University of Minnesota Athletics
100 Years of Minnesota Men’s Golf: 1999 Regional Championship Team
1/6/2022 7:00:00 PM | Men's Golf
The University of Minnesota men's golf team won its first-ever NCAA Central Regional men's golf championship in 1999 at the 21-team event played at the 7,100-yard, par-72 Scarlet Course in Columbus, Ohio. The Golden Gophers stroked a final round one-over par score of 289 to top second-place Northwestern by one shot. The top 10 finishers in the 54-hole tournament advanced to the 1999 NCAA Championships held June 2-5 at Hazeltine National Golf Club in Chaska, Minn.
Defending NCAA Champion James McLean claimed the individual championship in the tournament, carding a final round 71 for a four-under par, three-day total of 212. Luke Donald of Northwestern, who edged McLean for Big Ten Player of the Year honors in 1999 at the conference championship, was second at three-under par 213.
Three Golden Gophers finished the tournament in the top 20 individually. Junior Martin LeMesurier continued his solid play, finishing with a final round 75 for a one- over par total of 217 and a five-way tie for 10th place individually. Senior captain Adam Dooley of Albany, Minn., recovered from a 75 Friday to fire a one-under par 71 on Saturday to sneak into the top 10 with a total of 217. Senior Jeff Barney of Appleton, Minn., contributed a third-round score of 72 to place 20th individually.
The Golden Gophers and Wildcats were clearly the cream of the crop on the weekend as third-place Nebraska finished at 18-over par 882, 17 shots behind Minnesota. The other seven teams to qualify for the NCAA Championships out of the Central Regional were sixth-ranked Oklahoma State, fifth-ranked Houston, Toledo, Illinois, Arkansas, 27th-ranked Kansas and Colorado. The Buffaloes won a one-hole playoff with Kent State after the two teams tied for 10th place with 33-over par 897.
Jamie Broce of Ball State and Martin Maritz of Tulsa were the two individual qualifiers out of the Central Regional. A total of 30 teams -- nine from the West, 10 from the Central, and 11 from the East -- from each region and six individuals qualified for the NCAA Championships.
1999 NCAA CENTRAL REGION FINAL TEAM RESULTS
Minnesota 283-293-289--865 (+1)
Northwestern 288-295-285--868 (+4)
Nebraska 298-295-289--882 (+18)
Oklahoma State 297-298-288--883 (+19)
Houston 294-298-294--886 (+22)
Toledo 290-298-298--886 (+22)
Illinois 297-303-288--888 (+24)
Arkansas 291-299-300--890 (+26)
Kansas 298-305-291--894 (+30)
Colorado 300-307-290--897 (+33)
Kent State 294-294-309--897 (+33)
Oklahoma 291-307-300--898 (+34)
Texas Christian 300-301-301--902 (+38)
Southern Methodist 298-301-305--904 (+40)
Texas-Arlington 302-300-303--905 (+41)
Baylor 299-305-301--905 (+41)
Texas 300-302-304--906 (+42)
Purdue 296-312-298--906 (+42)
North Texas 297-308-302--907 (+43)
Iowa State 309-303-301--913 (+49)
Tulsa 301-307-309--917 (+53)
1999 NCAA CENTRAL REGION FINAL INDIVIDUAL RESULTS
1. James McLean, Minnesota 69-72-71--212 (-4)
2. Luke Donald, Northwestern 69-74-70--213 (-3)
3. Jamie Broce, Ball State 69-76-70--215 (-1) Martin Maritz, Tulsa 67-78-70--215 (-1)
5. D.A. Points, Illinois 72-76-68--216 (E) Daniel Fox, Arkansas-Little Rock 71-71-74--216 (E) David Suggs, Missouri 70-71-75--216 (E) David Shaffer, Northwestern 74-73-69--216 (E) Wade Ormsby, Houston 74-70-72--216 (E)
10. Charles Howell, Oklahoma St. 73-76-68--217 (+1) Adam Dooley, Minnesota 72-74-71--217 (+1) Tim Rice, Toledo 70-74-73--217 (+1) Josh Habig, Northwestern 72-74-71--217 (+1) Martin LeMesurier, Minnesota 70-72-75--217 (+1)