Michigan
Boilermaker Invitational
Vozza Leads Michigan to 14th at Boilermaker Invitational
4/11/2004 12:00:00 AM | Men's Golf
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. -- The University of Michigan men's golf team finished 14th in the two-day (April 10-11) Boilermaker Invitational at Kampen Golf Course. The Wolverines held their spot in the standings from start to finish, shooting an overall 901 (301-297-303) for the 54-hole, par-72 tournament.
Sophomore Christian Vozza (Traverse City, Mich./Grand Rapids Baptist HS) led the Wolverines for the second straight tournament, tying for 27th in the standings. He carded a 221 three-round total, opening with a one-over 73 and an even-par 72 on day one before closing the invitational with a 76.
Freshman Kevin Dore (Dundas, Ontario/St. Mary's HS) finished just one stroke behind Vozza, opening with a 77 in round one and matching his teammate with an even-par 72 in the second. He closed with a 73 to tie for 31st with a 222 total.
Other Wolverine finishes included: senior/junior Rob Tighe (Traverse City, Mich./West HS), tied for 60th (74-79-76/229); sophomore Brandon Duff (Goodrich, Mich./Powers Catholic HS), tied for 74th (77-78-78/233); and senior Dave Nichols (Mesa, Ariz./Rochester Adams [Mich.] HS), 88th (89-75-79/243).
Host Purdue ran away with the title, finishing with a nine-under 855-team total for a two-stroke lead over second-place Colorado. The Boilermakers shot the best team round of the tournament with an 11-under 277 in round two on their home course.Colorado's Kane Webber finished first with a 10-under total of 206, shooting a six-under 66 in the final round after starting the day two shots behind Northwestern's Tom Johnson.
The Wolverines will continue play in Big Ten country as they head to Columbus, Ohio, Saturday and Sunday (April 17-18) for the Robert Kepler/Cleveland Intercollegiate. The 54-hole tournament will be played at Ohio State's prestigious Scarlet Course.
Team Standings
1. Purdue 285-277-293 = 855 (-9) 2. Colorado 288-284-285 = 857 3. Kentucky 291-280-296 = 867 4. TCU 293-285-294 = 872 5. Indiana 297-288-293 = 878 6. Northwestern 292-288-302 = 882 7. Illinois 289-290-304 = 883 8. Oklahoma State 295-292-297 = 884 9. Kent State 286-300-299 = 885 10. Oklahoma 301-287-299 = 887 11. Louisville 294-287-307 = 888 12. Kansas State 300-289-300 = 889 13. Miami (Ohio) 297-299-300 = 896 14. MICHIGAN 301-297-303 = 901 15. Michigan State 307-298-303 = 908 16. Notre Dame 303-303-310 = 915 17. Iowa 309-304-306 = 919 18. Wisconsin 301-315-312 = 928
Top Individuals
1. Kane Webber, Colorado 71-69-66 = 206 (-10) 2. Jeff Overton, Indiana 72-67-70 = 209 3. John Holmes, Kentucky 72-70-70 = 212 Shiv Kapur, Purdue 71-69-72 = 212 Tom Johnson, Northwestern 69-69-74 = 212 6. Peter Richardson, Purdue 71-69-73 = 213 J.J. Killeen, TCU 70-71-72 = 213 8. Alex Noran, Oklahoma State 69-73-72 = 214 Blake Moore, Colorado 70-71-73 = 214 10. Pariya Junhasavasdikul, Purdue 70-71-74 = 215 11. Adam Meyer, TCU 74-69-73 = 216 Patrick Nagle, Illinois 73-68-75 = 216 Anthony Kim, Oklahoma 73-68-75 = 216
Michigan Individual Scores
T27. Christian Vozza 73-72-76 = 221 T31. Kevin Dore 77-72-73 = 222 T60. Rob Tighe 74-79-76 = 229 T74. Brandon Duff 77-78-78 = 233 88. Dave Nichols 89-75-79 = 243
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