Darkness halted the second round and the Western Washington University men's golf team was seventh among 17 teams following the first round Monday at the Cal State University San Bernardino Invitational Tournament being played at the Arrowhead Country Club. The second round will be completed Tuesday as well as the third and final round.

The nationally ranked Western Washington University men's golf team posted the best score of the final day to move up three spots and finished third among 13 teams at the Cal State Bakersfield Spring Invitational which ended Tuesday at the Seven Oaks Country Club. The Vikings, ranked No.7 in the latest Golf World/NIKE Golf/Golf Coaches Association of America NCAA Division II Top 25, shot 3-over par 291 for a 54-hole score of 886.

Beginning the spring portion of its schedule, the nationally ranked Western Washington University men's golf team is sixth among 13 teams following first-day action Monday at the Cal State Bakersfield Spring Invitational being held at Seven Oaks Country Club. The third and final round takes place Tuesday.

The Western Washington University men's golf team moved up 15 spots to No.7 in the final Golf World/NIKE Golf/Golf Coaches Association of America NCAA Division II national poll of the fall.

No one could beat Bill Wright ('60) and his putter the day he won the U.S. Amateur Public Links Championship at Wellshire Golf Course in Denver 50 years ago. After squeaking into the match-play portion of the tournament as the 63rd out of 64 qualifying players from public courses around the country, Wright began a putting streak that would send him into the history books. In 1959, no African-American golfer had ever won a United States Golf Association Championship title.

The Western Washington University men's golf team ranks third nationally in head-to-head competition in the latest Golfstat/NCAA Division II ratings. The Vikings have a 72.61 average, trailing just Chico State at 72.10 and Barry FL at 71.08.

First-day leader Western Washington University finished tied for third place among 15 teams at the Sonoma State University Men's Golf Invitational Tournament which concluded Tuesday at the Santa Rosa Golf and Country Club. The Vikings, who completed the fall portion of their schedule, shot a final-round 296 for a 36-hole total of 585, which tied them with Saint Martin's (290). Chico State, which was tied for second following Monday's play, three shots off the lead, finished with a 2-under par 286 to win the title for the third straight year at 2-over 578.

Western Washington University's Xavier Dailly fired a 5-under par 67 for a one-shot lead in medalist play and the Vikings hold a three-stroke advantage in team play among 15 schools following first-day play Monday at the Sonoma State University Men's Golf Invitational Tournament being held at the Santa Rosa Golf and Country Club.

When Jake Koppenberg stands on the tee, driver in hand, there's a good chance his golf ball is going a long ways. And with a swing that is equal parts power and grace, the same could be said for Koppenberg's future in the game.

Western Washington University's Nick Varelia has been named Great Northwest Athletic Conference Men's Golf Player of the Week for Oct. 4-10. Varelia, a sophomore from Kent, WA (graduate of Kentwood High School) finished second in medalist play with a 54-hole score of 3-under par 213 to lead the Vikings to the team title at the Grand Canyon Fall Invitational on Monday and Tuesday.

Two Western Washington University sophomores, Nick Varelia and Brian Barhanovich, placed second and third, respectively, in medalist play, leading the Vikings to a tie for the team title at the Grand Canyon University Men's Golf Fall Invitational Tournament, which ended Tuesday at The Golf Club of Estrella.

With three players among the top four in medalist play, Western Washington University leads an 18-team field at the Grand Canyon University Men's Golf Fall Invitational Tournament heading into final round play Tuesday at The Golf Club of Estrella Ranch.

Western Washington University's Xavier Dailly has been named Great Northwest Athletic Conference Men's Golf Player of the Week for Sept. 27 to Oct. 3. Dailly, a junior from Burlington, finished seventh at the 38th annual WWU Invitational Tournament held Monday and Tuesday at the Bellingham Golf and Country Club, finishing with a 54-hole score of 3-under par 213.

To commemorate the 50th anniversary of Seattle-native Bill Wright winning the 1959 U.S.

at its own 38th annual Viking Men's Golf Invitational Tournament which concluded Tuesday at the Bellingham Golf & Country Club. The Vikings shot a final-round 4-under par 284 for a 54-hole total of 866. They had opened the tourney Monday morning with a round of 297, but rallied with a 3-under 285 in the afternoon.

Showing marked improvement in the afternoon following poor play in the morning, Western Washington University is seventh in a 14-team field following two rounds Monday at their own 38th annual Viking Men's Golf Invitational being played at the Bellingham Golf & Country Club.

Graduating one of its all-time best players, the Western Washington University men's golf team will look for solid contributions from a number of squad members to enjoy success during the 2009-10 campaign. Although seven letter winners return, there's a big hole in the lineup created by the graduation of first-team Golf Coaches Association of America All-American Jake Koppenberg, who tied for 12th last spring at the NCAA Division II National Championships hosted by Western.