Northwestern University Athletics
No. 12 Men's Golf Wins Marshall Invite
6/21/1999 12:00:00 AM | Men's Golf
April 10, 1999
EVANSTON, Ill. - The Northwestern men's golf team, ranked 12th in the country, won its second team title in the last three tournaments, capturing the Marshall Invitational which concluded Saturday afternoon. NU posted team scores of 298-294-292 for a total of 884, two strokes ahead of Toledo and nine strokes ahead of Kent.
The Wildcats also captured the team title at San Diego State's Aldila Collegiate Classic, held March 8-9 at the Carlton Oaks Country Club in Santee, Calif. NU has now either won or finished runner-up at six of nine tournaments this season.
Individually, junior Jess Daley (Kent, Wash./Kentwood) and senior Erik Ciotti (Barrington, Ill./Barrington) tied for 10th place at eight-over-par 221. Illinois' D.A. Points won the tournament at one-under-par 212. Wildcat junior David Shaffer (Andover, Mass./Andover) tied for 19th place in his first tournament of the spring while senior Josh Habig (Jasper, Ind./Jasper) fired a final-round 72 to tie for 24th place. Next up for NU is Ohio State's Kepler Intercollegiate, scheduled for April 16-18 in Columbus, Ohio.
Final Team Standings
(top 10 teams only; 20 teams total in field)
1. #12 Northwestern 298-294-292=884
2. Toledo 302-292-292=886
3. Kent 306-301-286=893
4. Notre Dame 304-291-301=896
5. Kentucky 300-305-292=897
6. Ohio State 298-305-296=899
7. Wisconsin 304-299-298=901
Marshall 305-299-297=901
Purdue 311-301-289=901
10. Michigan 309-297-296=902
Final Northwestern Individual ResultsT-10 Jess Daley 75-72-74=221 (+8) T-10 Erik Ciotti 75-73-73=221 (+8) T-19 David Shaffer 74-72-77=223 (+10) T-24 Josh Habig 74-79-72=225 (+12) DQ Danny Riskam DQ-77-73
