D2 SPORTS NETWORK » CSU-San Bernardino http://www.d2sportsnetwork.com Sun, 18 Dec 2011 01:17:07 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 Sonoma State takes D2 Golf http://www.d2sportsnetwork.com/2009/05/23/sonoma-state-takes-d2-golf/ http://www.d2sportsnetwork.com/2009/05/23/sonoma-state-takes-d2-golf/#comments Sun, 24 May 2009 00:06:00 +0000 admin http://www.d2sportsnetwork.com/?p=229 In a comeback of monumental proportions, the Sonoma State men’s golf team came from nine strokes back in the final round to win the 2009 NCAA Division II Men’s Golf National Championship on Friday at Loomis Trail Golf Course in Blaine, Washington. It is the third national championship in the history of the school and the first for the men’s golf program.

After an incredible comeback effort on the back nine (Sonoma gained seven strokes on San Bernardino), the Seawolves finally drew even with the Coyotes on the final hole when Patrick Bauer’s bogey bested a double-bogey by CSUSB’s Gene Webster. The ending could not have been scripted better as the Seawolves and Coyotes were paired together and all eyes were on Bauer and Webster down the stretch.

Sonoma would then edge San Bernardino 16-17 on the playoff hole to emerge with the trophy. The Seawolves got four pars and one bogey while the Coyotes carded three pars and two bogeys. The team playoff was played on the 18th hole.

ounded in 2004, the Sonoma State men’s golf team is in just its sixth season. The squad finished 13th at the national championship in 2007 and 16th in 2008. The Seawolves won CCAA titles in 2008 and 2009 and a west region title in 2008.

The Seawolves become the first CCAA institution to win the NCAA Division II men’s golf national championship since Cal State Northridge in 1974 and just the fourth all-time. It is the first win by a California school since UC Davis in 1979. It is also the first time that CCAA schools have finished 1-2 in the national championship tournament.

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–Courtesy Sonoma State University Athletics

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THE UNIVERSITY OF NORTH ALABAMA men’s golf team has won the NCAA Division II South Regional over several highly ranked teams. UNA, the host of the event, was facing a very tough battle at the beginning of the week as all eight teams in the regional were ranked in the D2 Top 20. This included #1 West Florida, #2 Florida Southern and #3 Nova Southeastern. North Alabama was ranked #10 after a fourth place showing in the Gulf South Conference Tournament. However, the Lions lead all three days of competition and routed runner-up, Florida Southern, by 18 strokes.

IN OTHER REGIONAL ACTION, CSU-San Bernardino had the best score nation-wide in a strong West Regional scoring 841 (-11). While the next two teams in the West finals, Grand Canyon 844 (-8) and Sonoma State 848 (-4), were the only other schools, along with North Alabama, 847 (-5), to score below par out of the 80 teams participating in D2 action. The regional winners and automatic qualifiers to the D2 Finals in Allendale, Michigan are Belmont Abbey (Atlantic), Washburn (Central), Fairmont State (East), Ferris State (Great Lakes), LeMoyne (Northeast), Western New Mexico (Northwest), Cameron (South Central), North Alabama (South), Columbus State (Southeast), and CSU-San Bernardino (West).

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