June 5, 2006

MILWAUKEE - MILWAUKEE -- In the finals of the Wisconsin State Golf Association state bestball championship, four former MU golfers went head to head to determine the title.

In the end, Nathan Colson and Jason Gaare claimed the crown, their second, defeating Kyle Murphy and Joe Weber, 1-up, at the Fox Valley Golf Club in Kaukauna. Colson and Gaare also won the event in 2003.

The two teams survived a field of 124 teams to meet in the finals.

"To think that nearly 250 golfers were in this tournament and the final match came down to four Marquette players is pretty spectacular," head coach Tim Grogan said of his four former team members.

The Marquette foursome last played together last season, when Gaare was a senior and Colson, Murphy and Weber were in their second to last seasons.

Click here for an event recap from the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.

ALSO: Colson and MU freshman Dustin Schwab compete for a spot in the U.S. Open in sectional qualifying on Monday, June 5. The 36-hole qualifying tournament is being held in St. Charles, Ill. Colson tees off his first 18 at 8:05 p.m. and his second 18 at 1:05 p.m. Schwab tees off at 8:12 a.m. and 1:12 a.m. The most notable of the qualifiers competing in the St. Charles event are Steve Stricker (75th on the PGA money list for 2006) and Jerry Smith (90th on the 2006 money list).