in the squad's most consistent scoring of the spring season. All four are in the individual top 20 entering today's 8 a.m. second round.

    "It's about time," Bass said after the round. "We did something we hadn't done all year, and that's get four guys playing well all at the same time. I knew we were capable of doing that, it was just a matter of doing it."

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  2. Default Badawy Tied For First Overall, Cajuns Still Lead By One Stroke After Two

    Day 2 of SunBelt Golf Tournament

    On Wednesday Louisiana will look to win its first Sun Belt Conference championship since 1997

    PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. - Peter Badawy shot a two-under-par 70 to finish in a four-way tie for first overall, while Louisiana's Ragin' Cajuns have a one-stroke lead after two rounds here Tuesday at the Aéropostale Sun Belt Conference Golf Championship. Badawy shot the Cajuns' only sub-par round of the day and is currently one-under-par for the tournament.

    Louisiana-Lafayette shot a second-round 297, holding a one-stroke lead with 586. South Alabama, which was seven strokes behind the Cajuns after the first round, shot a second-round low 291 to move to within one shot of the tournament-leading Cajuns.

    New Orleans is seven strokes off the lead in third place with a 593, followed by Denver in fourth with 596 and Middle Tennessee in fifth with 598.

    Justin Lowe shot a two-over-par 74 and is tied for fifth overall with a one-over-par 145. Steven Pena is tied for 11th overall with a three-over-par 147. Glyn Bateman is tied for 19th overall with a seven-over-par 151, while Michael Smith is tied for 46th overall after a eight-over-par 80 in the second round.

    "We are still playing well as team," Louisiana-Lafayette head coach Bob Bass said. "Peter played excellent for us and helped us stay in first place.

    "South Alabama came on strong today, but we have to remain focused in order to achieve of our goal and I think we accomplished that today. Now, we have to go out tomorrow and play like we have the past two days."

    Arkansas-Little Rock's Patrick Sullivan, Middle Tennessee' Kenny Green and Denver's James Love are tied for the lead with Badawy at one-under-par. Badawy and Sullivan were the only golfers in the foursome to card sub-par rounds on Tuesday.

    South Alabama's Colin Speirs, who is tied for fifth overall, carded the lowest score for the round with a three-under-par 69.

    The Golf Channel will be in attendance and will air Sun Belt Conference Men's and Women's Golf Championship highlights on its weekly college golf show - Golf Central - on Wednesday. The show will be offered on www.sunbeltsports.tv and be available from April 28 until April 30. Fans will also be able to see a tournament recap via webcast on XoS.

    The 2005 Aéropostale Sun Belt Conference Men's Golf Championship will conclude Wednesday with the third and final round beginning at 8 a.m. (EST) on the North Course at the PGA Village.

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    UL 1984, 1999 . . . . Cajun Golf Champions?? Anyone know?

    Just wondering if the Cajun Golf team won the Sun Belt Golf Championship? Does anyone know?


    Daddy Cajun


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    Default Re: Cajun Golf Champions?? Anyone know?

    KATC reported at 6 that USA won by 1 stroke over the Cajuns


  5. Default South Alabama edges Louisiana

    Day 3 of SunBelt Golf Tournament

    PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. - It came down to one shot, and South Alabama's Johnny Caldwell provided it in the day's last threesome.

    Caldwell hit a 9-iron within three feet for a birdie on the 18th hole, and that was good enough to give USA a narrow one-stroke win over Louisiana's Ragin' Cajuns here Wednesday in the Sun Belt Conference Men's Golf Championships.

    The Cajuns, who had led the tournament by one stroke entering Wednesday's 18 holes, carded a team total of 292, four-over-par, in the final round to finish at 878. USA, which was one stroke back, had a 290 Wednesday and finished with an 877 score, earning the league's automatic NCAA Tournament berth by one shot.

    "We're pretty crushed right now," said Cajun coach Bob Bass. "It's not like we played bad. We had the best three rounds we put together all year. But one shot ... that's one putt dropping in somewhere all week."

    The Cajuns led by one shot with only the final group on the course, but Caldwell's second shot on the par-four 18th bounced on the front fringe and kept rolling right to the pin.

    UL's Peter Badawy, playing in the final group, was short on the fringe in two, and his chip rolled 10 feet past before he lipped out the par putt.

    "It was extremely fast where he was," Bass said. "It looked like his chip was going to stop about a foot from the hole and it kept releasing. He hit a good putt coming back ... it just spun out.

    "When you play five guys for 54 holes, you can name a million shots that could have made a difference. It didn't come down to just that one hole."

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  6. Default From the opponents view point

    Caldwell sinks putt; USA wins

    South Alabama's only hope to advance to the NCAA men's golf regionals was to win the Sun Belt Conference tournament Wednesday at PGA Village in Port St. Lucie, Fla.

    It came down to the last group and even the last putt, but the Jaguars pulled out a dramatic one-stroke victory over Louisiana-Lafayette to earn the league's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament.

    Freshman Johnny Caldwell was the Jags' hero as he rolled in a 5-foot birdie putt on the final hole to give USA the victory after Louisiana-Lafayette's Peter Badawy three-putted the final green for a bogey.

    "It was a pretty exciting finish," said Caldwell, who fired 70-215 to finish third individually. "I hit a good tee shot on the last hole and actually hit it too far into the left rough.

