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Vanderbilt Men’s Golf Squad Completes NCAA Championships in 28th 6/3/2004
Vanderbilt Men’s Golf Squad Completes NCAA Championships in 28th HOT SPRINGS, Va.–After a third round 14-over par 294 on the world-renowned par-70, 6,679-yard Cascades Golf Course at the Homestead in Hot Springs, Va., the Vanderbilt Commodores completed the NCAA Division I Men’s Golf Championships in 28th position with a three-day total of 891. By virtue of their finish, the Black and Gold will not make the cut as one of the top 15 teams that will advance to the final round of play on Friday.<?xml:namespace prefix=”o” ns=”urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office”?> UCLA fired a tournament-low round of 5-under par 275 on Thursday to nab the top spot heading into tomorrow with a three-day total of 7-over par 847. The #5-ranked Bruins lead the #17 Kentucky Wildcats by five strokes, while the leader from the opening two days, the #20 California Golden Bears, trail UCLA by only eight shots. Individually, UNLV’s Ryan Moore carded the low round of the tourney with a 6-under par 64 to nab the lead with a three-day total of 9-under par 201. <?xml:namespace prefix=”st1″ ns=”urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags”?>Moore leads Arizona’s Chris Nallen (-7) by two strokes heading into Friday’s final round of action. For Vanderbilt, junior Ben McClung (Ponte Vedra, Fla.) led the ‘Dores with a solid 2-over par 72 (tied for 69th) after a round of three bogeys and a birdie at the par-5 fifth hole, while fellow junior Lance Goodson (Birmingham, Ala.) carded a 3-over par 73. Junior Mark Donnell (Mobile, Ala.) fired a 74 and freshman Luke List (Ringgold, Ga.) closed out Vanderbilt’s scoring group with a 75. Sophomore Will Armstrong (Austin, Texas) tallied a 77. The NCAA Division I Men’s Golf Championships complete the season for head coach Press McPhaul’s Vanderbilt Commodores. Team Results
1 UCLA +7 F -5 289 283 275 847 2 Kentucky, U. of +12 F +3 283 286 283 852 3 California, U. of +15 F +7 279 289 287 855 T4 Washington +16 F +5 289 282 285 856 T4 Arizona +16 F +3 292 281 283 856 6 Florida +18 F +4 285 289 284 858 7 Pepperdine +20 F +9 295 276 289 860 T8 Brigham Young Univ. +21 F +11 280 290 291 861 T8 Georgia Tech +21 F +7 289 285 287 861 10 Texas +23 F +9 288 286 289 863 11 Texas A&M University +27 F +4 291 292 284 867 12 Georgia State Univ. +29 F +17 292 280 297 869 T13 Penn State U. +30 F +10 289 291 290 870 T13 Oklahoma State +30 F +9 292 289 289 870 *T15 Georgia +31 F +4 285 302 284 871 *T15 Purdue +31 F +14 292 285 294 871 *T15 Southern Cal +31 F +9 284 298 289 871 The top 15 teams advance to the final round
(Ties will be broken)
18 Clemson +32 F +17 285 290 297 872 19 New Mexico +36 F +14 291 291 294 876 20 TCU +37 F +24 281 292 304 877 T21 Auburn +39 F +18 283 298 298 879 T21 Arizona State U. +39 F +3 292 304 283 879 T21 Oklahoma, U. of +39 F +18 286 295 298 879 24 Kent State +41 F +19 294 288 299 881 25 Toledo +44 F +18 294 292 298 884 T26 SMU +47 F +22 297 288 302 887 T26 Wichita State Univ. +47 F +5 298 304 285 887 28 Vanderbilt +51 F +14 294 303 294 891
29 North Carolina +52 F +27 294 291 307 892 30 Rhode Island, U. of +72 F +22 299 311 302 912 *In a playoff to determine the final spot at time of this release
Vanderbilt Individual Results
T69 Lance Goodson 72-75-73=220 (+10) T87 Luke List 73-74-75=222 (+12) T114 Mark Donnell 74-77-74=225 (+15) T123 Ben McClung 77-77-72=226 (+16) T151 Will Armstrong 75-83-77=235 (+25) Vanderbilt Men’s Golf Squad 28th After Second Day of NCAA Championships HOT SPRINGS, Va.