June 1, 2006

SMU junior golfer Colt Knost, Sam Korbe and Ryan Henry of Tulsa and Garrett Osborn of UAB were all named to a PING All-Regional Team by the Golf Coaches Association of America.

Knost was selected to the All-South Central Region Team, leading the Mustangs this past season with a 72.36 stroke average in 36 rounds. He won two tournaments and shot nine rounds in the 60s with a low round of 66. In leading SMU to its third straight conference title, he was also tabbed first-team All-C-USA and earned All-Tournament honors at the C-USA Championships.

Both Korbe and Henry are repeat selections to the PING All-Central Region team. Korbe had five top-20 finishes this season, as well as seven top-25 performances. He had his first career win with a playoff victory over Florida's Brett Stegmaier at the Gator Invitational, after shooting rounds of 73-70-67 for an even-par 210 at that event. Korbe was a first-team all-Conference USA selection this season while firing a team-leading 72.4 stroke average in 39 rounds.

Henry had six top-20 finishes this year and tied his best career finish with a fourth-place performance at the Kansas Invitational. He was named the C-USA Golfer of the Week on April 5 for his 17th place performance at the Morris Williams Intercollegiate. Henry had a 72.9 stroke average in 39 rounds this season.

Osborn, another All-Conference USA first team member, was named to the All-Southeast Region. The junior was selected as an at-large participant to the NCAA East Regional, but had to decline the invitation in order to undergo surgery on his right wrist.

Each of the nine PING All-Region teams are comprised of 15 golfers and any player ranked in the top 75 nationally in either Golfstat or the Golfweek/Sagarin rankings. Members of the PING All-Region teams are eligible for PING All-America honors.