With Georgia's team title all but secured, the drama in the final round of the Division I Men's Golf Championships was staged during the battle for individual honors.

That race wasn't decided until the third hole of a sudden-death playoff between Washington's James Lepp and Michael Putnam of Pepperdine when Lepp holed a two-foot putt to become the first Huskies medalist in Division I golf championships history.

For Lepp, even making the playoff was unlikely, since he began the fourth round of the June 1-4 tournament at the Caves Valley Golf Club in Owings Mills, Maryland, six strokes off the pace. But a course-record 63, 7-under par, let the Huskies' junior catch Putnam and force additional play. He birdied the 18th hole in regulation for the course record.

In the playoff, Lepp had to get up and down from a greenside bunker to save par on the first hole, and both players parred the second hole as well. On the third, Lepp lagged his 40-foot birdie attempt about two feet from the cup while Putnam pushed his birdie try six feet past and missed the return effort.

The two golfers were familiar with each other, having tied for another tournament title earlier in the season. However, there was no playoff to decide the winner at Oregon's Duck Invitational.

"I haven't had much confidence (this year)," Lepp said, "but this week, especially today, it all came together. What a great way to end the year. Those rounds are very rare."

"It was an unbelievable effort and a great honor for James," said Washington coach Matt Thurmond. "It has to be one of the best rounds in the history of the championship. Playing on a course like this, as long as it played all week, to play the way he did is just amazing. He made some great up-and-downs and converted when he had the chance for a birdie putt."

The Division I championships record for a single round is the 10-under-par 62 turned in by Stanford's Notah Begay in 1994.

Lepp's heroics lifted Washington to a third-place finish in the team standings, the Huskies' highest in program history.

In the team race, Georgia led from wire to wire and survived nasty weather conditions in the third round to secure the school's second men's golf championship. The Bulldogs also won in 1999. Georgia, leading at the midway point, actually extended its lead in the third round when the entire field had to battle wet and cold conditions. The Bulldogs finished the tournament 11 strokes ahead of runner-up Georgia Tech.

Brendon Todd was Georgia's leading individual with a 3-over-par 283, which landed him in a six-way tie for seventh in the race for medalist honors. Kevin Kisner and Chris Kirk were two shots back in a tie for 13th.

"I knew that we had the talent, the confidence and the demeanor to challenge for the championship this year," said Georgia coach Chris Haack. "It's been a good year, but we only had two wins coming in. I knew if they all put it together, it would be special. They just happened to do it this week when it meant the most."

"This is what you set your goals for," said Kisner, a junior and team captain. "This is why we all came to Georgia. We've got too solid of a team not to win tournaments. When we all play well, it's hard for us to lose."

Georgia had first- and second-round leads over Southeastern Conference rival Tennessee by five and nine shots, respectively. Tennessee disappeared from the leaderboard in the third round when Georgia Tech took over the role of challenger to the Bulldogs. The Yellow Jackets, though, actually lost two strokes to their in-state rivals in round four.

Roberto Castro fired a four-round total of 1-under par to lead Georgia Tech, which also finished second in 1993, 2000 (losing a playoff to Oklahoma State) and 2002. Castro placed third individually, followed by Major Manning of Augusta State two shots back.

Last year's medalist, Ryan Moore of UNLV, tied for fifth with Stanford's Robe Grube at 2-over par.

Team results

1. Georgia, 274-284-297-280 -- 1,135; 2. Georgia Tech, 288-281-295-282 -- 1,146; 3. Washington, 289-285-303-276 -- 1,153; 4. Brigham Young, 285-290-304-275 -- 1,154; 5. New Mexico, 289-300-291-278 -- 1,158; 6. Southern California, 290-282-303-284 -- 1,159; 7. Kentucky, 291-292-294-284 -- 1,161; 8. (tie) UNLV, 284-290-302-286 -- 1,162; and Duke, 288-286-303-285 -- 1,162; 10. Augusta St., 286-289-302-287 -- 1,164; 11. (tie) Arizona St., 291-285-301-293 -- 1,170; and Tennessee, 279-288-313-290 -- 1,170; 13. (tie) Georgia St., 287-287-305-294 -- 1,173; and Ga. Southern, 286-298-299-290 -- 1,173; 15. Oklahoma St., 292-289-301-296 -- 1,178.

Eliminated after 54 holes:

16. Wake Forest, 287-293-304 -- 884; 17. Arizona, 282-296-307 -- 885; 18. (tie) Florida, 289-291-308 -- 888; and Stanford, 296-292-300 -- 888; 20. (tie) Missouri, 300-286-304 -- 890; and Coastal Caro., 284-301-305 -- 890; 22. Southern Methodist, 287-297-308 -- 892; 23. (tie) San Diego St., 290-297-306 -- 893; Purdue, 299-299-295 -- 893; and Texas, 298-297-298 -- 893; 26. (tie) Texas A&M, 296-296-302 -- 894; and Arkansas, 288-296-310 -- 894; 28. Alabama, 291-293-313 -- 897; 29. Tulsa, 290-302-307 -- 899; 30. UCLA, 299-301-304 -- 904.

