Men's Golf Team Finishes Third In Season-Opener
Cards open Crabtree era with successful performance.
 

September 5, 1999

COLUMBUS, Ga. - A final round total of 294 (+6) helped the Louisville Cardinal men's golf team jump four places and finish their inaugural tournament under head coach Mark Crabtree third overall at the Gunby Jordan Intercollegiate. The Cards' 294 tied first-place Virginia Tech and ninth-place Georgia Southern for the low score on the final day of the 54-hole tournament.

Three Cardinals posted top 20 finishes led by junior Chris Campbell (Male H.S.) and senior Danny Baron (Trinity). The pair tied for 13th place with a total of 220 (+4) just one shot ahead of teammate Grant Sturgeon and two other golfers who tied for 15th place overall.

"I was pleased with the team's performance in the opener," said Crabtree who guided Colorado State to the NCAA Championships a season ago. "We put ourselves in a position to win on Sunday and that was exciting.

"All five players contributed and that is what we need in each event. We will work hard the next two weeks to get ready for the Kansas Invitational"

Campbell was the model of consistency posting rounds of 74-75-71 while Baron rode a career low 68 in the second round to finish at +4.

Sturgeon's 221 was his low 54-hole total in his brief collegiate career.

The tournament championship went to Virginia Tech at +16 (880) four shots ahead of Mississippi State. the Cardinals finished the tournament one shot behind MSU.

Gunby Jordan Intercollegiate
Columbus, Ga. 

TEAM SCORES
1.  Virginia Tech            294-292-294 = 880
2.  Mississippi State        301-287-296 = 884
3.  LOUISVILLE               298-293-294 = 885
4.  College of Charleston    296-289-304 = 889
    UNC Charlotte            286-300-303 = 889
6.  Maryland                 291-296-303 = 890
7.  South Florida            292-297-302 = 891
8.  Vanderbilt               296-297-300 = 893
9.  Georgia Southern         299-302-294 = 895
    Jacksonville State       296-300-299 = 895
11. Coastal Carolina         305-292-309 = 906
    Columbus State           302-299-305 = 906
13. Southern Mississippi     304-302-303 = 909
14. Missouri                 304-305-302 = 911


U OF L SCORES
t-13. Chris Campbell         74-75-71 = 220 (+4)
t-13. Danny Baron            78-68-74 = 220 (+4)
t-15. Grant Sturgeon         73-75-73 = 221 (+5)
t-34. Paul Singer            76-75-76 = 227 (+11)
t-48. Matthew Gade           75-76-79 = 230 (+14)

 

 

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