April 6, 2001
EVANSTON, Ill. - The Northwestern men's golf team is in 12th place after shooting a 302 in the first round of the Ford U.S. Collegiate Championships Friday. NU trails first-place Georgia by 18 shots. The Eldorado Course in Los Cabos, Mexico is a par 72, 7,057-yard layout.
Individually, senior Luke Donald shot a 70 in the first round placing him sixth. He trails Nick Cassini of Georgia and Matt Jones of Arizona State by two shots.
Play continues Saturday with the final round on Sunday.
Team Scores
Georgia -- 284
Georgia Tech -- 289
TCU -- 292
Arizona State -- 292
Clemson -- 292
Florida -- 292
Kent State -- 294
Oklahoma State -- 296
UNLV -- 297
Arizona -- 299
Houston -- 300
Northwestern -- 302
Top 10 Individuals
1. Nick Cassini, Georgia -- 68(-4)
Matt Jones, Arizona State -- 68(-4)
3. Anders Hultman, Oklahoma St. -- 69 (-3)
Nick Gilliam, Florida -- 69 (-3)
Danny Sahl, Kent State -- 69 (-3)
6.Luke Donald, Northwestern -- 70 (-2)
7. Scott Lander, UNLV -- 71 (-1)
Erik Compton, Georgia -- 71 (-1)
John Engler, Clemson -- 71 (-1)
Camilo Villegas, Florida -- 71 (-1)
Brad McIntosh, Houston -- 71 (-1)
Chez Reavie, Arizona St. -- 71 (-1)
Matt Weibring, Georgia Tech -- 71 (-1)
Northwestern Scores
6. Luke Donald, 35-35=70
t-33. Tom Johnson, 38-37=75
t-36. Chris Thayer, 35-41=76
58. Scott Harrington, 39-42=81
60. David Shaffer, 39-45=84