Individual results

1. (tie) James Lepp*, Washington, 70-67-76-63 -- 276; and Michael Putnam, Pepperdine, 67-67-73-69 -- 276; 3. Roberto Castro, Georgia Tech, 69-68-71-71 -- 279; 4. Major Manning, Augusta St., 65-70-73-73 -- 281; 5. (tie) Rob Grube, Stanford, 71-71-72-68 -- 282; and Ryan Moore, UNLV, 72-73-71-66 -- 282; 7. (tie) Oscar Alvarez, Brigham Young, 67-71-75-70 -- 283; John Holmes, Kentucky, 70-72-69-72 -- 283; Ross McGowan, Tennessee, 67-71-75-70 -- 283; Aron Price, Ga. Southern, 66-73-72-72 -- 283; Brendon Todd, Georgia, 68-70-75-70 -- 283; and Taylor Wood, Southern California, 72-68-72-71 -- 283.

*Won medalist honors in playoff.

For complete results, see The NCAA News online at www.ncaa.org.

Team results

1. Georgia, 274-284-297-280 -- 1,135; 2. Georgia Tech, 288-281-295-282 -- 1,146; 3. Washington, 289-285-303-276 -- 1,153; 4. Brigham Young, 285-290-304-275 -- 1,154; 5. New Mexico, 289-300-291-278 -- 1,158; 6. Southern California, 290-282-303-284 -- 1,159; 7. Kentucky, 291-292-294-284 -- 1,161; 8. (tie) UNLV, 284-290-302-286 -- 1,162; and Duke, 288-286-303-285 -- 1,162; 10. Augusta St., 286-289-302-287 -- 1,164; 11. (tie) Arizona St., 291-285-301-293 -- 1,170; and Tennessee, 279-288-313-290 -- 1,170; 13. (tie) Georgia St., 287-287-305-294 -- 1,173; and Ga. Southern, 286-298-299-290 -- 1,173; 15. Oklahoma St., 292-289-301-296 -- 1,178.

Eliminated after 54 holes:

16. Wake Forest, 287-293-304 -- 884; 17. Arizona, 282-296-307 -- 885; 18. (tie) Florida, 289-291-308 -- 888; and Stanford, 296-292-300 -- 888; 20. (tie) Missouri, 300-286-304 -- 890; and Coastal Caro., 284-301-305 -- 890; 22. Southern Methodist, 287-297-308 -- 892; 23. (tie) San Diego St., 290-297-306 -- 893; Purdue, 299-299-295 -- 893; and Texas, 298-297-298 -- 893; 26. (tie) Texas A&M, 296-296-302 -- 894; and Arkansas, 288-296-310 -- 894; 28. Alabama, 291-293-313 -- 897; 29. Tulsa, 290-302-307 -- 899; 30. UCLA, 299-301-304 -- 904.

