University of Minnesota Athletics

GOLFERS IN 11TH AFTER ONE ROUND AT LAS VEGAS INTERCOLLEGIATE

3/9/2001 12:00:00 AM | Men's Golf

ThThe 13th-ranked Golden Gopher men's golf team finished the first round of the Las Vegas Intercollegiate in a tie for 11th-place, with all five Minnesota golfers shooting over par for a 23-over 311. Third-ranked Georgia Tech leads the 54-hole tournament, held at Rio Secco Golf Course in Las Vegas, Nev., with a four-over par 292.

Sophomores Ben Meyers and Wilhelm Schauman, the nation's 16th-ranked collegiate golfer, each posted team-low scores of 76 in the opening round. With their rounds of four-over par, Meyers and Schauman sit in a tie for 25th place. Rounding out the Minnesota golfers are Zach Faulds at 78, David Morgan at 81 and Simon Nash at 84. Jeff Quincy of Arizona State shot a three-under 69 to take the early lead.

The 15-team tournament, hosted by UNLV, features 14 ranked teams (according to the latest Mastercard Collegiate Golf Rankings), including No. 1 Georgia, No. 2 Clemson and No. 3 Georgia Tech

Las Vegas Intercollegiate Rio Secco Golf Course Las Vegas, Nev. Par: 72 Yardage: 7,044 18-Hole Team Results Team Scores Georgia Tech 292 +4 Clemson 293 +5 TCU 294 +6 Florida 297 +9 North Carolina State 299 +11 Georgia 300 +12 Oklahoma State 300 +12 Houston 301 +13 Arizona State 307 +19 Texas 310 +22 New Mexico 311 +23 Minnesota 311 +23 South Carolina 312 +24 UNLV 316 +28 Kent State 319 +31 Las Vegas Intercollegiate Rio Secco Golf Course Las Vegas, Nev. Par: 72 Yardage: 7,044 18-Hole Individual Results Player School Scores Jeff Quinncy Arizona State 69 -3 Bubba Dickerson Florida 70 -2 Adam Robinson TCU 70 -2 John Engler Clemson 70 -2 Jani Saari Clemson 70 -2 Anders Huktman Oklahoma St. 71 -1 Wes Latimer Georgia Tech 71 -1 Troy Matteson Georgia Tech 72 E Andy Sanders Houston 72 E Erik Compton Georgia 73 +1 Jami Kellam TCU 73 +1 Golden Gopher Scores Place Player Scores T25 Ben Meyers 76 +4 T25 Wilhelm Schauman 76 +4 T44 Zach Faulds 78 +6 T63 David Morgan 81 +9 T71 Simon Nash 84 +12

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