University of Minnesota Athletics
JAMES MCLEAN NAMED BIG TEN ATHLETE OF THE WEEK
5/11/1999 12:00:00 AM | Men's Golf
McLean, a sophomore from Wahgunyah, Victoria, Australia leads the Big Ten with a scoring average of 70.269 in 26 rounds of play this season. He posted his fifth consecutive top ten finish with his title last weekend, and is a cumulative 29 under-par in his last five tournaments. A total of 13 of his last 14 rounds have been at or under par.
McLean, who was a first team All-American as a freshman last season, is currently attempting to win back-to- back Les Bolstad Awards. The honor is given to the conference golfer with the lowest stroke average on the season. McLean currently leads Northwestern's Luke Donald by less than two-tenths of a stroke heading into this weekend's Big Ten Championships at Bolstad/ University Golf Course.
The Golden Gophers tee off at 8:40 a.m. and 1:10 p.m. in the first two rounds of the conference tournament on Friday. The championships continue with round three on Saturday and the fourth and final round on Sunday.
