June 1, 2000
EVANSTON, ILL. - Northwestern men's golf team stands in 13th place at the NCAA Division I Men's Golf Championships in Opelika, Ala. NU shot rounds of 287 and 292 to put them 23 strokes behind leader, Oklahoma State (281-276=557).
Northwestern's 13th-place standing allows them to continue play as only the top 15 teams advance to the final 36 holes. It took Wake Forest two play-off holes to defeat the defending national champion, Georgia, Friday morning to advance to the final two rounds in 15th place.
Senior Jess Daley (Kent, Wash./Kentwood) leads the way for the Wildcats shooting rounds of 69-70 to put him at 5-under-par, six strokes behind leader David Gossett of Texas and Charles Howell of Oklahoma State. Gossett and Howell are both 11-under-par.
Junior Luke Donald (High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, England/Royal Grammar School) is in a tie for 16th, shooting rounds of 70-71, a 3-under-par score. Seniors Danny Riskam (Olney, Md./Sherwood) and Josh Habig (Jasper, Ind./Jasper) both finished the second day with 6-over-pars, 150, to put them in 111th. David Shaffer (Andover, Mass./Andover) is 9-over-par, shooting rounds of 74-79=153 to place him 136th.
TEAM SCORES
Oklahoma State -- 281-276=557 (-19)
Texas -- 272-286=558 (-18)
Georgia Tech -- 280-282=562 (-14)
UNC -- 288-282=457 (-6)
Kent State -- 288-283=571 (-5)
Houston -- 284-289=573 (-3)
UNLV -- 286-287=573 (-3)
Arizona -- 286-289=575 (-1)
Auburn -- 290-288=578 (+2)
TCU -- 289 -289=578(+2)
Clemson -- 291-287=578 (+2)
Fresno State -- 293-285=578 (+2)
NORTHWESTERN -- 287-293=580 (+4)
Minnesota -- 290-290=580 (+4)
Wake Forest -- 292-290=582 (+6) *
MISSED THE CUT
Georgia -- 292-290=582 (+6)
California -- 300-283=583 (+7)
East Tennessee State -- 286-297=583 (+7)
Mississippi State -- 288-296=584 (+8)
New Mexico -- 286-298=584 (+8)
Kansas -- 291-294=585 (+9)
Georgia State -- 295-292=587 (+11)
Oklahoma -- 294-284=588 (+12)
Pepperdine -- 295-293=588 (+12)
Arizona State -- 299-290=589 (+13)
Virginia -- 299-290=589 (+13)
North Florida -- 294-296=590 (+14)
BYU -- 299-294=593 (+17)
USC -- 299-300=599 (+23)
Washington -- 301-312=613 (+37)
* = Won second playoff hole to advance
INDIVIDUAL SCORES
t-1. Charles Howell (Okla. St.) -- 67-66=132 (-12)
David Gossett (Texas) -- 63-70=133 (-11)
t-3. Chris Wisler (E. Tenn. St.) -- 67-68=135 (-9)
J.J. Wall (Texas) -- 65-71=136 (-8)
t-5. Matt Kuchar G. Tech) -- 67-70=137 (-7)
Jason Anderson (UNLV) -- 69-68=137 (-7)
t-7. Ricky Barners (Ariz.) -- 70-68=138 (-6)
Landry Mahan (Okla. St.) -- 70-68=138 (-6)
t-9. Jess Daley (NU) -- 69-70=139 (-5)
James Driscoll (UVA) -- 68-71=139 (-5)
OTHER NORTHWESTERN SCORES
t-16. Luke Donald -- 70-72=142 (-3)
t-111. Josh Habig -- 75-75=150 (+6)
t-111. Danny Riskam -- 74-76=150 (+6)
t-136. David Shaffer -- 74-79=153 (+9)