Sept. 26, 2000
EVANSTON, Ill. - The Northwestern men's golf team posted a 14-over-par 590 to finished in a tie for fourth at the Preview by Ping and Golfweek. NU (294-296=590, +14) was seven shots behind tournament champion, Georgia (287-296=583, +7). The tournament was held at Duke University Golf Club in Durham, N.C., a par-72, 7,054-yard course.
Individually for the `Cats, Luke Donald (72-73=145, +1), Scott Harrington (74-72=146, +2) and Tom Johnson (73-74=147, +3) all finished in the top 20 with Donald breaking the top 10, with an eighth place finish. Harrington finished tied for 17th with Johnson close behind in a tie for 19th. Rounding out the Wildcat contingent was David Shaffer (75-77=152, +8), tied for 44th, and Chris Thayer (75-79=154, +10) tied for 60th.
The tournament was shortened to 36 holes because of inclement weather as play was suspended on the first day of competition.
TEAM SCORES
Georgia -- 287-296=583 (+7)
BYU -- 294-293=587 (+11)
Clemson -- 298-290=588 (+12)
Northwestern -- 294-296=590 (+14)
Texas -- 296-294=590 (+14)
Arizona -- 292-298=590 (+14)
Auburn -- 288-302=590 (+14)
Arizona State -- 290-303=593 (+17)
North Carolina -- 297-299=596 (+20)
Duke -- 299-298=597 (+21)
Georgia Tech -- 300-298=598 (+22)
Oklahoma State -- 296-303=599 (+23)
UNLV -- 293-309=602 (+26)
Houston -- 302-303=605 (+29)
Kent State -- 302-306=608 (+32)
TCU -- 308-304=612 (+36)
NORTHWESTERN SCORES
t-8 Luke Donald -- 72-73=145 (+1)
t-17 Scott Harrington -- 74-72=146 (+2)
t-19 Tom Johnson -- 73-74=147 (+3)
t-44 David Shaffer -- 75-77=152 (+8)
t-60 Chris Thayer -- 75-79=154 (+10)