Individual results

1. (tie) James Lepp*, Washington, 70-67-76-63 -- 276; and Michael Putnam, Pepperdine, 67-67-73-69 -- 276; 3. Roberto Castro, Georgia Tech, 69-68-71-71 -- 279; 4. Major Manning, Augusta St., 65-70-73-73 -- 281; 5. (tie) Rob Grube, Stanford, 71-71-72-68 -- 282; and Ryan Moore, UNLV, 72-73-71-66 -- 282; 7. (tie) Oscar Alvarez, Brigham Young, 67-71-75-70 -- 283; John Holmes, Kentucky, 70-72-69-72 -- 283; Ross McGowan, Tennessee, 67-71-75-70 -- 283; Aron Price, Ga. Southern, 66-73-72-72 -- 283; Brendon Todd, Georgia, 68-70-75-70 -- 283; and Taylor Wood, Southern California, 72-68-72-71 -- 283; 13. (tie) Chris Kirk, Georgia, 69-71-75-70 -- 285; Kevin Kisner, Georgia, 65-74-76-70 --285; and Joshua Wooding, Southern California, 71-68-73-73 -- 285; 16. (tie) Ron Harvey, Jr., Brigham Young, 72-72-77-65 -- 286; Shawn Jasper, Missouri, 72-66-75-73 -- 286; and Richard Scott, Georgia, 72-69-75-70 -- 286; 19. (tie) Alejandro Canizares, Arizona St., 73-71-72-71 -- 287; and Niklas Lemke, Arizona St., 70-70-76-71 -- 287; 21. (tie) David Denham, Georgia, 72-74-72-70 --288; Kalle Edberg, Augusta St., 71-74-71-72 -- 288; and Spencer Levin, New Mexico, 72-75-71-70 -- 288; 24. (tie) Gregg LaVoie, Oregon, 72-72-72-73 -- 289; Sean Moore, Wake Forest, 69-75-73-72 -- 289; and Steve Tiley, Georgia St., 71-72-76-70 -- 289; 27. (tie ) Michael Barbosa, Georgia Tech, 71-72-76-71 -- 290; Ryan Blaum, Duke, 70-73-76-71 -- 290; Jay Choi, New Mexico, 73-75-73-69 -- 290; Ryan Keeney, UNLV, 69-75-73-73 -- 290; Nathan Lashley, Arizona, 71-71-75-73 -- 290; Greg Machtaler, Brigham Young, 74-71-74-71 -- 290; Madalitso Muthiya, New Mexico, 75-74-72-69 -- 290; Erik Olson, Washington, 74-69-75-72 -- 290; David Palm, Ga. Southern, 70-74-72-74 -- 290; Chan Song, Georgia Tech, 73-72-74-71 -- 290; Nicholas Thompson, Georgia Tech, 75-69-77-69 -- 290; and Emmett Turner, Augusta St., 72-74-75-69 -- 290; 39. Alex Noren, Oklahoma St., 70-69-77-75 -- 291; 40. (tie) Michael Schachner, Duke, 70-68-77-77 -- 292: and Matt Wells, Kentucky, 75-75-74-68 -- 292; 42. (tie) Andres Gonzales, UNLV, 70-73-77-73 -- 293; Jake Grodzinsky, Duke, 74-74-76-69 -- 293; and Michael Quagliano, Duke, 76-71-74-72 -- 293; 45. (tie) Ty Harris, Georgia St., 72-70-80-72 -- 294; and Brandon Waldrop, Kentucky, 74-71-78-71 -- 294; 47. (tie) Jake Ellison, Brigham Young, 72-76-78-69 -- 295; Pablo Martin, Oklahoma St., 72-74-74-75 -- 295; and Joel Sjoholm, Georgia St., 73-69-77-76 -- 295; 50. Bradley Shaw, Southern California, 72-72-79-73 -- 296; 51. (tie) Mark Blakefield, Kentucky, 72-77-73-75 -- 297; Joe Panzeri, Washington, 71-76-76-74 -- 297; and David Skinns, Tennessee, 71-75-81-70 -- 297; 54. (tie) Zach Bixler, Washington, 74-74-81-69 -- 298; Ben Hayes, Southern California, 75-74-79-70 -- 298; Ryan Posey, Oklahoma St., 77-73-74-74 -- 298; and Charly Simon, Arizona St., 73-73-77-75 -- 298; 58. (tie) Tyler Leon, Oklahoma St., 76-73-76-74 -- 299; Alex Prugh, Washington, 76-75-76-72 -- 299; and Zack Robinson, Oklahoma St., 74-74-78-73 -- 299; 61. (tie) Bryan Jones, Ga. Southern, 78-75-77-70 -- 300; Philip Pettitt, Tennessee, 69-73-79-79 -- 300; Nathan Smith, Duke, 74-74-79-73 -- 300; and Jarred Texter, UNLV, 74-70-81-75 -- 300; 65. (tie) Mark Anderson, New Mexico, 73-83-75-70 -- 301; and Darren Baynes, Georgia St., 73-76-76-76 -- 301; 67. (tie) Miguel Griego, New Mexico, 71-76-77-78 -- 302; Kevin Larsen, Georgia Tech, 77-74-74-77 -- 302; and Travis Whisman, UNLV, 73-74-81-74 -- 302; 70. (tie) Pat Moore, Arizona St., 75-73-76-79 -- 303; and JohnScott Rattan, Tennessee, 72-79-78-74 -- 303; 72. Tyler Ley, Southern California, 75-77-82-70 -- 304; 73. (tie) Scott Jamieson, Augusta St., 78-71-83-73 -- 305; Jon David Kennedy, Ga. Southern, 77-76-78-74 -- 305; Jesse Mueller, Arizona St., 78-71-80-76 -- 305; Ben Spickard, Tennessee, 77-69-83-76 -- 305; and Ben Taylor, Georgia St., 71-79-76-79 -- 305; 78. (tie) Matt Kohn, Kentucky, 76-74-86-73 -- 309; and Kurt Watkins, Ga. Southern, 73-77-83-76 -- 309; 80. Nick Becker, Brigham Young, 79-77-83-73 -- 312; 81. Mike Keast, Augusta St., 79-76-85-74 -- 314.

*Won medalist honors in playoff.

