'Cinderella' Lobos Win Collegiate Match Play at The Ritz-Carlton

Published March 23, 2010

Proving that 15th seeds can, indeed, win it all in March, the University of New Mexico men’s golf team captured the championship of the Callaway Golf Collegiate Match Play Championship, which finished today at The Ritz-Carlton Golf Club, Dove Mountain.

The “Cinderella” Lobos, nearly the lowest seed in the 16-team field, needed to go “overtime” in the title match against the 8th-seeded Southern California.  New Mexico freshman John Catlin made a par on the 19th hole to win his match against Trojan freshman Martin Trainer, for a 3-2 Lobo victory.  The teams split the other four matches in the finals.

The event was played on the Jack Nicklaus Signature golf course (pictured above) that hosts the annual Accenture Match Play Championship.

Complete results are available at www.golfstat.com

 

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