University of Minnesota Athletics
GOLDEN GOPHERS SUCCESSFULLY DEFEND DR. PEPPER CROWN
3/26/2000 12:00:00 AM | Men's Golf
The Golden Gophers were led by senior All-American Martin LeMesurier and junior Dave Gunderson, who each fired a 54-hole totals of nine-under par 207 to finish one stroke behind individual champion Michael Harris of Michigan.
LeMesurier, a native of South Hampton, England, shot scores of 69 and 67 on Saturday before closing with a final round 71 on Sunday.
Gunderson, a native of Stillwater, Minn., fired a career-low and tournament-low round of 64 on Sunday to pace the team in the final 18 holes. Gunderson had opened the tournament with rounds of 71 and 72 on Saturday.
A total of nine Big Ten teams participated in the event, hosted by Northern Illinois University.
1 Minnesota 285 285 275 -- 845
2 Kent State 280 285 287 -- 852
3 Michigan 287 288 281 -- 856
4 Penn State 286 291 283 -- 860
T5 Michigan State 295 289 286 -- 870
T5 Toledo 288 293 289 -- 870
T7 Wichita State 282 295 294 -- 871
T7 Purdue 300 287 284 -- 871
T7 Wisconsin 283 291 297 -- 871
10 Indiana 291 286 296 -- 873
11 Ball State 289 291 299 -- 879
12 Marshall 287 297 296 -- 880
13 Northern Illinois 285 298 298 -- 881
T14 Texas Tech 296 290 296 -- 882
T14 Texas-Arlington 304 293 285 -- 882
15 Akron 293 303 292 -- 888
16 Iowa 303 301 301 -- 905
17 Illinois 298 306 305 -- 909
FINAL ROUND (54-HOLE) INDIVIDUAL LEADERS: 1 Michael Harris (MICH) 70 67 69 -- 206
T2 Ben Curtis (KSU) 67 69 71 -- 207
T2 Martin LeMesurier (MINN.) 69 67 71 -- 207
T2 Dave Gunderson (MINN) 71 72 64 -- 207
5 Scott Phillis (PSU) 70 68 70 -- 208
T6 Jon Mills (KSU) 70 71 69 -- 210
T6 Matt Abbott (PSU) 68 72 70 -- 210
8 Nathan Clark (MSU) 71 70 70 -- 211
9 Steve Wheatcroft (IND) 70 70 72 -- 212
T10 Lee Williamson (PU) 74 71 68 -- 213
T10 John Carlson (UW) 73 72 68 -- 213
