Whalen's Top-10 Finish Leads Northwestern in Puerto Rico

2/23/2016 3:53:00 PM | Men's Golf

Northwestern teed off its spring stroke play season at the Puerto Rico Classic by surging three spots over the last two days to an eighth-place team finish. The Wildcats shot 1-over 865 during the three-day, 54-hole tournament at the par-72, 6,945-yard Rio Mar Country Club River Course.

After the first round, NU stood in 11th place after a shooting 5-over 293, but they bounced back for a 1-under 287 second round and an impressive 3-under 285 on the final day.

The Wildcats had the best finish of any other Big Ten foe in the 15-team field, including tournament host No. 14 Purdue.

Northwestern had three golfers finish under par at the event. Senior Andrew Whalen paced the Wildcats at 2-under 70 on days two and to finish ninth overall.

Sophomore Dylan Wu and senior Josh Jamieson both carded a team low 4-under par and finished tied 19^th in the individual standings.

Competing individually, freshman Ryan Lumsden finished at 4-over 217 to tie for seventh.

Chicago's Big Ten Team is back in action on Monday, Feb. 29, in the Jones Invitational in Valencia, Calif.

QUICK HITS
Site: Rio Grande, Puerto Rico
Course: River Course at Rio Mar Country Club (par 72, 6,945 yards)
Tournament: Puerto Rico Classic
NU Team Standing: 8th of 15 Teams (865) - Day 3 of 3
Top NU Individual: Andrew Whalen [T9 – 212 (-4)]
Next NU Event: Mon. Feb. 29 -- at Jones Invitational.

RESULTS: Round One | Round Two | Round Three

STANDINGS (Round 1, Round 2, Round 3, Total)
T9 – Andrew Whalen, 72+70+70=212 (-4)
T19 – Dylan Wu, 74+68+72=214 (-2)
T19 – Joshua Jamieson, 73+73+68=214 (-2)
T68 – Pete Griffith, 82+76+75=233 (+17)
T71 – Luke Miller, 74+84+76=234 (+18)

*T7 – Ryan Lumsden 71+72+74=217 (+4)

*Competing in individual competition (par 71); score does not count towards team score

TEAM STANDINGS ( FINAL)
1 Alabama, 276+287+276=839 (-25)
2 Clemson, 283+281+284=848 (-16)
3 Georgia, 284+280+287=851 (-13)
4 Kentucky, 285+284+284=853 (-11)
5 North Carolina, 278+287+290=855 (-9)
6 Georgia Tech, 286+283+288=857 (-7)
7 Oklahoma, 281+288 +290=859 (-5)
8 Northwestern, 293+287+285=865 (+1)
9 Maryland, 290+286+293=869 (+5)
10 Purdue, 286+290+295=871 (+7)
11 NC State, 297+295+285=877 (+13)
T12 Minnesota, 299+292+300=891 (+27)
T12 UNCG, 291+298+302=891 (+27)
14 Michigan, 295+296+302=893 (+29)
15 Virginia Tech, 302+301+295=898 (+34)

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