Northwestern University Athletics
No. 13 Men's Golf Wins Aldila Collegiate Classic
6/21/1999 12:00:00 AM | Men's Golf
March 10, 1999
EVANSTON, Ill. -- Northwestern sophomore Luke Donald captured his second tournament championship of the year, posting rounds of 70-69-74 to finish at three-under-par 213 and win the Aldila Collegiate Classic, hosted by San Diego State at the Carlton Oaks Country Club in Santee, Calif. Northwestern also won the team title, shooting team scores of 288-288-298 for a 54-hole total of 874. The Wildcats, ranked 13th in the nation, finished 10 strokes ahead of tournament runner-up and 11th-ranked BYU.
This is the second championship for Donald in his last three tournaments. He also captured the individual crown at Stanford's The Nelson tournament in November. Donald has finished either first or second in five of his seven tournaments this season. Three other Wildcats notched top-20 finishes as Josh Habig tied for 11th place, Jess Daley finished tied for 13th. Complete Wildcat individual results and the top 10 team finishes appear below.
Next up for the Wildcats is the Dr. Pepper Invitational, scheduled for March 26-28 in Pottsboro, Texas.
Northwestern Individual Results. 1. Luke Donald 70-69-74=213 (-3) T-11. Josh Habig 77-71-73=221 (+5) T-13. Jess Daley 73-72-77=222 (+6) T-15. Danny Riskam 71-77-75=223 (+7) 27. Erik Ciotti 74-76-76=226 (+10)Final Team Standings 1. #13 Northwestern 288-288-298=874 2. #11 BYU 293-291-300=884 3. #50 San Diego State 291-294-303=888 4. #25 Fresno State 292-296-305=893 5. Pacific 292-305-303=900 6. #40 Colorado State 298-298-307=902 UC-Santa Barbara 290-300-313=903 8. San Diego 300-300-311=911 Long Beach State 300-313-298=911 10. San Jose State 300-303-309=912
