2009 September | Sun Country Golf

N.M. Open Delayed; Muthiya in Hunt

Chris Thompson led the New Mexico Open after Day Two, but in the hunt were Travis Reid, tied for second and four strokes back, and former Lobo Madalitso Muthiya, tied for sixth, five strokes back.

Play Thursday was suspended due to darkness. Eighteen players were set to finish the second round Friday morning.

Play was suspended earlier in the second round at 5:05 p.m, due to rain, and was restarted at 6:20 p.m. The final six groups were unable to finish and were expected to finish on Friday morning.

The top 50 players and ties will make the cut upon completion of the second round. On Thursday night, the projected cut was 1-over.

Within that margin were Trent Romann of Rio Rancho (1-under) Lobo Steve Saunders (2-under), former Aggie Steve Haskins (3-under) and 2008 champion Brian Kortan of Albuquerque (4-under).

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N.M. Open Resumes Play

Play of the first day of the New Mexico Open was suspended Wednesday due to darkness, with three groups still on the course outside of Ruidoso.

Nine players were scheduled to finish the first round at the Inn of the Mountain Gods Championship Golf Course on Thursday morning. Play had been suspended earlier because of lightning, but was restarted at 6:50 p.m.

Ashton Woods and Chris Thompson were tied at 4-under. Last year’s winner, Brian Kortan was tied for 6th at 3-under at the IMG course, which is playing at Par 71 for the event.

For full scoring, click here.

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Lobos’ Trujillo Coach of the Year

Jill Trujillo The LPGA’s teaching and club professional membership named Lobo Women’s Golf Team Head Coach its 2009 college coach of the year for the central region.

For the entire list of award winners, click on LPGA

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Lobo Ewart Among ‘Ones To Watch’

GolfWorld magazine places University of New Mexico Lobo Jodi Ewart at No. 8 on the list of the top 10 women NCAA college players to watch for the 2009 season.

The list, appearing in the Sept. 7 issue of the magazine, also can be seen online at Golf World. No. 1 female player is Arizona State University sophomore Jennifer Song. Top male player is Oklahoma State sophomore Morgan Hoffmann.

The Lobo women’s golf team is ranked 25th in the nation in GolfWorld’s pre-season college coaches’ poll. Texas Tech is ranked 24th in the poll of men’s college coaches.

No New Mexico or West Texas players made the top 10 list of male players.

The same issue of GolfWorld contains an article on how PGA Tour player Jim Furyk came to be penalized for having 15 clubs — one too many — in the third round of the Barclays at Liberty National Golf Club in Jersey City, N.J.

Ewart, a senior, is from Yorkshire, England. She will be in the field at the 2009 Branch Law Firm Dick McGuire Invitational Sept. 19-20 at the University of New Mexico Championship Golf Course. For more, click here.