Michigan
Big Ten Championships
Harris Shares Medalist Honors at Big Ten Championship
5/16/1999 12:00:00 AM | Men's Golf
Site: Minneapolis, Minn.
Course: Les Bolstad Golf Course (Par 71, 6254 yards)
Tournament: Big Ten Conference Championships (Day 3 of 3)
U-M Score: 6th place of 11 teams (290-293-295-282/1160)
Top U-M Individual: Michael Harris, tie-1st (69-70-68-71/278)
Next Event: Season complete
MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. -- Team captain Michael Harris (Troy, Mich./Troy HS) became the University of Michigan's 15th conference medalist as he tied for first place with Illinois' Larry Nuger at the Big Ten Men's Golf Championships, hosted by the University of Minnesota Friday through Sunday (May 14-16).
Harris' performance helped carry the Wolverines to a sixth-place team finish. Northwestern edged host Minnesota for the team championship with a final tally of 1131, just three strokes ahead of the Golden Gophers.
Harris carded an even-par score of 71 in the final round to finish with a 72-hole total of 278 (69-70-68-71). Harris, who shot even par or better in all four rounds en route to his six-under-par total, is U-M's first medalist since Kyle Dobbs in 1997, and only the second since John Morse won in 1980.
"I was pleased with the way I rallied from a poor start," said Harris, who was three-over par on the front nine Sunday after starting the day with a one-stroke lead over Nuger.
Led by Andy Matthews' (Ada, Mich./Forest Hills Central HS) final-round 68, Michigan tallied a two-under-par 282 total on Sunday, matching the second-best team round of the day and the fifth-best 18-hole score of the tournament. Scott Hayes (Rochester, Mich./Rochester Hills HS) and Andrew Chapman (Grand Blanc, Mich./Grand Blanc HS) added scores of 71 and 72, respectively, on Sunday. Brian Seipke (Suttons Bay, Mich./Traverse City HS) was the other Maize and Blue representative in Minneapolis.
Harris was named to the five-member All-Championships team and earned one of 10 spots on the All-Big Ten squad. Matthews was named the conference Freshman of the Year.
Final Team Standings
1. Northwestern 284-281-284-282 = 1131 2. Minnesota 287-279-281-287 = 1134 3. Illinois 293-287-286-283 = 1149 4. Wisconsin 292-289-294-281 = 1156 5. Ohio State 287-292-294-284 = 1157 6. MICHIGAN 290-293-295-282 = 1160 7. Michigan State 292-284-300-288 = 1164 8. Iowa 289-287-303-286 = 1165 9. Penn State 298-292-293-288 = 1171 10. Indiana 296-295-297-285 = 1173 11. Purdue 300-294-302-285 = 1181
Top Individuals
1. MICHAEL HARRIS, U-M 69-70-68-71 = 278
Larry Nuger, Illinois 68-69-71-70 = 278
3. C.J. Brock, Wisconsin 73-70-70-67 = 280
4. Luke Donald, Northwestern 70-73-71-67 = 281
Martin LeMesurier, Minnesota 70-72-67-72 = 281
Other Michigan Individuals
T19. Andy Matthews 75-72-75-68 = 290 32. Scott Hayes 72-75-78-71 = 296 T45. Andrew Chapman 76-78-74-72 = 300 55. Brian Seipke 74-76-83-79 = 312
1999 Big Ten Men's Golf Awards
All-Championship Team
Luke Donald, Northwestern
Martin LeMesurier, Minnesota
C.J. Brock, Wisconsin
Larry Nuger, Illinois
Michael Harris, Michigan
All-Conference Team
C.J. Brock, Wisconsin
Jess Daley, Northwestern
Luke Donald, Northwestern
Adam Dooley, Minnesota
Michael Harris, Michigan
Martin LeMesurier, Minnesota
Brent Landry, Indiana
Larry Nuger, Illinois
James McLean, Minnesota
D.A. Points, Illinois
Freshman of the Year: Andy Matthews, Michigan
Athlete of the Year: Luke Donald, Northwestern
Coach of the Year: Pat Goss, Northwestern
Les Bolstad Award (Scoring Average): Luke Donald, Northwestern
