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Big Ten Match Play
Gophers Take Third at B1G Match Play
2/11/2017 12:00:00 AM | Men's Golf
Minnesota took third place at the Big Ten Match Play in Palm Coast, Fla. The seventh-seeded Gophers lost their semifinal match 4.5 to 1.5 against eventual champion Northwestern, but beat eighth-seeded Iowa 3.5 to 2.5 in the afternoon to cap off their first spring tournament.
Rúnar Arnorsson won both his matches on Saturday and was 3-1 for the tournament. He led the whole way in his morning 2 up win against Northwestern's Ryan Lumsden, and was only all square for one hole in his 2&1 win against Iowa's Carson Schaake. Aside from Arnorsson's win, Riley Johnson's halved match with Sam Triplett was Minnesota's only scoring in the Northwestern match.
Justin Doeden went 1-1 Saturday and 2-1-1 over the weekend. He won his match with Iowa's Alex Schaake 4&3. Peter Jones also won his afternoon match, beating Ryoto Furuya 1 up. Jose Mendez halved his Iowa match with Sam Meuret.
The Gophers' 3-1 record as a team was their best at the Match Play since 2014, when they turned in the same record.
BTN will air tape-delayed coverage of the Big Ten Match Play on Feb. 25 at 10:30 a.m. CT.
Minnesota will return to action at Auburn's Tiger Invitational March 5-7.
Semifinal: No. 3 Northwestern 4.5, No. 7 Minnesota 1.5
Dylan Wu (NU) def. Justin Doeden (MINN), 2 up
Andrew Whalen (NU) def. William Leaf (MINN), 4&3
Everton Hawkins (NU) def. Thomas Longbella (MINN), 1 up
Rúnar Arnorsson (MINN) def. Ryan Lumsden (NU), 2 up
Riley Johnson (MINN) and Sam Triplett (NU) halved
Conor Richardson (NU) def. Matt Rachey (MINN), 2&1
Third-Place Match: No. 7 Minnesota 3.5, No. 8 Iowa 2.5
Justin Doeden (MINN) def. Alex Schaake (IOWA), 4&3
Rúnar Arnorsson (MINN) def. Carson Schaake (IOWA), 2&1
Peter Jones (MINN) def. Ryoto Furuya (IOWA), 1 up
Matthew Walker (IOWA) def. Matt Rachey (MINN), 2 up
Jose Mendez (MINN) and Sam Meuret (IOWA) halved
Raymond Knoll (IOWA) def. Riley Johnson (MINN), 1 up
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