Michigan
Big Ten Championships
Wolverines Finish Seventh at Big Ten Championship
5/7/2000 12:00:00 AM | Men's Golf
Site: West Lafayette, Ind.
Course: Kampen Course (par 72, 6,906 yards)
Tournament: Big Ten Championships (Day 3 of 3)
U-M Finish: 7th Place of 11 Teams (292-299-311-311/1213)
Top U-M Individual: Michael Harris, 5th (70-73-75-75/293)
Next U-M Event: Thu-Sat., May. 18-20 -- at NCAA Central Regional (Victoria, Texas)
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. -- The University of Michigan men's golf team closed out the 2000 Big Ten Conference Championship with a seventh-place overall finish. The Wolverines carded a final-round team total of 311 at Purdue University's Kampen Course today (Sunday, May 7) to finish with a 1,213 championship total.
Senior Michael Harris (Troy, Mich./Troy HS) continued to pace the way for the Maize and Blue during the final round as he finished fifth after shooting a 75. He finished the championship with a 293 total (70-73-75-75). For his efforts, Harris was named to the All-Big Ten Championship Team as well as being selected to the All-Big Ten Conference first team.
Senior/junior Scott Hayes (Rochester Hills, Mich./Rochester HS) finished tied for 23rd with a 305 championship total after firing a final round of 81. Senior Mike Affeldt (Charlotte, N.C./Rochester [Mich.] Adams HS) had Michigan's lowest final-day score with a 74 and moved up nine spots to finish tied for 26th with a 306 championship total.
Sophomore Andrew Chapman (Grand Blanc, Mich./Grand Blanc HS) finished tied for 42nd after shooting an 81 for a 313 championship total and sophomore Andy Matthews (Ada, Mich./Grand Rapids Forest Hills Central HS) finished 47th after carding an 82 in the final round for a 315 championship total.
Northwestern held the lead for all four rounds of the championship and won its second straight Big Ten crown and sixth team championship. The Wildcats shot a final-round 290 to finish with the eighth best team finish ever, with a 1,160 team total. Northwestern won by 33 strokes over runner-up and host Purdue, which carded a final round of 296 to finish with a 1,193 championship total.
In a battle of Northwestern teammates, Luke Donald held off Jess Daley to win the individual medalist honors. Donald fired a 74 to win by one stroke over Daley, who fired a 75 in the final round. Donald finished with a tournament total of 287 (72-68-73-74) to Daley's 288 (66-70-77-75).
Michigan will have to wait until May 9 to see if it is selected to compete in the NCAA Central Regional Championship in Victoria, Texas, Thurday through Saturday, May 18-20). Six teams from District IV will qualify for the regional championship.
Final Team Standings
1. Northwestern 281-286-303-290 = 1160 2. Purdue 296-296-305-296 = 1193 3. Penn State 311-291-295-301 = 1198 4. Ohio State 297-300-303-301 = 1201 5. Minnesota 292-299-307-304 = 1202 6. Wisconsin 306-301-303-301 = 1211 7. MICHIGAN 292-299-311-311 = 1213 8. Michigan State 296-306-300-313 = 1215 9. Indiana 299-310-306-308 = 1223 10. Iowa 306-310-299-315 = 1230 11. Illinois 295-320-307-312 = 1234
Top Individuals
1. Luke Donald, Northwestern 72-68-73-74 = 287
2. Jess Daley, Northwestern 66-70-77-75 = 288
3. Lee Williamson, Purdue 76-70-75-71 = 292
Josh Habig, Northwestern 70-73-78-71 = 292
5. Michael Harris, U-M 70-73-75-75 = 293
6. Chris Mayson, Purdue 72-73-74-75 = 294
7. Matt Abbott, Penn State 78-69-78-70 = 295
Mike Austin, Ohio State 72-74-74-75 = 295
Chris Thayer, Northwestern 73-77-75-70 = 295
Other Michigan Scores
T23. Scott Hayes 67-75-82-81 = 305 T26. Mike Affeldt 78-76-78-74 = 306 T42. Andrew Chapman 79-75-78-81 = 313 47. Andy Matthews 77-76-80-82 = 315
2000 Big Ten Men's Golf Awards
Athlete of the Year: Luke Donald, Northwestern
Freshman of the Year: Chris Mayson, Purdue
Coach of the Year: Pat Goss, Northwestern
Les Bolstad Award (lowest stroke average): Luke Donald, Northwestern
All-Big Ten Team
Luke Donald, Northwestern
Jess Daley, Northwestern
Lee Williamson, Purdue
Chris Mayson, Purdue
Michael Harris, Michigan
Matt Abbott, Penn State
Mike Austin, Ohio State
David Wagenseller, Ohio State
Steve Wheatcroft, Indiana
Martin LeMesurier, Minnesota
All-Big Ten Championship Team
Luke Donald, Northwestern
Jess Daley, Northwestern
Josh Habig, Northwestern
Michael Harris, Michigan
Lee Williamson, Purdue
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