University of Minnesota Athletics
GOPHER GOLFERS FINISH NINTH AT JERRY PATE INTERCOLLEGIATE
10/19/1999 12:00:00 AM | Men's Golf
Golden Gopher two-time All-American James McLean rebounded from an opening round 78 to fire a six-under par 65 in Tuesday's final round. McLean tied for 12th place individually. Senior All-American Martin LeMesurier tied for 30th in the 60-player field with a four-over par total of 217.
Clemson defeated UNLV in the second hole of a team playoff to capture the team title. Both squads set the pace with a 17-under par total of 835. Georgia finished third at 838, three strokes behind the Tigers and the Rebels.
Charles Howell of Oklahoma State claimed the individual title with a 12-under par total of 201. Paul Casey of Arizona State and Andy Sanders of Houston finished one stroke behind at 11-under par 202. Casey's opening round 65 was outdone by Sanders' final round 64 as the tournament's best 18-hole score.
The Golden Gophers will be back in action on Nov. 22-23 at the Stan Sheriff Invitational in Hawaii.
Jerry Pate National Intercollegiate Old Overton Club Shoal Creek, Alabama Par: 71 Yardage: 6,958 FINAL TEAM RESULTS Team Score Clemson 284-273-278--835 UNLV 283-275-277--835 Georgia 280-277-281--838 Houston 279-281-280--840 Oklahoma State 288-288-273--849 Arizona State 277-285-288--850 Arizona 292-281-282--855 Alabama-Birmingham 284-284-290--858 Minnesota 305-275-283--863 Alabama 293-288-294--875 Auburn 302-293-289--884 Florida 306-301-295--902 Jerry Pate National Intercollegiate Old Overton Club Shoal Creek, Alabama Par: 71 Yardage: 6,958 FINAL INDIVIDUAL RESULTS - TOP 10 Individual Score 1. Charles Howell, OSU 68-66-67--201 (-12) 2. Paul Casey, ASU 65-70-67--202 (-11) Andy Sanders, Houston 69-69-64--202 (-11) 4. Adam Scott, UNLV 68-66-70--204 (-9) 5. David Miller, Georgia 70-69-66--205 (-8) 6. Lucas Glover, Clemson 70-66-70--206 (-7) 7. Erik Compton, Georgia 68-69-70--207 (-6) Michael Kirk, UNLV 69-67-71--207 (-6) Jonathan Byrd, Clemson 69-69-69--207 (-6) Jeff Quinney, ASU 66-70-71--207 (-6) Golden Gopher Scores James McLean 78-67-65--210 Martin LeMesurier 72-71-74--217 Joe Affrunti 78-68-72--218 Dave Gunderson 77-69-76--222 Wilhelm Schauman 79-73-72--224
