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Fossum Spartan Intercollegiate
Men's Golf Wins Fossum Spartan Intercollegiate
4/29/2001 12:00:00 AM | Men's Golf
April 29, 2001
EVANSTON, Ill. - The Northwestern men's golf team won its third team title this weekend at the Fossum Spartan Intercollegiate in East Lansing, Mich. NU shot rounds of 278-287-286=851 to finish 10 strokes ahead of second-place Minnesota in the final tuneup before next weekend's Big Ten Championships.
Senior Luke Donald carded a final round 7-under-par 64 to win his third consecutive tournament and the 12th of his collegiate career. His 54-hole total of 205 is the third best in NU history, and his final-round 64 is third in the record books for an individual round.
Junior Chris Thayer capped off a career weekend, finishing third with a three-round, 4-under-par 209. Freshman Tom Johnson also placed in the Top 10 for the Wildcats, with rounds of 71-70-74=215.
TEAM
1. NORTHWESTERN 278-287-286=851
2. Minnesota 293-281-287=861
3. Michigan State 284-288-291=863
4. Wisconsin 284-295-294=873
5. Ohio State 298-284-295=877
6. Iowa 291-285-303=879
7. Kent State 297-290-294=881
8. UNC-Greensboro 294-291-297=882
Eastern Michigan 291-298-293=882
10. Michigan 294-298-292=884
11. Illinois 298-298-294=890
12. Missouri 292-295-304=891
13. Marshall 300-294-298=892
14. Xavier 300-294-302=896
15. Indiana 312-300-305=917
NORTHWESTERN SCORES
1. Luke Donald 69-72-64=205 3. Chris Thayer 64-72-73=209 t-7. Tom Johnson 71-70-74=215 t-45. T.C. Ford 74-73-78=225 74. Casey Strunk 79-83-75=237
