Michigan
Xavier Invitational
Wolverines Finish Fifth at the Xavier Invitational
10/9/2001 12:00:00 AM | Men's Golf
MASON, Ohio -- The University of Michigan men's golf team moved up one spot Tuesday (Oct. 9) to finish fifth at the Xavier Invitational at the Golf Center at Kings Island's Grizzly Course. The Wolverines finished the tournament with a season-best 863 team total after rounds of 285, 284 and 294 in the two-day event.
Senior Andy Matthews (Ada, Mich./Forest Hills Central HS) led the Wolverines as he tied for 11th. Matthews fired rounds of 70-69-77 for a team-best 216 total. Sophomore David Nichols (Rochester, Mich./Adams HS) closed out a consistent tournament with a 72 in the final round to tie for 24th with a career-best 218 total. He fired rounds of 74 and 72 during the first day.
Redshirt sophomore Scott Carlton (Brighton, Mich./Brighton HS) and senior Andrew Chapman (Grand Blanc, Mich./Grand Blanc HS) both tied for 33rd. Carlton had a consistent tournament, carding rounds of 73-73-74 for a 220 total. Chapman fired a career-best 68 in the first round and followed with a 70 in the second round, but fell off in the third with an 82 for his 220 total. Senior Kyle Kilcherman (Traverse City, Mich./Central HS) tied for 53rd after rounds of 78-74-71 for a 223 total.
Paced behind its second-round total, Western Kentucky (286-276-292/854) held onto its lead to win the team title, fending off host Xavier (280-287-290/857), which finished second. Marshall (281-283-295/859) was third and Penn State (293-283-284/860) was fourth.
Ohio's Erik Herberth took home the individual medalist honor. Herberth finished with an 11-under-par total of 202 -- six shots better than the previous tournament record of 208 -- after rounds of 67, 64 and 71. His second-round score of 64 tied the tournament record. Xavier's Miles Maillet (67-69-70/206) was the runner-up and Western Kentucky's Eric Mason (69-66-72/207) was third.
The Maize and Blue will head to Durham, N.C., to participate in the Duke Golf Classic on Sunday and Monday, Oct. 14-15. The 54-hole tournament will be played at the Duke Golf Club. The Wolverines added the event to their schedule after Minnesota's PSI Net Collegiate Invitational, scheduled for Sept. 17-18, was cancelled due to the national tragedies of Sept. 11.
Team Standings
1. Western Kentucky 286-276-292 = 854 2. Xavier 280-287-290 = 857 3. Marshall 281-283-295 = 859 4. Penn State 293-283-284 = 860 5. MICHIGAN 285-284-294 = 863 6. Ohio 282-284-305 = 871 7. Indiana 291-292-289 = 872 8. Ball State 286-281-306 = 873 Notre Dame 283-286-304 = 873 10. Wisconsin 292-288-298 = 878 Eastern Michigan 288-290-300 = 878 12. Wright State 285-291-303 = 879 13. Bowling Green 291-292-298 = 881 14. Louisville 295-287-300 = 882 15. Kentucky 295-288-301 = 884 16. Miami (Ohio) 301-286-302 = 889 17. Georgetown 298-293-301 = 892 18. Akron 294-295-312 = 901 19. Cincinnati 299-292-312 = 903
Top Individuals
1. Erik Herberth, Ohio 67-64-71 = 202 2. Miles Maillet, Xavier 67-69-70 = 206 3. Eric Mason, Western Kentucky 69-66-72 = 207 4. Steve Ratay, Notre Dame 66-71-73 = 210 5. Aaron Williams, Marshall 67-70-74 = 211 6. Dan Witt, Ball State 68-70-74 = 212 7. Nick Cook, Georgetown 72-67-75 = 214 8. Brandon Waldrop, Weastern Ky. 70-73-72 = 215 Neil Lykins, Cincinnati 71-71-73 = 215 Mark Leon, Penn State 75-69-71 = 215 11. ANDY MATTHEWS, U-M 70-69-77 = 216 Matt Makinson, Xavier 68-76-72 = 216 Grant Sturgeon, Louisville 73-70-73 = 216 Burke Spensky, Marshall 70-73-73 = 216 Jim Fuller, Penn State 72-71-73 = 216 Tyler McDannold, EMU 68-73-75 = 216
Other Michigan Scores
T24. David Nichols 74-72-72 = 218 T33. Andrew Chapman 68-70-82 = 220 T33. Scott Carlton 73-73-74 = 220 T53. Kyle Kilcherman 78-74-71 = 223
N O T E S
Sophomore David Nichols set a new career-best 54-hole tournament mark with his 218 total at the Xavier Invitational. His previous best mark was his 219 set earlier this season at the Badger Invitational (Sept. 8-9).
Senior Andrew Chapman's first-round total of 68 is a career best. Chapman's previous best was a 69 fired in the second round of the Badger Invitational (Sept. 8-9, 2001) and in the final round of the Wolverine South Invitational (March 4, 2001).
Senior Andy Matthews continued his streak of consecutive tournaments played. He now has played 40 straight tournaments for the Maize and Blue.
Contact: Tom Wywrot (734) 763-4423
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