April 26, 1999

HUTCHINSON, Kansas - The Texas Tech University men's golf team shot an opening round 297 to place ninth at the 1999 Big 12 Conference Men's Golf Championship held at the 6637 yard, par 70 Prairie Dunes Country Club.

Kansas leads the tournament after shooting a total of 286. Colorado and Nebraska are tied for second place, two strokes behind the Jayhawks.

The individual leader is Aaron Pellogram of Baylor with a 67. He leads Ryan Vermeer of Kansas and Texas A&M's Lee Reed by one stroke.

The Red Raiders had two golfers in the Top 15. Sophomore Corey Henegar leads the team and is tied for 12th overall after firing a two-over-par 72. Senior Philip Tate is second highest Red Raider on leader board. He finished the day tied for 14th overall with a 73. Sophomore Blake Smith came in with a 75 to tie for 30th. Sophomore Matt Loving shot 77 tying him for 45th place. Senior Alex Armstrong ended the day with an 80. Hes tied for 54th.

The two-day tournament will conclude with 18 holes tomorrow, April 27 with the first tee time slated for 8:00 am.

Results:
Texas Tech		297		9th
Corey Henegar		39-33=72	t12th
Philip Tate		38-35=73	t14th
Blake Smith		36-39=75	t30th
Matt Loving		37-40=77	t45th
Alex Armstrong		39-41=80	t54th

Team Standings:
1	Kansas		286
2	Colorado	288
	Nebraska	288
4	Oklahoma St.	291
	Texas A&M	291
	Baylor		291
7	Texas		294
8	Iowa St.	296
9	Texas Tech	297
10	Oklahoma	301
11	Missouri	304
	Kansas St.	304

Individual Top 10
1	Aaron Pellogram		Baylor			33-34=67
2	Ryan Vermeer		Kansas			32-36=68
	Lee Reed		Texas A&M		34-34=68
4	Ben Fiala		Colorado		34-35=69
5	Knut Ekjord		Colorado		34-36=70
	Chris Thompson		Kansas			36-34=70
	Edward Loar		Oklahoma St.		34-36=70
	Jamie Rogers		Nebraska		34-36=70
9	David Gossett		Texas			35-36=71
	Steve Friesen		Nebraska		37-34=71
	Josh Madden		Nebraska		34-37=71