Men's Golf Finishes Ninth at Schenkel E-Z-GO Invitational

March 26, 2000

EVANSTON, Ill. - The Northwestern men's golf team finished ninth at the Schenkel E-Z-GO Invitational held at Forest Heights Country Club in Statesboro, Georgia. NU shot rounds of 295-284-293. The University of Georgia took top team honors, shooting rounds of 270-274-285.

Junior Luke Donald (High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, England/Royal Grammar School) finished in a tie for fifth, seven strokes behind individual champion Bubba Watson from the University of Georgia. Donald shot rounds of 70-68-72.

NU's next highest finisher was senior Josh Habig (Jasper, Ind./Jasper), who ended the tournament in a tie for 27th after shooting rounds of 75-72-71.

TEAM RESULTS
1. Georgia -- 829
2. Clemson -- 846
3. North Carolina State -- 852
t4. Florida -- 861
t4. Duke -- 861
6. Augusta State -- 865
7. South Carolina -- 869
8. Texas Christian -- 870
9. NORTHWESTERN -- 872
10. North Carolina -- 873
11. Louisiana State -- 876
12. East Tennessee State -- 879
13. Tennessee -- 880
14. Georgia Southern -- 882
15. Ohio State -- 886

INDIVIDUAL RESULTS TOP 10
1. Bubba Watson -- 203/-13
2. Max Harris -- 205/-11
3. Nick Cassini -- 207/-9
4. Matt Krause -- 208/-8
t5. Luke Donald -- 210/-6
t5. Carl Pettersson -- 210/-6
t5. Erik Compton -- 210/-6
t5. Lucas Glover -- 210/-6
t5. Michael Maness -- 210/-6
t5. John Engler -- 210/-6
Josh Habig -- 218/+2
Jess Daley -- 220/+4
Daniel Riskam -- 225/+9
David Shaffer -- 227/+11