University of Minnesota Athletics
MINNESOTA FINISHES THIRD AT BELLSOUTH INTERCOLLEGIATE
4/10/1999 12:00:00 AM | Men's Golf
The showing was Minnesota's sixth top three finish in nine tournaments this season. The Golden Gophers have gathered a first place trophy (Dr. Pepper ntercollegiate), a runner-up finish (Compaq U.S. Collegiate), and a third-place showing in each of the last three weekends.
Defending NCAA champion James McLean led the way for the Golden Gophers by carding a one-under par 71 on Saturday, ending in a tie for third place individually. Junior Martin LeMesurier, senior Andy Komor, and junior Jeff Barney all finished in a tie for 19th individually among 66 total golfers, ending with five-over par totals of 221.
Among the schools Minnesota defeated in the event is top-ranked Clemson. The Tigers finished in a tie for fourth place, three shots back of Minnesota and eight strokes behind team champion UNLV. Wil Collins of New Mexico held on to his 36-hole lead by shooting a final round 71 to win the individual title.
The Golden Gophers will be idle until participating in the Wolverine Invitational on May 8-9 in Ann Arbor, Mich.
MacGregor Downs Country Club Cary, N.C. Par: 72 Yardage: 6,822 Final Team Results Teams Scores UNLV 286-298-285--869 New Mexico 287-294-292--873 MINNESOTA 293-291-290--874 East Tennessee State 287-299-291--877 Clemson 294-291-292--877 Duke 286-304-293--883 North Carolina 293-303-287--883 Kansas 301-295-294--890 North Carolina State 293-304-293--890 Wake Forest 297-299-298--894 Tulsa 298-299-297--894 Texas A&M 312-303-307--922 Top 10 Individuals Scores 1. Wil Collins, New Mexico 72-69-71--212 2. Chris Berry, UNLV 72-72-69--213 3. James McLean, Minnesota 71-73-71--215 Ryan Vermeer, Kansas 75-70-70--215 John Engler, Kansas 71-71-73--215 6. D.J. Brigman, New Mexico 71-72-73--216 Carl Pettersson, N.C. State 72-74-70--216 8. Jeremy Anderson, UNLV 71-76-71--218 Ryan Palmer, Texas A&M 73-71-74--218 Eamonn Brady, East Tennessee St. 68-76-74--218 D. Christensen, E. Tennessee St. 72-76-70--218 Don Hill, North Carolina 72-75-71--218 Jake Istnick, Kansas 72-73-73--218 Other Golden Gopher Scores Martin LeMesurier (T-19th) 75-72-74--221 Jeff Barney (T-19th) 78-70-73--221 Andy Komor (T-19th) 73-76-72--221 Adam Dooley (T-55th) 74-80-78--232
