Northwestern University Athletics
Men's Golf in Second After Day Two
6/21/1999 12:00:00 AM | Men's Golf
May 21, 1999
EVANSTON, Ill. - The No. 12-ranked Northwestern men's golf team finished day two of the three-day NCAA Central Regionals in second place with a 7-over-par 295. The Wildcats (583) are seven strokes behind first-place Minnesota (576) after two rounds. For the second-straight day, no NU golfer finished worse than 3-over-par. Wildcat junior David Shaffer (Andover, Mass./Andover) led the team on Friday with a 1-over-par 73.
Sophomore Luke Donald (High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, England) is in sixth place individually, only two strokes out of the lead. Minnesota's James McLean and Missouri's David Suggs lead the tournament, each with a 3-under-par 141.
The Central Regionals are being played at Ohio State's Scarlet Course in Columbus, Ohio (par 72, 7,100 yards). Of the 21-team field, the top 10 teams will advance to the 30-team field at the NCAA Championships in Chaska, Minn. on June 2.
Final team and NU's individual results appear below.
Team Standings After Two Rounds
(top 10 teams only, 21 teams in field)
1. #7 Minnesota (even)
2. #12 Northwestern (+7)
3. Kent (+12)
Toledo (+12)
5. Arkansas (+14)
6. Houston (+16)
7. Nebraska (+17)
8. Oklahoma State (+19)
9. Oklahoma (+22)
10. SMU (+23)
Northwestern Individual Results(Through Two Rounds)
Luke Donald 69-74 = 143 (-1) Josh Habig 72-74 = 146 (+2) Jess Daley 73-74 = 147 (+3) Erik Ciotti 74-75 = 149 (+5) David Shaffer 74-73 = 147 (+3)