Eliminated after 54 holes:

Mitch Cohlmia, Tulsa, 67-75-75 -- 217; Robert Gates, Texas A&M, 68-73-77 -- 218; Beau Glover, Arkansas, 70-71-77 -- 218; Zack Miller, Stanford, 70-69-79 -- 218; Brett Stegmaier, Florida, 74-71-73 -- 218; Chris Heintz, UCLA, 74-74-71 -- 219; Rhys Davies, East Tenn. St., 75-74-71 -- 220; Will Dodson, Southern Methodist, 69-76-75 -- 220; Mark Harrell, Alabama, 70-72-78 -- 220; Doug Manchester, Wake Forest, 71-71-78 -- 220; Matthew Mills, Texas, 73-74-73 -- 220; James Vargas, Florida, 67-77-76 -- 220; Scott Abbott, Southern Methodist, 71-73-77 -- 221; Zack Byrd, Coastal Caro., 72-74-75 -- 221; Ryan Henry, Tulsa, 72-76-73 -- 221; John Kelly, Missouri, 74-73-74 -- 221; Matt Bortis, Arkansas, 71-78-73 -- 222; Dustin Cone, Purdue, 78-70-74 -- 222; Jerad Harklau, Texas A&M, 72-75-75 -- 222; Martin Ureta, North Carolina, 68-74-80 -- 222; Aaron Choi, San Diego St., 75-76-72 -- 223; Dustin Johnson, Coastal Caro., 69-79-75 -- 223; Andrew Scott, San Diego St., 72-74-77 -- 223; Bobby Bennett, Purdue, 75-75-74 -- 224; Josh Esler, Arizona, 71-76-77 -- 224; Colt Knost, Southern Methodist, 73-74-77 -- 224; Peter Richardson, Purdue, 73-78-73 -- 224; Josh Warthen, San Diego St., 71-75-78 -- 224; Kevin Blue, Stanford, 76-74-75 -- 225; Judd Easterling, Wichita St., 75-73-77 -- 225; Travis Esway, Arizona, 68-75-82 -- 225; Matt Every, Florida, 74-71-80 -- 225; Chris Mabry, Missouri, 75-72-78 -- 225; Brian Prouty, Arizona, 72-75-78 -- 225; Webb Simpson, Wake Forest, 68-78-79 -- 225; Joseph Sykora, Alabama, 74-73-78 -- 225; Shaun Goodwin, Texas, 77-75-74 -- 226; Henry Liaw, Arizona, 74-75-77 -- 226; Gilberto Rodriguez, San Diego St., 74-72-80 -- 226; Richard Treis, Florida, 74-72-80 -- 226; Kevin Chappell, UCLA, 73-78-76 -- 227; Pariya Junhasavasdikul, Purdue, 74-79-74 -- 227; Clint Provost, Alabama, 73-73-81 -- 227; Kyle Reifers, Wake Forest, 79-74-74 -- 227; Lindsay Renolds, Coastal Caro., 71-76-80 -- 227; Jeff Bell, Texas, 78-72-78 -- 228; Moises Cobo, Coastal Caro., 72-73-83 -- 228; Daniel Im, UCLA, 75-75-78 -- 228; Gator Todd, Alabama, 74-77-77 -- 228; Brett Myers, Tulsa, 77-75-77 -- 229; Linus Nilsson, San Diego St., 73-77-79 -- 229; Andrew Parr, Texas A&M, 81-74-74 -- 229; Matthew Rosenfeld, Texas, 70-81-78 -- 229; Scott Campbell, Arkansas, 74-76-80 -- 230; Thomas Hagler, Alabama, 75-75-80 -- 230; Wes Homan, Southern Methodist, 74-77-79 -- 230; Farren Keenan, Texas, 81-76-73 -- 230; Korey Mahoney, Eastern Mich., 72-79-79 -- 230; Martin Piller, Texas A&M, 81-74-76 -- 231; Brad Robinson, Coastal Caro., 78-78-75 -- 231; Santiago Russi, Purdue, 77-76-78 -- 231; John Poucher, UCLA, 77-76-79 -- 232; Chris McCartin, Wake Forest, 79-73-81 -- 233; Pat Phillips, Stanford, 79-78-76 -- 233; Ben Scott, Missouri, 81-75-77 -- 233; Eric Shriver, Arkansas, 81-71-81 -- 233; Manuel Villegas, Florida, 75-79-79 -- 233; Austin Hackett, Tulsa, 76-76-82 -- 234; Josh Farrell, Arkansas, 73-82-80 -- 235; Matthew Savage, Stanford, 79-79-77 -- 235; David Schultz, Texas A&M, 75-79-81 -- 235; Trent Twaddle, Missouri, 79-76-81 -- 236; Sam Korbe, Tulsa, 75-77-87 -- 239; Joakim Renstrom, UCLA, 81-76-82 - 239; Dan Kleckner, Southern Methodist, did not finish.