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Mercedes-Benz Collegiate Classic
Men's Golf Finishes 12th at Mercedes-Benz Collegiate Classic
2/20/2001 12:00:00 AM | Men's Golf
Feb. 20, 2001
EVANSTON, Ill. - The Northwestern men's golf team finished 12th at the Mercedes-Benz Collegiate Championship in Ponte Verda Beach, Fla. NU shot rounds of 289-312-286=887 (+23). The Wildcats shot their best round of the tournament Tuesday with a 2-under-par 286. Florida won the event with a team score of 849 (-15). As a team, NU improved 26 shots from a disastrous second-round 312.
Individually, senior Luke Donald finished sixth, five shots behind tournament medalist David Bennett of North Florida. Donald shot rounds of 67-74-70 for a 5-under-par score of 211.
Freshman Tom Johnson finished in a tie for 33rd after rounds of 73-75-71=219 (+3). Junior Chris Thayer moved up 19 places with a third-round 70, his best round of the tournament by seven strokes. Senior David Shaffer bounced back from a 93 in the second round to card a final-round 75.
TEAM SCORES
Florida -- 284-284-281=849 (-15)
Augusta State -- 291-285-276=850 (-14)
LSU -- 285-284-286=855 (-9)
North Florida -- 282-287-286=855 (-9)
South Carolina -- 289-285-289=863 (-1)
North Carolina -- 292-293-286=871 (+7)
Wake Forest -- 284-290-298=872 (+8)
Tennessee -- 287-299-290=872 (+8)
North Carolina State -- 291-294-288=873 (+9)
Duke -- 290-303-289=882 (+18)
Alabama -- 292-299-291=882 (+18)
Northwestern -- 289-312-286=887 (+23)
Georgia State -- 299-301-295=895 (+31)
Vanderbilt -- 302-302-298=902 (+38)
Florida State -- 299-305-300=904 (+40)
NORTHWESTERN SCORES
t-6 Luke Donald -- 67-74-70=211 (-5)
t-33 Tom Johnson -- 73-75-71=219 (+3)
t-52 Chris Thayer -- 80-77-70=227 (+11)
t-66 Scott Harrington -- 69-86-78=155 (+17)
t-74 David Shaffer -- 86-93-75=254 (+38)
