Sept. 19, 2004
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NOTRE DAME, Ind. – The Notre Dame men’s golf team wrapped up play on Sunday at the 2004 Notre Dame Invitational & Central Regional Preview with a sixth-place finish in the 15-team field. The Irish carded a final-round score of 14-over par 294, their best of the weekend, and wound up at 892 (+52) for the tournament, which was contested at the par-70, 7,011-yard Warren Golf Course on the Notre Dame campus.
Kent State claimed the tournament championship with a three-day score of 871 (+31), two strokes better than Michigan State, which posted the best team round of the weekend with a one-over par 281 on Sunday. Texas Tech (888), Colorado (889) and Indiana (890) rounded out the top five. Kent State’s Ryan Yip took home medalist honors with a one-under par 209 (68-72-69), besting Indiana’s Jeff Overton and Michigan State’s Andrew Ruthkoski by five strokes. Overton fired the best individual round of the tournament on Sunday morning, carding a four-under par 66.
Notre Dame was led by sophomore Cole Isban (South Bend, Ind./Mishawaka Marian), who finished in a three-way tie for fourth place at six-over par 216 (72-76-68). Isban also registered the best round of his young collegiate career on Sunday with a two-under par 68, taking advantage of ideal course and weather conditions. In fact, much of the field was at its sharpest during the final round, with 12 teams breaking 300 and 12 players shooting par or better on Sunday.
Irish junior Eric Deutsch (Rochester, Minn./Lourdes) finished tied for 12th place at 10-over par 220 (73-72-75), posting his second consecutive top-20 finish to begin the season. Meanwhile, freshmen Greg Rodgers (Phoenix, Md./St. Paul’s) and Mike King (Sidney, Ohio/Sidney) ended up in a 37th-place tie as each shot an 18-over par 228. Sophomore Shane Sigsbee (McKinney, Texas/McKinney) turned in his best round of the tournament on Sunday, shooting a 78 to place 72nd overall at 29-over par 239.
Five other Notre Dame players took part in this weekend’s tournament as unattached competitors. Junior Tommy Balderston (Boca Raton, Fla./St. Andrews) tied for 23rd place at 14-over par 224 (74-77-73), while classmates Mark Baldwin (Laconia, N.H./New Hampton Prep) and Daniel Klauer (Granger, Ind./Mishawaka Marian) shared 42nd-place honors at 20-over par 230. Senior co-captain K.C. Wiseman (South Bend, Ind./Riley) fired a final-round 76, his best score since the May 2003 Bruce Fossum/TaylorMade Invitational, and finished in a 65th-place deadlock at 26-over par 236. Senior co-captain Steve Colnitis (Baldwin, Md./St. Paul’s) struggled on Sunday and ended up in 76th position at 33-over par 243 (82-76-85).
Notre Dame will take the next two weeks off before returning to the links Oct. 4-5 for the Windon Memorial Classic, which will be hosted by Northwestern in Lake Forest, Ill., at the Conway Farms Golf Club.
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FINAL RESULTS ND Invit.& Central Reg Preview * Individual Warren Golf Course Notre Dame, IN Dates: 09/17 - 09/19 (Today:09-19-2004) Par: 70 Yardage: 7011
