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Big Ten Men's Golf Championship Tightens, But Wildcats Drop Back to Fifth Place
5/4/2002 12:00:00 AM | Men's Golf
May 4, 2002
IOWA CITY, Iowa -- Northwestern's Wildcats were unable to take advantage of a 5-over-par day by leader Purdue and slipped to fifth at the 2002 Big Ten Men's Golf Championships at Iowa's Finkbine Golf Course.
NU finished 8-over for the day and is now 4-over for the tournament, seven strokes behind the Boilermakers. Indiana and Minnesota are now tied for third, one stroke in front of the Wildcats. Illinois shot a 6-under 282 for the day and made the biggest climb, jumping to second place, two shots out of first.
Junior Scott Harrington (Portland, Ore./Jesuit) was the only Wildcat to finish under par, shooting a 2-under 70. He is now even for the tournament and tied for ninth place overall.
Senior Chris Thayer (Richmond, Va./Godwin) and sophomore Tom Johnson (Fair Oaks, Calif./Del Campo) both finished 3-over on Saturday and are tied for 20th and 23rd, respectively.
Northwestern is trying to claim its fourth straight Big Ten crown.
For complete tournament statistics, visit www.golfstatlive.com.
2002 BIG TEN MEN'S GOLF CHAMPIONSHIPS
Finkbine Golf Course, Iowa City, Iowa
1 Purdue University -3 F +5 279 289 293 861 2 Illinois, U. of -1 F -6 294 287 282 863 T3 Indiana University +3 F -1 293 287 287 867 T3 Minnesota, Univ. of +3 F +7 294 278 295 867 5 Northwestern +4 F +8 289 283 296 868 6 Michigan, U. of +8 F +6 294 284 294 872 7 Michigan State U. +9 F +3 291 291 291 873 8 Ohio State Univ. +11 F +7 295 285 295 875 9 Iowa, U. of +15 F +14 291 286 302 879 10 Penn State U. +20 F -1 302 295 287 884 11 Wisconsin, U. of +38 F +17 297 300 305 902
