BYU wins its fifth tournament of the season

Santa Barbara, Calif.--Senior Captain Andy Miller's clutch birdie on the final hole gave BYU a one-stroke victory over San Diego at the Pacific Coast Intercollegiate golf tournament earning seventh-ranked BYU their fifth tournament victory of the season.

"Andy won it for us," BYU Head Coach Bruce Brockbank said. "Anytime you need something from this guy, he shows up and gets it done. We needed a birdie that last whole and he knew and he got it.

On Miller's last hole, he sank a 10-foot putt after driving 405 yard straight into 20-30 mile-per-hour winds to seal the victory for the Cougars.

BYU was also led by Todd Miller who finished fifth after shooting even par in the last round on a very challenging course, La Purisma in Santa Barbara, California. Brockbank called La Purisma, with its hilly greens the toughest, course the Cougars have played on this season.

"This is a very tough course to play on and I think our guys were getting a little frustrated at times, but they hung in there and handled the challenge very well," Brockbank said. "We were very fortunate to win."

BYU will next play in the Morris Williams Invitational in Austin, Texas on March 20-21.

FINAL STATS
1.Brigham Young	302  299  295   896
2. San Diego, U.	295  306  296   897
3. San Diego State	295  301  307   903
4. California	305  302  302   909
5. Pacific	299  303  314   916
5. CSU Northridge	298  315  303   916
7. North Texas	303  308  308   919
8. Long Beach State	306  313  302   921
9. New Mexico State	301  309  314   924
10. Pepperdine	311  306  308   925
19 Teams
BYU Individual Scores
3. Andy Miller	75  74  70   219
5. Todd Miller	75  74  72   221
t14. Billy Harvey	75  77  75   227
27. Scott Miller	77  74  79   230
73. Jose Garrido	77  87  78   242