–The Vanderbilt Commodores carded a 22-over par 302 during second round action at the NCAA Division I Golf Championships to fall into 28th position at 596. The NCAA event is being conducted on the world-renowned par-70, 6,679-yard Cascades Golf Course at the Homestead in Hot Springs, Va. For the second consecutive day, the California Golden Bears lead the team competition after posting a two-day total of 8-over par 568 to lead Kentucky by a single stroke. On the individual leaderboard, there’s a three-way tie at the top as Tuesday’s leader, Jeff Hood of Cal, remains in first, deadlocked with Arizona’s Chris Nallen and Kentucky’s Matt Wells at -4. The 30-team NCAA Championship field includes top-ranked Florida, No. 2 Clemson, No. 3 Georgia, No. 4 Arizona State, No. 5 UCLA, No. 6 Georgia Tech, No. 7 Oklahoma State, No. 8 Arizona, No. 9 Texas, No. 10 TCU, No. 11 Southern California, No. 13 Oklahoma, No. 15 New Mexico, No. 17 Kentucky, No. 20 California, No. 22 BYU, No. 23 Washington, Auburn, Texas A&M, Purdue, North Carolina, SMU, Vanderbilt, Pepperdine, Rhode Island, Penn State, Georgia State, Toledo, Kent State and Wichita State. Freshman Luke List (Ringgold, Ga.) led the Commodores on Wednesday with a round of 4-over par 74, while junior Lance Goodson, a native of Birmingham, Ala., who fired a 72 during opening round play, carded a second round, 5-over par 75. Juniors Mark Donnell (Mobile, Ala.) and Ben McClung (Ponte Vedra, Fla.) shot identical rounds of 77, while sophomore Will Armstrong (Austin, Texas) tallied an 83. The Black and Gold will open round three of the NCAA Division I Men’s Golf Championships on Thursday morning. Follow live results on www.golfstat.com and visit www.vucommodores.com for complete results at the conclusion of tomorrow’s action. Vanderbilt Men’s Golf Tied for 22nd After First Round of NCAA Championships HOT SPRINGS, Va.–The Vanderbilt Commodores opened play on Tuesday at the 2004 NCAA Division I Men’s Golf Championships with a 14-over par 294 to tie for 22nd position following the opening round of play. The Black and Gold squad currently stands just eight strokes out of the tournament’s top 10 and are deadlocked with North Carolina, Toledo, Kent State and Arizona State at +14. The NCAA event is being contested on the world-renowned par-70, 6,679-yard Cascades Golf Course at the Homestead in Hot Springs, Va. The 30-team NCAA Championship field includes top-ranked Florida, No. 2 Clemson, No. 3 Georgia, No. 4 Arizona State, No. 5 UCLA, No. 6 Georgia Tech, No. 7 Oklahoma State, No. 8 Arizona, No. 9 Texas, No. 10 TCU, No. 11 Southern California, No. 13 Oklahoma, No. 15 New Mexico, No. 17 Kentucky, No. 20 California, No. 22 BYU, No. 23 Washington, Auburn, Texas A&M, Purdue, North Carolina, SMU, Vanderbilt, Pepperdine, Rhode Island, Penn State, Georgia State, Toledo, Kent State and Wichita State. California is currently at the top of both the team and individual leaderboards as the Golden Bears fired the day’s lone under-par team round with a 1-under 279. Cal’s Jeff Hood carded a 5-under par 65 to lead the individual standings, one shot ahead of Georgia’s Kevin Kisner and TCU’s Adam Meyer. Lance Goodson (Birmingham, Ala.) led the Commodore contingent with a round of 2-over par 72 after registering two birdies and four bogeys during his tour of the Cascades layout. Starting his day on hole #10, the junior toured the front nine in even par 35 after a bogey at #15 and a birdie at #17. Following a bogey at #2 on his back nine, Goodson posted a three on the par-4 third hole to improve his scorecard to even par. However, consecutive bogeys at #5 and #6 dropped him to +2 for the day. The round of 72 is a new personal best for Goodson at the NCAA Championship event after firing rounds of 79-84-73 last season. Luke List, a Ringgold, Ga., native seeing his initial action at the NCAA Championship, began his tournament with a 3-over par 73. The freshman carded birdies at #5 and #17, but was undone by bogeys at #4, #8, #9, #14 and #18. Junior Mark Donnell (Mobile, Ala.) carded a 4-over par 74, while sophomore Will Armstrong completed Vanderbilt’s scoring contingent with a solid round of 75. Ben McClung, a junior from Ponte Vedra, Fla., shot a 77 during Tuesday’s round. The Black and Gold will open round two of the NCAA Division I Men’s Golf Championships on Wednesday as part of five separate groups that will tee off from 12:03 p.m.-12:39 p.m. CT. Follow live results on www.golfstat.com and visit www.vucommodores.com for complete results at the conclusion of tomorrow’s action. |
