To the casual observer, when the NCAA Men's Championship begins Tuesday, seeing UCLA among the 30 teams at Inverness Golf Club wouldn't be much of a surprise.

After all, the Bruins are the defending national champions and have palyed in the last six NCAA finals and 13 of the last 15.

The Bruins, however, have had to endure an arduous journey on their way to Toledo. In fact, for much of the season, it appaered the Bruins wouldn't be around to defend their title as they loomed under the .500.

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Pedro Figueiredo, one of the world's top junior amateur players from Portugal, has signed a National Letter of Intent to attend UCLA in the fall of 2009. He is the 111th ranked amateur in the world.

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The 19th-ranked UCLA men's golf team surprised the field and won the NCAA Central Regional Championship Saturday at The Olde Stone Golf Club in Bowling Green, KY.

With the victory, the defending national champions advanced to their seventh consecutive NCAA Championship, a school record.

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Freshman Gregor Main earns Pac-10 Freshman of the Year Award.

Senior, Erik Flores, also earns All Pac-10 1st Team Award.

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