Michigan
Big Ten Championships
U-M Drops to Sixth after Second Day of Big Ten Meet
5/6/2000 12:00:00 AM | Men's Golf
Site:Â West Lafayette, Ind.
Course: Kampen Course (par 72, 6,906 yards)
Event:Â Big Ten Conference Championship (Host Purdue University)
Michigan Standing:Â Tie-6th Place of 11 Teams (292-299-311/902) after Day 2
Next Event:Â Sunday, May 7 -- Big Ten Championship (West Lafayette, Ind.), 8 a.m. CDT
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. -- The University of Michigan men's golf team dropped four positions after the third round of the Big Ten Conference Championship today (Saturday, May 6) at Purdue University's Kampen Course to sit tied for sixth with intrastate rival Michigan State.
The Wolverines opened the second round carding a 299 and maintained their hold on second place, but a 311 team total in the third round dropped them to the sixth position with the Spartans. Through 54 holes, the Wolverines have a championship total of 902.
Senior and defending Big Ten co-medalist Michael Harris (Troy, Mich./Troy HS) remained steady as he sits in third with a 54-hole total of 218. He opened Day 2 with a 73 and finished with a 75 to remain five strokes behind the championship leaders Luke Donald and Jess Daley of Northwestern.
Senior/junior Scott Hayes (Rochester Hills, Mich./Rochester HS), who opened the championship with a 67 on Friday, fell 10 positions in the second and third rounds after firing a 75 and 82 on Day 2. He is tied for 12th. Senior Mike Affeldt (Charlotte, N.C./Rochester [Mich.] Adams HS) and sophomore Andrew Chapman (Grand Blanc, Mich./Grand Blanc HS) are both tied for 35th. Affeldt carded rounds of 76-78 on Day 2, while Chapman fired a 75 and 78. Sophomore Andy Matthews (Ada, Mich./Grand Rapids Forest Hills Central HS) sits in a tie for 38th after carding rounds of 76 and 80.
Northwestern extended its lead to 27 strokes as the Wildcats fired a 286 second round and a 303 third for a total of 870. Penn State jumped from 11th place to a tie for second after the second day, carding scores of 291 and 295 for an 897 total. The Nittany Lions share second with host Purdue.
Northwestern's Donald and Daley share the championship lead as they both have carded totals of 213 through 54 holes. Donald fired just the fourth round under 70 strokes as he collected a 68 in the second round. He followed it with a 73. Daley fired a 70 in the second round and a 77 in the third.
Michigan will close out the battle with the conference as the Big Ten Championship concludes Sunday (May 7) with 18 holes beginning at 8 a.m. CDT.
Team Standings (After Day 2)
1. Northwestern 281-286-303 = 870
2. Purdue 296-296-305 = 897
Penn State 311-291-295 = 897
4. Minnesota 292-299-307 = 898
5. Ohio State 297-300-303 = 900
6. MICHIGAN 292-299-311 = 902
Michigan State 296-306-300 = 902
8. Wisconsin 306-301-303 = 910
9. Indiana 299-310-306 = 915
Iowa 306-310-299 = 915
11. Illinois 295-320-307 = 922
Top Individuals
1. Luke Donald, Northwestern 72-68-73 = 213
Jess Daley, Northwestern 66-70-77 = 213
3. Michael Harris, U-M 70-73-75 = 218
4. Chris Mayson, Purdue 72-73-74 = 219
5. Mike Austin, OSU 72-74-74 = 220
6. David Waganseller, OSU 71-76-74 = 221
Lee Williamson, Purdue 76-70-75 = 221
Dennis Reidel, MSU 73-72-76 = 221
Josh Habig, Northwestern 70-73-78 = 221
Other Michigan Scores
T12. Scott Hayes 67-75-82 = 224 T35. Mike Affeldt 78-76-78 = 232 T35. Andrew Chapman 79-75-78 = 232 T38. Andy Matthews 77-76-80 = 233
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