May 19, 2001
STILLWATER, Okla. - The Northwestern men's golf squad shot a weekend-best 293 in the final round of the NCAA Central Regional Championships at Karsten Creek Golf Course (par 72, 7,100 yards), but it was not enough to advance the Wildcats to the NCAA Championships. With the top 10 teams moving on, the `Cats missed the cut by four shots. NU was unable to overcome an opening round 304 in order to be one of the teams traveling to Raleigh-Durham, N.C., May 28-June 2.
Senior Luke Donald finished off his career as a Wildcat with a 1-under-par 71. He was the top placer for NU, finishing in a tie for 26th place. Scott Harrington was next for the `Cats in 30th place, with a three-round score of 222. Freshman Tom Johnson carded rounds of 79-71-73=223 to put him in a tie for 40th place.
Team Scores
1. Oklahoma 293-291-299=883 Kent State 289-296-298=883 Purdue 297-293-293=883 4. College of Charleston 291-287-307=885 5. Minnesota 292-297-296=885 6. Oklahoma State 292-301-294=887 7. Augusta State 293-302-293=888 8. Toledo 301-296-294=891 9. Southern Methodist 299-300-293=892 Houston 293-304-295=892 11. Ohio State 292-306-295=893 Tulsa 297-299-297=893 13. Texas A&M 291-298-305=894 14. North Carolina 299-296-300=895 15. Northwestern 304-299-293=896 Kansas 303-300-293=896 17. Colorado 298-300-300=898 18. Texas 294-306-299=899 Lamar 301-303-295=899 20. Baylor 292-302-308=902 Arkansas-Little Rock 303-306-293=902 22. TCU 309-303-293=905 23. Louisiana-Lafayette 300-311-295=906 24. Wichita State 302-309-300=911 25. Arkansas State 302-303-309=914 26. North Florida 298-311-306=915 27. Jackson State 333-320-306=959
Northwestern Scores
t-26. Luke Donald 74-76-71=221 t-30. Scott Harrington 74-74-74=222 t-40. Tom Johnson 79-71-73=223 t-90. Chris Thayer 77-78-75=230 136. T.C. Ford 80-85-83=248