University of Minnesota Athletics

Men's Golf Places Ninth at National Invitational Tournament

4/1/2003 12:00:00 AM | Men's Golf

302-289The 12th-ranked University of Minnesota men's golf team tied for ninth place Tuesday at the National Invitational Tournament with a team total of 895 (+31). The Golden Gophers carded rounds of 302-289-309 to tie with Washington and finish 25 strokes back from Arizona, the event champion. The Invitational was held at the par 72, 7,138-yard Tucson National Golf Course in Tucson, Ariz.

Minnesota's top finisher was senior Matt Anderson (Edina, Minn./Edina), who shot a final round of 2-over 74 for a total of 218 (+2) to tie for 10th place. Fellow seniors Wilhelm Schauman (Djursholm, Sweden/Victor Rydberg) tied for 28th with an event score of 224 (+8), while Simon Nash (Pullenvale, Australia/St. Joseph's) tied for 54th with 230 (+14). Junior Ben Greve (Annandale, Minn./Annandale) finished 15-over at 231 to place 58th. Junior Justin Smith (Moon Township, Pa./Moon Area) fell to 61st place with a total of 232 (+16).

The Golden Gophers will next be in action Apr. 12-13 at The Intercollegiate in Chapel Hill, N.C.

Final Team Scores National Invitational Tournament Par 72, 7,138-yards 1. Arizona 294-278-298-870 (+6) 2. New Mexico 300-280-294-874 (+10) 3. TCU 294-291-294-879 (+15) 4. Texas 289-296-295-880 (+16) 5. Arizona State 293-297-293-883 (+19) 6. Southern California 299-293-292-884 (+20) Tulsa 296-291-297-884 (+20) 8. UNLV 297-297-293-887 (+23) 9. Minnesota 302-284-309-895 (+31) Washington 303-291-301-895 (+31) 11. Kent State 310-296-296-902 (+38) 12. Pepperdine 298-307-298-903 (+39) 13. Houston 304-305-296-905 (+41) 14. Alabama 307-302-306-915 (+51)

Golden Gopher Scores T10. Matt Anderson 74-70-74-218 (+2) T28. Wilhelm Schauman 76-67-81-224 (+8) T54. Simon Nash 76-80-74-230 (+14) T58. Ben Greve 76-75-80-231 (+15) T61. Justin Smith 77-72-83-232 (+16)

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