Fin. Top 20 Teams Scores 1 Kent State 287 293 291 871 2 Michigan State U. 294 298 281 873 3 Texas Tech Univ. 296 297 295 888 4 Colorado, U. of 298 293 298 889 5 Indiana University 304 294 292 890 6 Notre Dame, U. of 299 299 294 892 7 Xavier University 306 294 296 896 Texas A&M University 303 298 295 896 9 Northwestern 309 300 298 907 10 Arkansas, U. of 305 312 291 908 11 Tulsa, U. of 311 301 297 909 12 SMU 321 291 299 911 13 Missouri, U. of 310 301 307 918 14 Toledo, U. of 311 312 302 925 15 Iowa State Univ. 310 309 312 931
Fin. School Scores
1 Kent State 287 293 291 871 1 Ryan Yip 68 72 69 209 T 9 Steve Lohmeyer 69 70 80 219 18 Tommy Wiegand 73 75 74 222 T 23 Peter Laws 78 76 70 224 T 50 Marc Bourgeois 77 77 78 232
2 Michigan State U. 294 298 281 873 T 2 Andrew Ruthkoski 75 71 68 214 T 9 Ryan Brehm 69 76 74 219 T 19 Matt Harmon 73 74 76 223 T 23 Mitch Pierce 77 77 70 224 T 35 Jimmy Chestnut 80 78 69 227
3 Texas Tech Univ. 296 297 295 888 T 4 Shaun Melville 73 71 72 216 7 Oscar Floren 71 72 74 217 T 9 Andrew Dresser 73 71 75 219 T 65 Santiago Rivas 79 83 74 236 73 Nicolas Allain 80 83 77 240
4 Colorado, U. of 298 293 298 889 T 12 Edward McGlasson 72 78 70 220 T 14 Kenny Coakley 74 73 74 221 T 23 Shea Sena 76 72 76 224 T 42 Jim Grady 76 76 78 230 T 50 Blake Moore 82 72 78 232
5 Indiana University 304 294 292 890 T 2 Jeff Overton 78 70 66 214 T 23 Heath Peters 72 80 72 224 T 35 Brad Marek 81 71 75 227 T 42 Santiago Quirarte 77 74 79 230 T 68 Scott Seibert 77 79 81 237
6 Notre Dame, U. of 299 299 294 892 T 4 Cole Isban 72 76 68 216 T 12 Eric Deutsch 73 72 75 220 T 37 Greg Rodgers 77 73 78 228 T 37 Mike King 77 78 73 228 72 Shane Sigsbee 79 82 78 239
T 7 Xavier University 306 294 296 896 T 14 John Streibich 79 72 70 221 T 19 Jason Kokrak 78 68 77 223 T 23 Andy Pope 76 76 72 224 T 56 Neal Grusczynski 77 79 77 233 T 62 Andy Connell 75 78 82 235
T 7 Texas A&M University 303 298 295 896 T 4 Robert Gates, Jr. 73 71 72 216 T 14 Andrew Parr 76 74 71 221 T 19 Martin Piller 78 72 73 223 T 68 Jerad Harklau 76 82 79 237 75 Rand Arbuckle 81 81 80 242
9 Northwestern 309 300 298 907 T 23 Dan Doyle 75 74 75 224 T 30 Dillon Dougherty 76 74 75 225 T 50 Chris Wilson 81 76 75 232 T 50 Kyle Moore 77 77 78 232 T 56 David Merkow 84 76 73 233
10 Arkansas, U. of 305 312 291 908 T 14 Matt Bortis 78 73 70 221 T 32 Will Osborne 75 79 72 226 T 47 Allen McFerran 76 79 76 231 T 50 Jason Turner 76 82 74 232 61 Scotty Campbell 78 81 75 234
11 Tulsa, U. of 311 301 297 909 T 19 Brett Myers 76 73 74 223 T 47 Sam Korbe 80 77 74 231 T 56 Ryan Henry 81 73 79 233 T 56 Tully Coyle 75 88 70 233 74 Mitch Cohlmia 80 78 83 241
12 SMU 321 291 299 911 8 Will Dodson 79 68 71 218 T 40 Brandon DeStefano 74 74 81 229 T 47 Scott Abbott 81 73 77 231 T 76 Dan Kleckner 87 76 80 243 DQ Colt Knost DQ 78 71
13 Missouri, U. of 310 301 307 918 T 32 Chris Mabry 78 74 74 226 T 37 John Kelly 74 75 79 228 T 62 Ben Scott 77 76 82 235 T 62 Shawn Jasper 84 76 75 235 71 Trent Twaddle 81 78 79 238
14 Toledo, U. of 311 312 302 925 T 30 Justin Bertsch 78 74 73 225 T 50 Tyler Riley 76 80 76 232 T 56 Ciaran McLeavey 79 81 73 233 T 68 Renaud Langevin 78 77 82 237 79 Mike Trivisonno 81 83 80 244
15 Iowa State Univ. 310 309 312 931 T 32 Drew Dalziel 76 73 77 226 T 40 Chris Baker 75 78 76 229 T 65 Joe Cermak 80 76 80 236 T 76 Pat Hall 80 84 79 243 80 Paul Huddle 79 82 85 246
Fin. Individuals School Scores
T 23 Tom Balderston Notre Dame 74 77 73 224 T 42 Trey Todd Texas A&M 82 78 70 230 T 42 Mark Baldwin Notre Dame 74 79 77 230 T 42 Daniel Klauer Notre Dame 75 76 79 230 T 65 K.C. Wiseman Notre Dame 81 79 76 236 T 76 Steve Colnitis Notre Dame 82 76 85 243