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Jackson State Men Win 2006 SWAC
Golf Crown
April 19, 2006
The Jackson State Tigers captured the 2006 SWAC Men’s
Golf Championship, giving head coach Eddie Payton’s Tigers
their 19th consecutive conference title. Payton, in his
20th season, has coached every JSU Tiger team which has claimed
a title during the streak.
JSU’s Kortland Ware was awarded top individual medalist
with a three-round total of 217. After a first round
76, he finished the event with two rounds under par – a
70 (2-under par) in the second round and a 71 (1-under par)
in the final round. Jackson State also had two players
tie for second as Michael Bailey (75-81-73) and Raul Cortes
(74-78-77) each shot a 229 for the three-day event. Texas
Southern’s Jacob Sriven also had a good weekend finishing
tied for second with a 229 (87-73-69). Arkansas-Pine
Bluff’s Daron Kirkendall rounded out the top five individual
performances with a 230 (81-76-73).
In the team standings, the JSU Tigers led all teams with a
992 score. Southern was second with a three-day total
of 957 while Texas Southern finished third with a total score
of 983.
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