Simpson Pulls Away To Take Title At The
33rd
Western Refining College All-America Golf
Classic
EL PASO, Texas (November 20, 2007) -
Wake Forest's Webb
Simpson birdied five holes on the back nine of the final round to take medalist
honors at the 33rd Annual Western Refining College All-America Golf Classic held
at the 6,837-yard, par-71 El Paso Country Club.
Simpson, a senior from Raleigh, N.C.,
finished the final round with a seven-under 64 to finish the tournament 15-under
par. It is the fourth best total in tournament history. Last year, Chris Kirk of
Georgia set the standard with an
18-under par performance. Arizona's Ricky Barnes (2000) and Chris Nallen
(2003) each finished the tournament at 17-under par en route to tournament
titles.
Simpson is the second Wake Forest player to win the
Western Refining College All-America Golf Classic, joining 1978 winner Gary
Hallberg, who won by eight strokes over BYU's Bobby
Clampett.
After a first round 62, Simpson had a four stroke lead,
but he followed it up with a one-over 72 in the second round. This gave way to
San Diego
State's Aaron Goldberg, who
entered the final round with a one-stroke lead at nine-under
par.
Goldberg, a senior from Encinitas, Calif., finished second in the event with a
final round 68 to finish 12-under par.
The final pairing of Simpson, Goldberg and Oklahoma State's Trent Leon, made the turn in a
tight race, as Goldberg carried a one-stroke lead into the back nine at
11-under.
Goldberg birdied 10, but Simpson answered with birdies
at No. 11 and No. 12 to tie for the lead. Goldberg regained the lead with a
birdie on 14, but Simpson answered with birdies on 15, 16 and 17 to take the
lead for good.
Charlotte's Corey Nagy was the biggest climber on
the final day. After starting the day in 18th position, Nagy fired a final round
66 to tie for ninth.
In all, 15 of the 28 players finished under par on
Sunday.
Each university that has a player participating in the
tournament will receive a $1,000 scholarship. Over the past 32 years, the Sun
Bowl Association has donated over $600,000 to collegiate golf through this
scholarship program.
|
Place
|
Player
|
School
|
1st
|
2nd
|
3rd
|
Total
|
Par
|
|
1.
|
Webb Simpson
|
Wake Forest
|
62
|
72
|
64
|
198
|
-15
|
|
2.
|
Aaron Goldberg
|
San
Diego State
|
66
|
67
|
68
|
201
|
-12
|
|
3.
|
Jonas Blixt
|
Florida State
|
67
|
71
|
66
|
204
|
-9
|
|
|
Andrew Landry
|
Arkansas
|
67
|
69
|
68
|
204
|
-9
|
|
|
Trent Leon
|
Oklahoma State
|
69
|
65
|
70
|
204
|
-9
|
|
6.
|
Gareth Shaw
|
East Tennessee State
|
71
|
67
|
68
|
206
|
-7
|
|
7.
|
Zach Sucher
|
UAB
|
73
|
67
|
67
|
207
|
-6
|
|
|
Lucas Lee
|
UCLA
|
67
|
70
|
70
|
207
|
-6
|
|
9.
|
Kevin Chappell
|
UCLA
|
68
|
72
|
68
|
208
|
-5
|
|
|
Corey Nagy
|
Charlotte
|
74
|
68
|
66
|
208
|
-5
|
|
11.
|
Joel Sjoholm
|
Georgia State
|
75
|
64
|
71
|
210
|
-3
|
|
|
Jon Curran
|
Vanderbilt
|
73
|
70
|
67
|
210
|
-3
|
|
13.
|
Brian Locke
|
Loyola Marymount
|
70
|
68
|
73
|
211
|
-2
|
|
14.
|
Kyle Stanley
|
Clemson
|
71
|
68
|
73
|
212
|
-1
|
|
|
George Bryan IV
|
South Carolina
|
69
|
76
|
67
|
212
|
-1
|
|
16.
|
Chesson Hadley
|
Georgia Tech
|
70
|
66
|
77
|
213
|
E
|
|
|
Mike Van Sickle
|
Marquette
|
73
|
68
|
72
|
213
|
E
|
|
|
Victor Almstrom
|
Minnesota
|
69
|
72
|
72
|
213
|
E
|
|
19.
|
Derek Fathauer
|
Louisville
|
75
|
70
|
69
|
214
|
1
|
|
|
Billy Horschel
|
Florida
|
72
|
66
|
76
|
214
|
1
|
|
21.
|
Andrew DiBitetto
|
Charlotte
|
71
|
69
|
75
|
215
|
2
|
|
|
Dan Woltman
|
Wisconsin
|
72
|
77
|
66
|
215
|
2
|
|
|
Lindsay Renolds
|
Coastal Carolina
|
71
|
73
|
71
|
215
|
2
|
|
24.
|
Cameron Tringale
|
Georgia Tech
|
74
|
73
|
69
|
216
|
3
|
|
25.
|
Michael Schachner
|
Duke
|
76
|
71
|
70
|
217
|
4
|
|
26.
|
Matthew Savage
|
Florida State
|
71
|
74
|
73
|
218
|
5
|
|
27.
|
Jarred Texter
|
UNLV
|
75
|
71
|
77
|
223
|
10
|
|
28.
|
Clinton
Dammann
|
St. John's (Minn.)
|
76
|
74
|
80
|
230
|
17
|
|