    "The ball wasn't going to spin coming out of the rough and the greens were firm so I hit a 9-iron (from 163 yards). I hit it to the middle of the green and hoped it would feed down to the hole and that's just what it did."

    Just before Caldwell's approach, Badawy pulled his shot 40 feet from the pin in the left fringe with the Ragin' Cajuns clinging to a one-stroke lead.

    Badawy ran his first putt eight feet past the hole and missed the comeback putt for par, meaning Caldwell's birdie putt suddenly had the conference title and a trip to the NCAAs riding on it.

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    Thursday, April 21, 2005
    By GARETH CLARY
    Sports Reporter

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  7. Default Three Ul Golfers Named All-sun Belt As Cajuns Finish Second

    PORT ST. LUCIE-South Alabama freshman golfer Johnny Caldwell birdied the 18th hole, giving the Jaguars a decisive one-shot victory over Louisiana's Ragin' Cajuns here Wednesday in the final round of the Aéropostale Sun Belt Conference Men's Golf Championship at the PGA Village.

    Freshman Justin Lowe carded his second one-under-par 71 round of the tournament, finishing fourth with an even-par 216 for the tournament. Lowe carded the Cajuns' only sub-par final round on Wednesday.

    Peter Badawy, who entered the final round with tied with a two-stroke lead, finished tied for fifth with a one-over-par 217. Senior Steven Pena finished tied for 13th with a six-over-par 222, followed by Glyn Bateman who finished tied for 18th overall with a nine-over-par 225. Michael Smith, who had a tough first two rounds, bounced back to shoot a one-over-par 73 in the third round to finish tied for 41st with a 18-over-par 234.

    For their efforts, Lowe, Badawy and Pena were named to the All-Sun Belt team.

    "We played solid all week and we just came up one shot short," Louisiana head coach Bob Bass said. "I am very proud of the way these guys came together and played as a team."

    Denver finished third overall, 14 strokes behind the Cajuns with 892. New Orleans finished fourth with 894, followed by Middle Tennessee in fifth at 896.

    Arkansas-Little Rock's Patrick Sullivan, who entered the final round in a four-way tie for first, was the men's individual champion after shooting a three-under-par 69 final round. Sullivan finished with a four-under-par 212. Denver's Charlie Soule finished second - two shots back - with a two-under-par 214. Caldwell finished third with a one-under-par 215.

    South Alabama head coach Ben Hannan was named the Sun Belt Conference Men's Golf Coach of the Year.

    Louisiana, South Alabama and Denver each placed three golfers on the All-Sun Belt team.

    2005 ALL-SUN BELT MEN'S GOLF
    Peter Badawy, Louisiana
    Danny Bowen, New Mexico State
    Ben Briscoe, South Alabama
    Johnny Caldwell, South Alabama
    Jimmy Cunningham, Denver
    James Love, Denver
    Justin Lowe, Louisiana
    Kenji Maruyama, New Orleans
    Steven Pena, Louisiana
    Charlie Soule, Denver
    Colin Speirs, South Alabama
    Patrick Sullivan, Arkansas-Little Rock
    MEN’S COACH OF THE YEAR: Ben Hannan, South Alabama


    FINAL RESULTS - 2005 AÉROPOSTALE SUN BELT CONFERENCE MEN'S GOLF
    CHAMPIONSHIP
    Fin. Top 20 Teams Scores
    1 South Alabama, U. of 296 291 290 877
    2 Louisiana-Lafayette 289 297 292 878
    3 Denver, U. of 299 297 296 892
    4 New Orleans, U. of 295 298 301 894
    5 Middle Tennessee St. 294 304 298 896
    6 New Mexico State U. 292 317 289 898
    7 North Texas, U. of 307 303 298 908
    8 Western Kentucky U. 305 306 298 909
    9 Arkansas-Little Rock 298 309 304 911
    10 Arkansas State U. 302 306 310 918

    Fin. Top 20 Players School Scores
    1 Patrick Sullivan Ar.-L.Rock 72 71 69 212
    2 Charlie Soule Denver 72 74 68 214
    3 Johnny Caldwell So Alabama 71 74 70 215
    4 Justin Lowe LA-Lafayet 71 74 71 216
    5 Peter Badawy LA-Lafayet 73 70 74 217
    Colin Speirs So Alabama 76 69 72 217
    7 Kenny Green M. Tenn St 71 72 77 220
    Robert Goff N. Mex. St 67 81 72 220
    Josh Lampley So Alabama 70 76 74 220
    10 Brent Long W Kentucky 74 77 70 221
    Adam Collins N. Orleans 73 73 75 221
    Aaron Moreno N. Orleans 72 76 73 221
    13 Steven Pena LA-Lafayet 71 76 75 222
    Nick Bailes M. Tenn St 73 76 73 222
    15 James Love Denver 69 74 80 223
    16 Anthony Broussard N. Texas 73 74 77 224
    Jason Lindgren N. Texas 78 73 73 224
    18 Sam Smith W Kentucky 76 75 74 225
    Glyn Bateman LA-Lafayet 74 77 74 225
    20 Danny Bowen N. Mex. St 76 78 72 226
    Ben Briscoe So Alabama 80 72 74 226
    Andrew Ross Ark. St. 73 78 75 226
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