Air Force Academy

Oct. 24, 2008

The Air Force golf team wraps up its fall season Oct. 27-28 at the annual Herb Wimberly Intercollegiate, hosted by New Mexico State. The tournament will take place at the par-72, 7,074-yard NMSU Golf Course. The 54-hole tournament is slated to begin with two rounds on Monday and the final round on Tuesday. Both days will begin with an 8:00 a.m. shotgun start.

Last Time Out...
Air Force took a 12th place finish at the Sycuan Collegiate Invitational, hosted by San Diego State Oct. 20-21. The Falcons fired a three-round total of 875 (+11).

Leading the way for Air Force for the fifth time this fall was junior Tom Whitney, who tied for 24th individually at 213 (-3).

The Field...
Eighteen teams are slated to compete in this year's tournament. The full list follows, with Golfweek/Sagarin ratings in parentheses: Air Force (135), Akron (168), Ball State (136), Cal Poly (109), Colorado (42), Denver (63), Idaho (120), Iowa State (147), Kansas State (45), Miami (Ohio) (139), Nebraska (140), Nevada (70), New Mexico State (91), Northern Colorado (167), Utah (188), UTEP (170), Washington State (76) and Weber State (153).

In the Conference Rankings...
Junior Tom Whitney is currently ranked in the top 10 of the Mountain West Conference for lowest stroke average this season. Whitney is seventh in the league with a stroke average of 71.40.

Meanwhile, Air Force rates sixth in the MWC with a team stroke average of 294.07.

Air Force in the Record Books...
In three of its fall tournaments, Air Force has made entries into the school's record books with its performance. The Falcons' team score of 859 at the Ron Moore Intercollegiate ranks as the third-lowest tournament score (54 holes) in school history. Air Force's total of 872 at the Falcon Invitational ranks 11th in the record book, while the team's score of 875 at the Sycuan Collegiate Invitational is tied for 13th in the Air Force record books.

Whitney now owns five of the 20 lowest individual scores in Air Force history, tying with 2007 graduate Tyler Goulding, who also has five. Whitney has also fired a 214 or lower in a 54-hole tournament 11 times (Goulding did so 13 times).

Up Next...
The Falcons begin the 2009 spring season Feb. 16-17, when they travel to San Antonio, Texas, for the UTSA Oak Hills Classic.

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