April 5, 2006
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C-USA GOLFERS OF THE WEEK (ENDING APRIL 4)
Juniors Brandon DeStefano of SMU and Ryan Henry of Tulsa share C-USA Men's Golfer of the Week honors, while Memphis junior Stacey Tate takes the title for the women for tournament play during the week of March 29-April 4. DeStefano and Henry tied for 17th place at the prestigious Morris Williams Intercollegiate, which featured nine nationally-ranked teams. Tate won medalist honors for the second time in her last three outings as the top individual at the Lady Panther Intercollegiate in Stockbridge, Ga.
Men's Co-Golfers of the Week
Brandon DeStefano - SMU (Junior, Bryan, Texas)
DeStefano opened the Morris Williams Intercollegiate in Austin with a tournament-best round of 65. The 65 ties as the fourth-best 18 holes in school history and helped pace the Mustangs to a 10th place finish in the event. DeStefano finished the tournament with a 1-over 217 to tie for 17th individually. This is his second C-USA golfer of the week recognition, winning the award on March 1.
Ryan Henry - Tulsa (Junior, Broken Arrow, Okla.)
Henry also tied for 17th place with a three-round score of 217 at the Morris Williams Intercollegiate. He carded rounds of 77-72-68 to earn his fifth Top 20 performance in nine outings this season. Henry becomes the third Golden Hurricane to earn C-USA Golfer of the Week honors, joining teammates Mitch Cohlmia (Feb. 15) and Sam Korbe (Feb. 22).
Women's Golfer of the Week
Stacey Tate - Memphis (Junior, Auckland, New Zealand)
Tate medaled for the second time in three tournaments, leading Memphis to a second-place tie at the Lady Panther Intercollegiate on Tuesday. Tate garnered individual medalist honors after defeating Kentucky's Ali Kicklighter in a playoff as both finished with a two-round score of 148. The win is the third career victory for the New Zealand native who also medaled at the Pat Bradley Championship in February and earned C-USA Golfer of the Week honors on March 1. Tate has finished in the top four in three-straight tournaments and in the top eight in five of her seven 2005-06 tournaments. She joins former Tiger Amanda Moltke-Leth as the only Memphis women's golfers to medal in three career tournaments.
