LAS VEGAS, Nev. (March 12) – Georgia Tech’s top-ranked golf team made up ground but fell one shot short of its third consecutive spring victory Sunday (3/12), finishing in a tie for fourth place at the Las Vegas Intercollegiate.
The Yellow Jackets, who led after the first round Friday and were tied for second after Saturday’s second round, posted a one-under-par 287 Sunday for a three-day total of 15-under-par 849, one stroke out of a three-team playoff. Arizona State (285-281-282-848), which tied with Oklahoma State (281-276-291-848) and late-charging Minnesota (283-284-281-848) after 54 holes, won in a playoff to earn the team championship. The Golden Gophers fell out after the first playoff hole before the Sun Devils used one less stroke on the second hole to clinch the victory.
All-America senior Matt Kuchar (Lake Mary, Fla.) shot a 67 Sunday and tied for seventh place individually with six others at 5-under-par 211, four strokes behind Clemson’s D.J. Trahan and Texas’ Matt Brost. In a playoff, Trahan needed three holes to outlast Brost for the tournament’s medalist honors.
All-America junior Bryce Molder (Conway, Ark.) and freshman Troy Matteson, the first-round leader, carded a 72 and 74, respectively, to tie for 17th at 213 for the Jackets. Senior Carlton Forrester (Gainesville, Fla.), 74-215, tied for 20th, and sophomore Matt Weibring (Plano, Texas), 76-220, tied for 46th.
LAS VEGAS INTERCOLLEGIATE
Final Results (March 12, 2000)
Desert Inn Country Club
Par 72, 7,193 Yards
Las Vegas, Nev.
TEAM STANDINGS (PAR 288)1. *Arizona State 285-281-282--848 (*Won in two-round playoff) Oklahoma State 281-276-291--848 Minnesota 283-284-281--8484. Georgia Tech 274-288-287--849 Texas 278-284-287--8496. Clemson 290-283-277--850 Georgia 290-283-287--8608. UNLV 293-285-290--868 Houston 291-287-290--86810. North Carolina 293-286-290--869 New Mexico 299-290-280--86912. Florida 288-293-293--87413. Virginia 290-291-295--87614. South Carolina 295-294-294--883INDIVIDUAL STANDINGS (PAR 72)*Playing as an individual1. D.J. Trahan, Clemson* 73-68-66--207 (*Won in 3-hole playoff) Matt Brost, Texas 67-70-70--2073. Charles Howell, Oklahoma State 69-69-70--208 Paul Casey, Arizona State 68-71-69--2085. Bryant Odom, Georgia 70-70-69--2096. Matt Jones, Arizona State 73-68-69--2107. David Gossett, Texas 69-70-72--211 Anders Hultman, Oklahoma State 69-69-73--211 Jonathan Byrd, Clemson 68-73-70--211 James McLean, Minnesota 68-73-70--211 Kevin Price, New Mexico 71-72-68--211 Matt Kuchar, Georgia Tech 70-74-67--211 Max Harris, North Carolina 75-69-67--21114. Jeremy Anderson, UNLV 72-69-71--212 Andy Sanders, Houston 72-70-70--212 Dave Gunderson, Minnesota 74-70-68--21217. Troy Matteson, Georgia Tech 67-72-74--213 Bryce Molder, Georgia Tech 68-73-72--21319. Jeff Quinney, Arizona State 74-70-70--21420. Carlton Forrester, Georgia Tech 69-72-74--215 Edward Loar, Oklahoma State 72-69-74--215 Russell Surber, Texas 72-71-72--21523. Jin Park, Arizona State 70-72-74--216 Camilo Benedetti, Florida 71-71-74--216 John Klauk, Texas 70-73-73--216 Wilhelm Schauman, Minnesota 74-70-72--21627. Kyle Thompson, South Carolina 72-71-74--217 Rob Kortan, New Mexico* 71-75-71--217 B.J. Staten, Houston 75-71-71--217 Erik Compton, Georgia 75-72-70--21731. J.J. Wall, Texas 72-73-73--218 James Driscoll, Virginia 77-69-72--218 Cameron Yancey, Virginia 73-72-73--218 Wil Collins, New Mexico 77-71-70--21835. Paul Daniel, North Carolina 71-72-76--219 Michael Kirk, UNLV 74-70-75--219 Ben Meyers, Minnesota 72-71-76--219 John Engler, Clemson 72-73-74--219 Calvin Kupeyan, UNLV* 72-73-74--219 Landry Mahan, Oklahoma State 76-69-74--219 Michael Morrison, Georgia 77-68-74--219 Ted Haley, North Carolina 72-74-73--219 Tyler Mays, UNLV 74-72-73--219 Martin LeMesurier, Minnesota 69-79-71--219 Lucus Glover, Clemson 77-75-67--21946. Ben Banks, Florida 70-72-78--220 Matt Weibring, Georgia Tech 73-71-76--220 Wade Ormsby, Houston 73-72-75--220 Joel Hendry, New Mexico 73-75-72--220 Eric Ecker, South Carolina 76-73-71--220 Michael Letzig, New Mexico 78-72-70--220
