Michigan
Kepler Intercollegiate
U-M Takes 11th at Rain-Shortened Kepler Intercollegiate
4/14/2002 12:00:00 AM | Men's Golf
COLUMBUS, Ohio -- With rainy conditions cancelling Sunday's (April 14) final-day competition at the 33rd Kepler Intercollegiate, the University of Michigan men's golf squad kept its two-day, 36-hole total of 598 (303-295/598) and finished the tournament in 11th place. Sophomore David Nichols (Rochester, Mich./Adams HS) led the Wolverines, finishing tied for 17th place behind an even-par round of 71 on Saturday.
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In addition to Nichols' tie for 17th place (76-71/147), Chapman finished tied for 24th (73-75/148) and Kilcherman (78-74/152) finished in a tie for 50th with fellow senior Andy Matthews (Ada, Mich./Forest Hills Central HS), who turned in a 77 in the first round and a 75 on Saturday. Sophomore Scott Carlton (Brighton, Mich./Brighton HS) finished in sole possession of 59th place (77-80/157).
Nevada-Las Vegas finished on top after two days of competition, shooting back-to-back rounds of 288 for a 576 total. Colorado placed second after rebounding from a first-round score of 295 by shooting the tournament low of 284 in the second round for a total of 576. Purdue (293-289/582) rounded out the top three. Purdue's Lee Williamson was the only individual to shoot under par with rounds of 71-68 for a 139 total. Five individuals shared runner up honors at 143.
After a weekend off, the Wolverines will stay in Big Ten country as they travel to East Lansing, Mich., Saturday and Sunday, April 27-28, to participate in the Bruce Fossum Invitational at Forest Akers West Golf Course. Last year, the Maize and Blue finished 10th of the 15 teams competing in East Lansing, and Chris Kellogg (Traverse City, Mich./Central HS) tied for 22nd to lead the Wolverines.
Team Standings
1. UNLV 288-288 = 576 2. Colorado 295-284 = 579 3. Purdue 293-289 = 582 4. Northwestern 289-300 = 589 5. Michigan State 300-290 = 590 6. Auburn 297-295 = 592 Indiana 299-293 = 592 8. Toledo 296-299 = 595 9. Ohio State 299-298 = 597 Illinois 299-298 = 597 11. MICHIGAN 303-295 = 598 12. Miami (Ohio) 298-304 = 602 13. Texas A&M 305-304 = 609 14. Kent State 311-300 = 611 15. Wisconsin 308-304 = 612 16. Iowa 314-301 = 615 17. Marshall 311-310 = 621
Top Individuals
1. Lee Williamson, Purdue 71-68 = 139 (-3) 2. Clark Corbett, UNLV 74-69 = 143 J.J. Beckstrom, Michigan State 72-71 = 143 Kane Webber, Colorado 74-69 = 143 Scott Harrington, Northwestern 71-72 = 143 Scott Miller, Ohio State 68-75 = 143 7. Ryan Moore, UNLV 72-72 = 144 Dustin Cone, Purdue 73-71 = 144 9. Kevin Haefner, Auburn 73-72 = 145 Ben Portie, Colorado 73-72 = 145 James Lepp, Illinois 73-72 = 145 Brandon Askew, UNLV 71-74 = 145 J.C. Deacon, UNLV 71-74 = 145
Michigan Individual Finishes
T17. David Nichols 76-71 = 147 T24. Andrew Chapman 73-75 = 148 T50. Kyle Kilcherman 78-74 = 152 T50. Andy Matthews 77-75 = 152 59. Scott Carlton 77-80 = 157
N O T E S
David Nichols tied a season-best with a 71 in the second round of the Kepler Intercollegiate. Nichols accomplished the feat twice before, in the first and second rounds of the Badger Invitational (Sept. 8-9).
Andy Matthews continued his streak of consecutive tournaments played. He now has played 46 straight tournaments for the Maize and Blue.
Contact: Tom Wywrot (734) 763-4423
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