University of Minnesota Athletics

Men's Golf Wins Cleveland Golf/Augusta State Invitational

4/4/2004 12:00:00 AM | Men's Golf

The 13th-ranked University of Minnesota men's golf team came back from seven strokes back beginning the third round to win the Cleveland Golf/Augusta State Invitational. The Gophers shot rounds of 282-285-287=861 (-3) to defeat Duke by four shots and second round leader UCLA by five strokes. It's the fourth tournament title for the Golden Gophers this season and the first of the spring season.

Freshman Bronson LaCassie (Camira, Queensland/Kelvin Grove) fired a third round 69 and set a new career-high finish tying for fifth at 5- under 211. Senior David Morgan (Rochester, Minn./Robert L. Stevenson) carded a 1-under 215 and tied for eighth. Junior Ben Greve (Annandale, Minn./Annandale) tied for 12th (new career high) at 1- over 217 after a 73 Sunday. Justin Smith (Moon Township, Pa./Moon Area) finished tied for 28th at 5-over 221. Freshman Clayton Rask (Elk River, Minn./Elk River) set a new career high tying for 37th at 6-over 222.

Cleveland Golf/Augusta State Invitational
Final Team Standings
1. Minnesota 283-291-287=861 (-3)
2. Duke 286-288-291=865 (+1)
3. UCLA 282-285-299=866 (+2)
4. Augusta State 296-282-293=871 (+7)
5. Georgia 288-291-295=874 (+10)
6. Clemson 292-290-294=876 (+12)
7. Wake Forest 288-287-302=877 (+13)
8. Texas 303-286-292=881 (+17)
9. No. Carolina St. 291-286-305=882 (+18)
South Carolina 293-294-295=882 (+18)
11. Alabama 302-287-297=886 (+22)
12. North Carolina 295-292-302=889 (+25)
13. North Florida 291-294-305=880 (+26)
14. Georgia Southern 295-295-302=892 (+28)
Toledo 295-302-295=892 (+28)
Notre Dame 298-300-294=892 (+28)
17. Virginia Tech 302-293-298=893 (+29)
18. E. Tennessee State 292-303-307=902 (+38)

Minnesota Results
5 Bronson La Cassie 70-72-69=211 (-5)
T8 David Morgan 72-71-72=215 (-1)
T12 Ben Greve 70-74-73=217 (+1)
T28 Justin Smith 74-74-73=221 (+5)
T37 Clayton Rask 71-75-76=222 (+6)

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