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Kepler Intercollegiate
Northwestern Men's Golf Wins Kepler Intercollegiate
4/15/2000 12:00:00 AM | Men's Golf
April 15, 2000
EVANSTON, Ill. - The Northwestern men's golf team finished 10 strokes ahead of second place Ohio State to win the Kepler Intercollegiate in Columbus, Ohio for the second straight year. NU shot rounds of 297-285-294 for a total of 876 to finish plus-12 for the tournament.
Senior Jess Daley (Kent, Wash./Kentwood) took medalist honors and was the only golfer in the tournament to shoot under par. Daley shot rounds of 70-68-72 to finish the tournament with a 6-under-par 210. This win follows Daley's third-place finish at last week's Compaq Collegiate in Los Cabos, Mexico where he shot a course record 10-under-par 62. His final round 62 also tied him for second on the NCAA's all-time lowest round list, falling one stroke short of Tiger Woods' 11-under par at the 1996 Pac-10 Championships.
Junior Luke Donald (High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, England/Royal Grammar School) tied for second place with Michigan's Michael Harris, as they both finished at 1-over-par 217. Donald shot rounds of 74-69-74.
Senior Daniel Riskam tied for 5th after shooting rounds of 75-74-71, while senior Josh Habig (Jasper, Ind./Jasper) finished in a tie for 41st shooting rounds of 80-74-77. Rounding out NU's five was sophomore Chris Thayer (Richmond, Va./Godwin), who finished 71st playing in his first collegiate tournament.
TEAM SCORES
NORTHWESTERN -- 297-285-294=876 (+12)
Ohio State -- 298-293-295=886 (+22)
Toledo -- 305-296-296=897 (+33)
Michigan -- 300-293-304=897 (+33)
Kent -- 300-300-298=898 (+34)
Miami (OH) -- 298-307-300=905 (+41)
SMU -- 307-304-299=910 (+46)
Indiana -- 302-300-309=911 (+47)
Penn State -- 300-300-306=911 (+47)
Wisconsin -- 302-309-300=911 (+47)
Marshall -- 305-300-312=917 (+53)
Purdue -- 304-311-304=919 (+55)
Notre Dame -- 304-304-317=925 (+61)
Iowa -- 316-304-309=929 (+65)
Michigan State -- 303-309-317=929 (+65)
Akron -- 318-319-315=954 (+88)
Illinois -- 321-322-310=953 (+89)
INDIVIDUAL
1-JESS DALEY (NU) -- 70-68-72=210 (-6)
2-LUKE DONALD (NU) -- 74-69-74=217 (+1)
2-Michael Harris (Mich.) -- 75-71-71=217 (+1)
4-Ben Curtis (Kent) -- 71-73-75=219 (+3)
5-DANIEL RISKAM (NU) -- 75-74-71=220 (+4)
5-David Wafenseller (OSU) -- 80-68-72=220 (+4)
5-Time Rice (Toledo) -- 78-70-72=220 (+4)
8-Sam O'Dell (Marshall) -- 73-75-74=222 (+6)
9-Lee Curry (Miami) -- 75-76-72=223 (+7)
9-Mike Austin (OSU) -- 75-76-72=223 (+7)
41-JOSH HABIG (NU) -- 80-74-77=231 (+15)
71-CHRIS THAYER (NU) -- 78-75-82=235 (+19)
