University of Minnesota Athletics
GOLDEN GOPHERS CAPTURE DR. PEPPER INTERCOLLEGIATE TITLE
3/28/1999 12:00:00 AM | Men's Golf
Junior Martin LeMesurier led the way for the Golden Gophers in the final round, carding a five-under par 67 to finish alone in third place individually with a 54- hole total of three-under par 213. Northwestern's Luke Donald shot a final round 66, the low round of the tournament, to edge defending NCAA Champion James McLean of Minnesota by one stroke for individual honors. McLean's three-round total of six-under par 210 was capped by a one-under par 71 on the tournament's final day.
Senior Adam Dooley from Albany, Minn., ranked 34th in the nation individually, continued his steady play with a two-under par 70 on Sunday to finish in a tie for sixth individually with an even par score of 216. Senior Jeff Barney of Appleton, Minn., and senior Andy Komor of New Brighton, Minn., each fired even par scores of 72 on Sunday.
The Golden Gophers bested Northwestern by five shots for the team title. Illinois finished a distant third, 24 shots behind Minnesota. A total of 10 of the Big Ten's 11 teams participated in the event. Minnesota will host the 1999 Big Ten Championships at Les Bolstad Golf Course from May 14-16.
Minnesota returns to action next weekend by traveling to the Compaq U.S. Collegiate Golf Championships in World Golf Village, Florida, an event that will be telecast on ESPN.
Dr. Pepper Intercollegiate Tanglewood Resort Golf and Country Club Pottsboro, Texas Par: 72 Yardage: 7,003 Final Team Results Teams Scores MINNESOTA 290-284-280--854 Northwestern 287-288-284--859 Illinois 291-297-290--878 Michigan State 295-297-292--884 Toledo 295-302-288--885 Miami (OH) 297-305-287--889 Texas-Arlington 300-299-292--891 Purdue 303-300-289--892 Michigan 291-306-301--898 Indiana 304-297-299--900 Wichita State 305-307-296--908 Texas Tech 302-308-299--909 Wisconsin 307-306-300--913 Akron 307-306-305--918 Notre Dame 308-311-299--918 Penn State 312-308-299--919 Jackson State 306-314-312--932 Northern Illinois 311-312-310--933 Iowa 314-327-307--948 Final Individual Results Individuals Scores Luke Donald, Northwestern 69-71-66--206 James McLean, Minnesota 72-67-71--210 Martin LeMesurier, Minnesota 74-72-67--213 Josh Habig, Northwestern 73-70-72--215 Mark Henderson, Illinois 71-73-71--215 Billy Williamson, Akron 70-73-73--216 Adam Dooley, Minnesota 73-73-70--216 Erik Ciotti, Northwestern 70-74-72--216 Richard Elliott, Toledo 70-78-69--217 Bert Jones, Purdue 75-72-70--217 Other Golden Gopher Scores Andy Komor (T-21st) 78-72-72--222 Jeff Barney (T-25th) 71-80-72--223
