2011 NCGC - Tenth anniversary celebrated with USC scoring 10-under par

USC - Nakazaki/Levin

Adam Levin and Kyle Nakazaki from the University of Southern California carded a final score of 62 (-10) to claim the 10th anniversary title of the National Collegiate Golf Championship (NCGC) played at Paiute Golf Resort in Las Vegas, Nevada on Sunday.

As the players arrived under cloudy skies that kept the early-morning temperatures hovering around the low 40's during the first nine holes of play, the sun began beaming down for a hot back nine as birdies started dropping all over the course.

Kennesaw State - Hall/White

Levin and Nakazaki raced past the 100-player field on the back nine and were in close contention with Randy White and Cory Hall from Kennesaw State University, Lawrence Hsu and Ben Lertsakdadet from the University of California-Irvine, and Anthony and Nick Capra from NC State University in the final push towards the clubhouse lead. 

In the end, scoring birdies on the final holes helped to secure the title for the two from Southern Cal as their tournament-record 62 edged out the other three contenders who finished with identical scores of 64 (-8).

A card-off tie-breaking procedure was used to determine second and third places which were awarded to Kennesaw State and UC-Irvine respectively, to round out the Student Division winners.

UC-Irvine - Lertsakdadet/Hsu

Sonoma State - Ramey/Matthew

In Alumni/Community Division play, James Matthew and Brennan Ramey from Sonoma State University scored a 64 (-8) to outlast defending division champion Mike Nakunz and Gary Enos from California State University - San Bernandino who carded a 6-under par 66 for second place.


Participating in his eighth NCGC tournament, Nakunz continued to add to the event record for most appearances and as an exceptional ambassador for CSUSB.

Topping the Faculty/Staff Division of play, Western Kentucky University's Matt Morrison and Adam Whitt took the lead early on and never relinquished it in claiming the division title with a final score of 68 (-4).

The University of Hawaii's Michael Dahilig and Laine Mason followed behind with a score of 71 (-1) to claim second place.

CSUSB - Enos/Nakunz

Once again, the Wolf Course at Paiute provided the setting for a tremendous tournament round and experience for all participants who represented 28 different universities and colleges.

The CGA looks forward to moving on to the next 10 years of competition and providing opportunities for competitive, amateur recreation golfers on campuses across the country to 'keep the dream alive' and working towards contending for a national championship title.

Western Kentucky - Morrison/Whitt

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2011 NCGC - USC's Levin and Nakazaki take home top honors

The birdies were dropping fast and furiously on the back nine as scores continued to drop and cluster together as the 2011 NCGC round of player drew to a close at Paiute Golf Resort in Las Vegas, Nevada on Sunday afternoon. 

In the end it was Adam Levin and Kyle Nakazaki from the University of Southern California who took home the overall title and Student Division titles carding a score of 62 (-10). The pair scored the lowest round in the 10-year history of the NCGC on the milestone anniversary of the event.

 Student Division:

1st - Levin/Nakazaki (USC) - 62 (-10)

2nd - Hill/White (Kennesaw State) - 64 (-8) - card-off

3rd - Hsu/Lertsakdadet - 64 (-8) - card - off

Faculty/Staff Division:

1st - Morrison/Whitt (WKU) - 68 (-4)

2nd - Dahilig/Mason (Hawaii) - 71 (-1)

Alumni/Community Division: 

1st - Matthew/Ramey (Sonoma State) - 64 (-8) 

2nd - Nakunz/Enos (CSUSB) - 66 (-6)

2011 NCGC - Following the road to Vegas

2011 NCGC Local Qualifier Report:

Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College

Two turf grass management majors from ABAC were the NCGC Local Qualifier winners, shooting a 74 on the day. 

Kenneth Ray and Chris Pitts had lost out by 1 stroke the previous year but this time came out on top to earn a place in the national tournament.

2011 NCGC - Following the road to Vegas

2011 NCGC Local Qualifier Report:

Rider University

James Feng and partner Dennis Chen shot a 68 and defeated David Buschman and Matt Gwin who shot a 69 in the NCGC Rider University Local Qualifier student division. 

Neil Pomphery and Steve Noname won the Alumni/ Community (68) and Chris Stewart and Matt Immordino won the Faculty/ Staff Division (70).

2011 NCGC - Following the road to Vegas

2011 NCGC Local Qualifier Report:

Western Kentucky University

Western Kentucky University hosted it’s 6th Annual Collegiate Golf Alliance on Friday, September 30, 2011 at Cross Winds Golf Course in Bowling Green, Kentucky.

Defending champions Adam Whitt and Matt Morrison captured the faculty and staff division once again with a round of 64. 

 

The pair will be returning to Las Vegas to defend their national title in November. 

Dale Rigby and Steve Nagy (2007 National Runner-Up) were 3 shots back with a 67. David Jones and Currie Martin had a round of 68 to finished in third place. WKU has done quite well at the national championships – 2006 National Champions, 2007 National Runner-Ups, 2008 National Finalist (3rd Place), 2009 National Runner-Ups, and 2010 National Champions.

Steve White and Billy Hurt (2009 5th Place) captured the alumni and community division with a round of 63. As a team the pair will be heading to Las Vegas for the first time but Billy participated in the 2009 national championships with his son Jake. Jeff Foster and Derek Schmitz defeated Kelly Remaly and Jason Gault in a scorecard playoff to capture 2nd place honors during the local qualifier.