University of Minnesota Athletics

Men's Golf Finishes Eighth at The Intercollegiate

4/13/2003 12:00:00 AM | Men's Golf

toThe 14th-ranked University of Minnesota men's golf team finished eighth out of 15 teams on Sunday at The Intercollegiate. The Golden Gophers shot a final round of 287 (+3) to move their three round total to 5-over-par 857. SMU won the event with a score of 9-under 843. The Intercollegiate was held at the par 71, 6,782-yard Raleigh Country Club in Raleigh, N.C.

Minnesota had three golfers in the top-20 in the tournament. Seniors Simon Nash (Pullanvale, Australia/St. Joseph's) and Wilhelm Schauman (Djursholm, Sweden/Victor Rydberg) continued to match their scores as both carded final rounds of 1-over 72. Nash and Schauman tied for 15th place at 214 (+1). Fellow senior Matt Anderson (Edina, Minn./Edina) fired a final round of even-par 71 to place 19th at 2-over 215. Junior David Morgan tied for 34th after shooting a final round of 73 (+2) to total 217 (+4). Junior Justin Smith (Moon Township, Pa./Moon Area) finished 5-over with a 218 to tie for 38th place.

The Golden Gophers will next be in action Apr. 26-27 at the Fossum Invitational in East Lansing, Mich. It is the final regular season tournament before Minnesota tries to defend its Big Ten crown at the Big Ten Championships May 2-4 in Bloomington, Ind.

Final Team Scores The Intercollegiate Par 71, 6,782-yards 1. SMU 287-277-279-843 (-9) 2. North Carolina 282-278-287-847 (-5) Tulsa 286-275-286-847 (-5) 4. Wake Forest 280-286-286-852 (E) 5. Tennessee 284-285-286-855 (+3) 6. NC State 283-286-287-856 (+4) Georgia Southern 289-281-286-856 (+4) 8. Minnesota 284-286-287-857 (+5) 9. Virginia Tech 284-287-293-864 (+12) 10. Kansas 295-285-296-876 (+24) East Tennessee St. 291-285-300-876 (+24) 12. Virginia 295-287-299-881 (+29) 13. North Florida 290-294-298-882 (+30) 14. Duke 294-292-298-884 (+32) 15. Va. Commonwealth 306-291-303-900 (+48)

Golden Gopher Scores T15. Simon Nash 70-72-72-214 (+1) T15. Wilhelm Schauman 70-72-72-214 (+1) T19. Matt Anderson 72-72-71-215 (+2) T34. David Morgan 74-70-73-217 (+4) T38. Justin Smith 72-74-72-218 (+5)

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